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WorksheetsHeart & Lung Transplant
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which stage of heart failure constitutes structural heart disease with prior or current HF symptoms?
Stage A
Stage B
Stage C
Stage D
Which of the following agents would be appropriate for desensitization prior to transplantation?
Rituximab
IVIG
Prednisone
Belatacept
Which of the following patients would not be considered for increased immunosuppression?
Young recipients
Black recipients
History of cancer
Re-transplantation
Which of the following organs would theoretically require the most immunosuppression?
Small bowel
Lung
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Which anti-proliferative agent has lower mortality and rejection rates in heart transplants?
Mycophenolate
Azathioprine
Cyclosporine
Tacrolimus
Which patients can you attempt steroid taper at 6 months?
No history of rejection
No previous sensitization
Older recipients
All of the above
Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate strategy for managing heart transplant rejection due to cellular rejection?
Supportive care for moderate to severe rejections
Increased baseline immunosuppression
Thymoglobulin
Alemtuzumab
Which of the following would NOT be used for induction in lung transplantation?
Antimyocyte globulin
Basiliximab
Alemtuzumab
Azathioprine
Which antibiotic is preferred for treatment of BOS following lung transplantation?
Azithromycin
Penicillin
Ciprofloxacin
Meropenem
What can be used for aspergillus prophylaxis?
Inhaled amphotericin
Fluconazole IV
Nystatin
Azithromycin
