You are caring for a patient in the cardiac ICU with a severe cardiomyopathy. This patient's heart cannot pump adequate blood through the lungs or the body
What has this patient been placed on to support their body until heart transplantation can be performed?
A) ECHO
B) An artificial heart
C) ECMO
D) An AAD
Ans: C
Feedback: These more sophisticated ventricular assist devices (VADs) can circulate as much blood per minute as the heart, if not more. Each VAD is used to support one ventricle. Some VADs can be combined with an oxygenator; the combination is called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The oxygenator–VAD combination is used for the patient whose heart cannot pump adequate blood through the lungs or the body. Option A is only a distracter for this question. Options B and D are incorrect.
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