Adult Cardiac 8

The application of a magnet over a pacemaker device:

The sensing threshold for a pacemaker device is defined as:

Current class I recommendations for permanent pacemaker implantation after cardiac surgery are:

A contraindication to pacemaker placement is:

In reference to pacemakers leads, which of the following is true:

You are called emergently to evaluate a critically ill 28 years old male. He has Crohn’s disease and is one week out from a laparotomy for lysis of adhesions. Earlier in the day he was noted to have unilateral lower extremity edema and a venous ultrasound confirmed a DVT. On exam, his respiratory rate is 35 breaths per minute, his heart rate sinus tachycardia at 158 beats per minute, and his blood pressure is 69/palpable. He is being intubated because of inability to oxygenate. He is on a heparin gtt. The next best step in management is:

Indications for performing pulmonary artery thromboendarterectomy are:

The gold standard for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism is

All of the following are associated with chronic pulmonary thromboembolic disease EXCEPT:

You are called to evaluate a 46 years-old male on the general surgery service following a total colectomy for ulcerative colitis four days prior. He is otherwise healthy and his postoperative course has been unremarkable. On exam, his respiratory rate is 32 breaths per minute, his heart rate sinus tachycardia at 127 beats per minute, and his blood pressure is 99/58. A CTA of the chest has confirmed bilateral, subsegmental pulmonary emboli. You are asked for recommendations and suggest:

In patient’s with atrial fibrillation, the majority of thromboembolisms originate in the:

Which of the following is false regarding post cardiac transplant malignancies:

Which of the following is not needed during donor/recipient matching for heart transplantation:

Which of the following is an incorrect first line strategy for the treatment of a post cardiac transplant patient presenting with rejection associated with hemodynamic compromise?

Which of the following does not increase the risk of having a positive PRA test during heart transplantation:

After cardiac transplantation, which of the following types of rejection are associated with fibrinogen and immunoglobulins seen on endomyocardial biopsy under immunofluorescence:

Which of the following is not an advantage of performing a bi-caval implantation over a bi-atrial implantation during heart transplantation:

Which of the following parameters is not typically seen in primary graft dysfunction in the post operative period following cardiac transplantation:

Which of the following is false regarding post cardiac transplant infections:

Which of the following is false regarding modern day post heart transplant rejection?