Heart Transplant

Which of the following people might be turned down for a heart transplant?

• A person who has a very damaged heart.

• A person who has no other health issues.

• A person who is 70 years old.

• A person who has put their name on the list for a heart transplant.

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A suitable donor for a heart should have all the following in common with the recipient except:

• matching blood type

• matching gender

• matching organ tissue

• matching size

Choose all the following that apply:

to suture means to:

• sew

• slice

• stitch

• seam

Which of the following is likely to be compatible?

• a pit bull and a black cat

• a type A blood and a type O blood

• a child's heart and a mom's heart

• an older husband and a younger wife

Something a heart transplant patient will need daily after surgery is

An anesthetic is a medication that will make the patient

• susceptible

• unconscious

• immune

• incompatible

A patient who has had heart transplant surgery is permanently more susceptible to germs and viruses because

• they have been through a major surgery

• the new heart is not immune to germs and viruses

• their new medication suppresses their immunity

• their body wants to reject the new heart

Select all the possible transplant incompatibilites

• different blood types

• different ethnicity

• different sizes of organs

• different types of tissues

Which word means unluckily?

• gradually

• efficiently

• unfortunately

• generosity

Which person generally has more generosity?

• a donor

• a patient

• a recipient

• a surgeon