Cardiac Output, Venous Return And Hypertension Flashcards
(32 cards)
Describe venous return
Describe the venous function curve
What’s the effect of venous function curve changing total blood volume?
What is a Starling’s curve?
How does contractility of cardiac function?
What happens when we combine the starling curve. And the venous function curve?
What factors may increase cardiac and vascular function curves?
How can positive inotropic agents and increase in blood volume impact steady state point?
Define hypertension
What are the categories of hypertension?
What is isolated systolic hypertension?
How does RAAS regulate BP?
What are the mec(anises behind hypertension?
What are the common causes of hypertension?
What causes coarctation of aorta? How does it lead to hypertension?
How does coarctation of aorta affect the pressure?
Describe the renal causes for hypertension
What is Liddle’s syndrome?
How can adrenal gland disorders cause hypertension?
Discuss hypertension related to insulin resistance
What are the clinical presentation of hypertension?
What are the physical findings of HTN?
What are the first and second line agents of hypertension treatments?
What are the first and second line agents of hypertension + chronic or acute CAD treatments?
