A patient with liver cancer is being discharged home with a hepatic artery catheter in place. The nurse should be aware that this catheter will facilitate which of the following?
A) Continuous monitoring for portal hypertension
B) Administration of immunosuppressive drugs during the first weeks after transplantation
C) Real-time monitoring of vascular changes in the hepatic system
D) Delivery of a continuous chemotherapeutic dose
Ans: D
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In most cases, the hepatic artery catheter has been inserted surgically and has a prefilled infusion pump that delivers a continuous chemotherapeutic dose until completed. The hepatic artery catheter does not monitor portal hypertension, deliver immunosuppressive drugs, or monitor vascular changes in the hepatic system.
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