A patient is being discharged home after liver transplantation. The patient still has a hepatic artery catheter in place. What is this hepatic artery catheter for?
A) To monitor portal hypertension
B) To give immunosuppressive drugs during the first weeks after transplantation
C) To monitor vascular changes in the hepatic system
D) To deliver a continuous chemotherapeutic dose until completed
Ans: D
Feedback: 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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