Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Ch. 11

additional terms

Organ transplant termsDefinition
anti-rejection drugs cyclosporine, azathioprine & steroids are used to try & prevent rejection of a transplanted organ
artificial heart mechanical heart (used to sustain a person waiting for a transplant
"beating heart" cadaver body maintained on a respirator in order to retrieve a usable organ
cadaver organ donor organ from the deceased
cardiectomy surgical excision of a donor heart
immunosuppressant use of drugs to suppress the bodies natural immune responses
harvest or retrieve take an organ
perfusion heart/lung machine
perfusionist the operator of the heart/lung machine
pneumocystis pneumonia that develops due to suppression of the immune system
PPH primary pulmonary hypertension; a candidate for heart/lung transplant
procurement coordinator the person responsible for finding a donor organ, obtaining permission to use the organ & arranging transportation, etc...
sternotomy incision for heart & heart/lung transplant
xenograft organ from an animal for transplant
Created by: Jodi30439
Popular Nursing sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards