T5-2.- How does heart transplant surgery work?

Question 1 of 5

1

How many times a day does your heart beat?

Select one of the following:

1000 times per day
10,000 times per day
100,000 times per day

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

1

When a heart is removed and being transported, what is it stored in?

Select one of the following:

Cold saline and preservation solution
Directly in an ice-filled container
A container kept warm by a heat lamp

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

1

What must doctor’s match between the donor and recipient before a heart can be transplanted?

Select one of the following:

Blood and tissue type
Age and gender
All the above

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

1

After transplantation, the recipient has to be all his life with immunosuppressive medication. What is the main risk because of this?

Select one of the following:

Infection
Organ rejection
“Heart attack”

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

1

What percentage of heart transplanted people survive at least 5 years? And at least 20 years?

Select one of the following:

90% and 40%
60% and 60%
70% and 20%

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T5-2.- How does heart transplant surgery work?

Question 1 of 5

How many times a day does your heart beat?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 5

When a heart is removed and being transported, what is it stored in?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 5

What must doctor’s match between the donor and recipient before a heart can be transplanted?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 5

After transplantation, the recipient has to be all his life with immunosuppressive medication. What is the main risk because of this?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 5

What percentage of heart transplanted people survive at least 5 years? And at least 20 years?

Select one of the following:

Explanation