Pathology EMQ

Note from Karim: You don’t need to know eponymous names like this.

Name: Hasitha Milan Samarage  

Theme: Transplantation

 

OPTION LIST

 

A	Bretschneider solution	I	Jatene procedure
B	Bicaval anastomosis procedure	J	Norwood procedure
C	Celsior solution	K	St. Thomas’ cardioplegia solution
D	Cox-Maze procedure	L	The Ross procedure
E	Classic procedure	M	Total anastomotic procedure
F	Dor procedure	N	University of Wisconsin solution
G	Fontan procedure	O
H	Heterotopic procedure	P

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

 

1. Cardiac transplant procedure commonly indicated for severe pulmonary hypertension in which the recipient heart is retained along with the donor heart

 

2. Cardiac transplant procedure in which both atria of both donor and recipient hearts are retained and anastomosed to each other

 

3. Cardiac transplant procedure in which the donor cavae are anastomosed to the recipient cavae

 

4. Extracellular solution used for organ preservation with a low-moderate K⁺, high Na⁺

 

5. Intracellular solution used for organ preservation with a high K⁺, low Na⁺

 

 

ANSWERS

1. H

2. E

3. B

4. K

5. A

Note from Karim: You don’t need to know eponymous names like this.