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- Chronological age greater than 70 or physiologic age greater than 65
- Life threatening illness that despite transplant will limit survival to less than 5 years despite therapy
- High risk or severely symptomatic carotid or peripheral vascular disease that is not amenable to correction
- HIV infection
- Severe pulmonary disease that will likely result in the patient being ventilator dependent after transplant
Relative contraindications include the following:
- Uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus with significant neuropathy, nephropathy, or retinopathy
- Severe asymptomatic peripheral vascular disease
- Patients with body mass index > or = 35
- Psychological impairment
- Active alcohol abuse without an attempt to stop
- Evidence of noncompliance with accepted medical practices
- Lack of social support network that can make long term commitment for patient's welfare
- Cigarette smoking when the patient makes no attempt to stop
- Unrealistic expectations by the patient or family regarding transplant, its risks, and benefits
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What are contraindications for cardiac positioning?
Some patients cannot tolerate a 45 degree sitting angle which is normal cardiac positioning. They experience a sharp drop in brain blood pressure (hypotension) or increased heart rate (tachycardia) when the head is elevated above a minimal prone position.
What tissue is your heart composed of?
Cardiac Muscle tissue =)
Amount of blood pumped by the heart in 1 min?
cardiac output :)
If resting cardiac output is six liters and maximum exercise cardiac output is sixteen liters what is the cardiac reserve?
10 liters
What kind of tissue is the heart made up of?
Cardiac muscle fibers.
Where are heart transplants performed?
there are currently 196 centers performing cardiac transplant surgery in the United States. To meet criteria to be listed with UNOS, centers must perform 12 cardiac transplants per year with a one-year survival of 70%
What patients are candidates for cardiac rehabilitation?
Heart attack survivors, bypass and angioplasty patients, and individuals with angina, congestive heart failure, and heart transplants are all candidates for a cardiac rehabilitation program.
What are contraindications for cardiac positioning?
Some patients cannot tolerate a 45 degree sitting angle which is normal cardiac positioning. They experience a sharp drop in brain blood pressure (hypotension) or increased heart rate (tachycardia) when the head is elevated above a minimal prone position.
Why contraindications should be considered before cutting?
what are the contraindications when cutting hair
What are contraindications of laxatives?
Some contraindications for laxatives are: Rectal bleeding, vomiting, appendicitis, and abdominal pain.
What two transplants are the most commonly transplanted?
Kidney transplants, followed by liver transplants, are most common.
When was Transplants - band - created?
Transplants - band - was created in 1999.
Can you do heart transplants?
Yes, heart transplants are commonly performed.
How do you pronounce contraindications?
contraindicated
What types of transplants are there?
kidney transplantsheart transplantsliverthere is endless amounts of transplants
When was Transplants - album - created?
Transplants - album - was created in 2020-01.
Do animals have donor transplants?
Animal to animal transplants only ever occur for research purposes, not life-extension of family pets. However when researching for human transplants, many animal transplants have to be done.
