3. The cardiac transplantation recipient is seen frequently as an outpatient during the early months of the first postoperative year because of which of the following?
a. medications may require modulation and reassessment
b. postoperative complications may arise
c. patient education requires reinforcement
d. all of the above
4. Echocardiographic function of the trans- planted heart may be subject to misinterpre- tation when:
a. the “normal” paradoxical movement of the intraventricular septum is measured in the calculation of the overall ejection fraction
b. the paradoxical movement of the left ventricle is measured in the calculation of the ejection fraction
c. the paradoxical movement of the mitral valve is assessed in the overall calcula- tion of the ejection fraction
d. the paradoxical movement of the atria is determined in the overall calculation of the ejection fraction