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what type of vessels is the main location of resistance in circulation

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arterioles

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what is afterload

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the resistance that the heart has to pump against

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what determines afterload

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arteriolar pressure and peripheral resistance

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what is preload

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the stress on ventricular wall before systole

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what happens to afterload when you increase peripheral resistance

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it increases

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what happens to afterload when you increase BP

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it increases

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what is another name of left ventricle end diastolic pressure

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preload

weird question

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how do you find cardiac output

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stroke volume x heart rate

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what is venous return

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rate of return of blood to the heart

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what does cardiac output equal in terms of veinous return

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cardiac output=venous return

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are veins or arteries more rigid

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arteries

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are veins or arteries more elastic

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veins

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what is capacitance

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ability to store blood

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is venous capacitance bigger or smaller than arterial capacitance

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venous>arterial

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what is another name for the intrinsic relationship in the heart

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the Frank Starling relationship

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what does the frank starling relationship tell us

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that the force of contraction is proportional to initial fibre length (aka more blood in heart means more contraction)

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what is the measure of initial fibre length

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left ventricular end diastolic pressure

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what happens during heart failure in the Frank Starling relationship

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more blood in the heart doesnt cause more contraction

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what is the extrinsic regulation of the heart contractility

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baroreceptor reflex

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what happens if BP increases in BR reflex

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carotid sinus baroreceptors - CNS- enhances vagal flow- bradycardia

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what happens if BP decreases in BR reflex

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carotid sinus baroreceptors - CNS- decrease vagal flow- tachycardia +vasoconstriction

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what are 4 causes of congestive heart failure

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myocardial infarction
ischemia
increase presure
increase volume load (increased afterload - hypertension)

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what is ischemia

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inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, dead tissue

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what is infarction

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obstruction of the blood supply to an organ or region of tissue, causing local death of the tissue.

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what are 5 sings of congesttive heart failure
reflex tachycardia, enlarged heart, oedema, dyspnea (shortness of breath due to fluid build up), elevated venous pressure (swollen neck veins+ankles)
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what is HF-ref
heart failure - reduced ejection fraction (decreased systolic volume)
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what is HF-pef
heart failure - preserved ejection fraction
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what is a main force that keeps circulation moving
the large pressure between arteries and veins (100-5mmHG)
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why are veins more elastic than arteries?
they have the capacity to store blood
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why do arteries more muscular than veins?
they need to withstand higher pressures
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what causes venous distention
heart is too weak to pump, resulting in the veins storing blood
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what happens to venous return in heart failure
decreases
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what happens to cardiac output in heart failure
decreases
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what happens to sympathetic outflow in heart failure
increases (caused by failure of heart to pump enough blood)
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what happens to glomerular filtration in heart failure
decrease
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what does the "congestive" in congestive heart failure mean +what does it come from
enhanced sympathetic outflow leads to the circulatory congestion
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what does increased sympathetic outflow do to HR
increase
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what does increased sympathetic outflow in heart failure do to venous pressure
increase
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why is there edema in congestive heart failure
elevated venous pressure, fluid expelled from capillaries
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what happens to heart size in congestive heart failure
becomes large (maladaptive hypertrophy)
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why is renal blood flow decreased in congestive heart failure
because less cardiac output
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what does low renal blood flow cause
increase in renin release
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what happens to renin release in congestive heart failure and why
increase renin release because there is less renal blood flow
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what does renin cause the conversion of
angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1
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what happens to angiotensin 2 in congestive heart failure
increase
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what does angiotension 2 do to preload in congestive heart failure
increase
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what does angiotension 2 do to afterload in congestive heart failure
increase
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what are 3 ways to treat heart failure (broad)
enhance contractility diuretics to reduce fluid intake reduce cardiac work load
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what are 2 ways(drug types) to enhance contractility in congestive heart failure
cardiac glycosides and positive inotropic agents
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how can you reduce fluid intake and increase fluid loss in congestive heart failure
diuretics
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what are 3 ways (drug types) to reduce cardiac work load
vasodilators, ACE inhibitors and ARBs, beta-blockers
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what is an example of a positive inotropic gent
cardiac digitalis glycosides / digoxin
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what does digoxin do to inotropy
positive effect
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what physiological benefits are there from digoxin's positive inotropic effect
circulatory improvement arterial BP preserved
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what are 3 things that cardiac glycosides cause in terms of chronotropy
Overall: negative chronotopy - reflex tachycardia & vasoconstriction eliminated - venous return increased - circulatory improvement lowers ventricular filling pressure
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what are the 3 general effects of cardiac glycosides
positive inotropy negative chronotropy reduced oedema (due to improved glomerular circulation)
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what happens to the heart size when you use cardiac glycosides
smaller
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what are the 2 indirect effects of cardiac glycosides on supraventricular tissue
sensitization of baroreceptors, increased vagal tone (similar to ACh)
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where are the 2 direct effects of cardiac glycosides on the heart (which parts of the heart)
purkinje fibres and ventricular myocardium
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what do cardiac glycosides do to ventricular myocardium
increase force of contraction (positive inotropic effect) | ERP and APD reduced
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what do cardiac glycosides do to SA node + net effect
indirectly increase vagal outflow, decease sinus rate, leading to bradycardia
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which parts of the heart experience the indirect effects of cardiac glycosides
SA node and AV node
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what do cardiac glycosides do to AV node + net effect
indirectly increase vagal outflow - promotes AV block!
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what do cardiac glycosides do to purkinje fibres
directly increase automaticity and excitability
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what do cardiac glycosides do to the ventricles
directly increase inotropy (contractility)
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what is the therapeutic index of cardiac glycosides
low, 2-3x the therapeutic dose
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what are some cardiotoxic effects of cardiac glycosides (5)
- arrhythmias - enhancement of effects seen with therapeutic dose - generation of after-depolarization - AV block - ectopic pacemakers in Purkinje fibres or ventricles
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what ion triggers the contractile machinery of the heart
ca++ entry through ca channels
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which ion exchange channel is occuring during phase 2 AP
Na+/Ca++ exchange (plateau)
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which gradient provides evergy for the extrusion of Ca++
Na+ gradient
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what is the mechanism of action of digoxin
inhibits the Na+/K+ ATPase pump, causing Na+ to accumulate in the cell after AP occurs, resulting in less Ca2+ to be removed by the NCX, and less Ca2+ to leave the cell during the plateau of an AP, thus increasing contractility
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what happens to Na+ gradient with digoxin
it is decreased
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what are 2 examples of catecholamines
dopamine and dobutamine
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what are dopamine and dobutamine used for
acute heart failure
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how do dopamine and dobutamine work
stimulate b1 adrenoceptors so they increase Ca++ influx through L-type Ca++ channel (increasing inotropy and chronotropy)
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what are two examples of phosphodiesterase inhibitors
amrinone and milrinone
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what are amrinone and milrinone used for
chronic heart failure
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how are amrinone and milrinone administered
orally or via IV
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what does phosphoodiesterase do
breaks down cAMP
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what is the mechanism of action for amrinone and milrinone
inhibit PDE, increasing cAMP, activate PKA, increase phosphorylation of L tyoe channels, increased Ca++ through L-type channels, increased contractility
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how do arteriolar vasodilators contribute to the therapeutic effects of amrinon and milrinone
vasodilation results in decreased afterload
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why is the RAAS a problem in heart failure?
during heart failure, the kidney thinks BP is low due to reduced CO, and will activate RAAS. This increases BP further and results in increased afterload
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name two ACE inhibitors
ramapril, captopril
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what is the mechanism of action for ramapril and captopril
inhibit synthesis of AT-II, resulting in decreased BP and decreased afterload
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name three angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)
valsartan, losartan, candesartan
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what is the mechanism of action of ARBs?
inhibit AT-II receptors, resulting in decreased BP and decreased afterload

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