WHAT IS HEART TRANSPLANTATION

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Updated 6/25

Dear nurses,


Scenario: Tim was admitted to the ICU 
with extreme shortness of breath, fatigue 
and chest pain.

History includes CAD (coronary artery disease )
and two MIs. The doctor inserted a PAC
( Pulmonary ArteryCatheter ) in Tim's heart.

 He was also put on medications like:
- Dobutrex to improve cardiac output
- Nipride to increase vasodilation
Learn more about this topic by clicking
on the link: Organ transplation

Simple heart facts: The heart is a pump that pumps
 blood to all the organs around the body. Any damage
 to the heart muscle such as a myocardial infarction 
may cause lack of blood supply and oxygen deprivation.
 This results in chest pain and shortness of breath.

Hemodynamics refers to blood flow.

Learn more about; the EKG

Learn more about : Atrial fibrillation