Anesthesiologist Assistant Mock Interview
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Question 13 of 25
Do you use Atropine on a patient who has had a heart transplant?
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Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
"While I have never assisted with a heart transplant patient, I am aware that they should not receive Atropine. Atropine is not effective for heart transplant patients and can put them in danger. Instead of using Atropine, I would use Dopamine or Epinephrine during and after the operation, as the patient's new heart has the ability to respond to these drugs, even though it is denervated."
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
The interviewer is asking this question to assess the candidate's knowledge on how to care for a patient during and after a heart transplant. Because the anesthesiology assistant is required to administer drugs and medications to patients during and after operations, it is extremely important that they understand which drugs are appropriate for which patients. In the case of administering Atropine for heart transplant patients, it is contraindicated, because the patients' hearts are denervated and will not respond to the drug. To successfully answer this question, the candidate should clearly state that they will not administer Atropine and provide an example of an alternative drug they would administer to a heart transplant patient instead.
Heather Douglass has over 20 years of experience as a Career Coach, Recruiter, and HR Specialist. Much of her experience is as a Technical Recruiter in the healthcare industry.
"No, I would not use Atropine on a heart transplant patient, as it is not recommended. Working in a transplant unit, I have worked with many heart transplant patients and have never once considered administering Atropine, as I know it is contraindicated. Instead, I usually administer theophylline, as it offers effective and specific therapy for heart transplant patients, especially those with early bradyarrhythmias."
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