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What three vessels return deoxygenated blood to the right atrium?

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  1. Inferior Vena Cava
  2. Superior Vena Cava
  3. Coronary Sinus
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What is the path of deoxygenated blood?

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Right atrium, tricuspid valve,
right ventricle, pulmonary semilunar valve, pulmonary trunk, R & L pulmonary arteries, lungs, R & L pulmonary veins, into the left atrium.

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What side of the heart is known as the Pulmonary circuit?

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Right side

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What side of the heart is known as the Systemic circuit?

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Left side

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The Left coronary artery branches into __________________.

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Circumflex and left anterior descending (LAD)

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What is the conduction order of the heart?

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SA Node, AV node, AV bundle, L & R bundle branches, Purkinje fibers

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What is known as the “pacemaker” of the heart?

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SA Node

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A junctional rhythm occurs when ___________________.

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When SA node fails to fire and rhythm is generated by the AV Node

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The P wave on an ECG strip indicates what?

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Atrial depolarization

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QRS complex on an ECG strip indicates what?

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Ventricular depolarization

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The T wave on an ECG indicates what?

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Ventricular repolarization

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Where would you find the atrial repolarization on an ECG strip?

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It is not seen on the ECG strip because happens at the same time as the ventricular depolarization.

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What does stroke volume measure?

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mL of blood pumped per beat.

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How is cardiac output measured? What does it represent?

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Stroke volume x Heart rate
Volume of blood pumped through circulatory system in 1 minute

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Parasympathetic innervation on the heart only affects _______________.

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SA node and AV node

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Maximum volume of blood in both ventricles prior to ventricular contraction/blood ejection describes what?

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End Diastolic Volume

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Maximum volume of blood remaining in both ventricles after ventricular contraction describes what?

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End Systolic Volume

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Pressure/Resistance in vessels that must be overcome in order for ventricles to eject blood describes what?

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Afterload

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What creates the first sound in a heart beat (S1)?

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Mitral/bicuspid valve and tricuspid valves closing.

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What creates the second sound in a heart beat (S2)?

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Aortic and pulmonary valves closing

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What heart sound sounds like blowing or whooshing because of turbulent blood flow through heart valves?

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Murmur

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What heart sound is created because of turbulent blood flow in carotid?

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Bruit

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What is the purpose of atrial systole?

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Contraction of atria to top off blood in ventricles

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What is your systolic blood pressure measuring?

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Pressure of blood as it exits the heart into the aorta

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How do you calculate pulse pressure?
Systolic BP - diastolic BP
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How do you calculate Mean Arterial Pressure? (MAP)
Diastolic + 1/3 pulse pressure
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As blood moves further away from the heart, will pulse pressure and MAP increase or decrease?
Decrease
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When fluid pushes against a vessel wall and causes fluid to move from the vessel into the tissue describe what?
Hydrostatic pressure (think arteriole)
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_______ occurs when the concentration of solutes in venules cause fluid to move from tissue into the vessel.
Osmotic pressure (think venous)
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What happens if the baroreceptor recognizes a decrease in blood pressure?
Stimulate vasomotor Stimulate cardioaccelerator Inhibit cardioinhibitory
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What happens if the baroreceptor senses an increase in blood pressure?
Inhibit vasomotor Inhibit cardioaccelerator stimulate cardioinhibitory
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What hormones are released for vasoconstriction (sympathetic)?
NorEpi Epi Angiotensin II/ RAS/ Aldosterone ADH
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What is the only hormone that causes vasodilation?
ANP
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Cardiac pump failure, MI, conduction issue, or arrhythmias are examples of what kind of shock?
Cardiogenic Shock
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Blood flow blockage, pulmonary trunk or aortic dissection, embolism, tumor, or cardiac tamponade are examples of what kind of shock?
Obstructive Shock
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Hemorrhaging or a fluid shift resulting in volume loss is what kind of shock?
Hypovolemic shock
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What are the three types of distributive shock?
Anaphylactic, Septic, and neurogenic
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A histamine release causing widespread vasodilation best describes what kind of shock?
Anaphylactic Shock
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If an infection leads to widespread vasodilation and decreases cardiac output, that patient is experiencing ____________ shock.
Septic
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An injury to the spinal cord results in _____________ shock.
Neurogenic
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If a patient has pitting edema in their lower limbs and JVD, what side of their heart is failing?
Right side
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Pulmonary edema and tachycardia is a result of heart failure on what side?
Left side
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The ductus arteriosus and foramen ovale bypass what organ in the fetus?
Lungs
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A patient with pulmonary hypertension is likely to have hypertrophy in which ventrocle?
Right ventricle
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Where is the cardiac center and vasomotor center located?
Medulla Oblongata
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A negative chronotropic effect will result in ___________.
Decrease in heart rate
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A positive dromotropic effect will result in _________________.
the conduction of the heart will speed up.
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Ionotropic effects correlate to
the heart's contractility
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Which circuit has arteries that carry oxygenated blood away from the heart?
Systemic circuit
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Which circuit has veins that carry oxygenated blood back to the heart?
Pulmonary circuit
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MAP needs to be greater than ____________ in order to properly perfuse the brain and prevent syncope
60mmHg
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If there is an increase in resistance in a vessel, what effects does that have on pressure and volume of blood flowing?
Pressure increases. Volume of blood flowing decreases.
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Stimulation of beta1 receptors results in __________.
an increased heart rate and contractility
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Stimulation of adrenergic alpha1 receptors results in _____________.
Vasoconstriction to increase blood pressure
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Stimulation of beta2 receptors results in ________________.
Bronchodilation
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What is the most adjustable variable that controls vessel resistance?
Vessel diameter (sympathetic innervation)
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Vessel resistance, cardiac output, and hydration level have an effect on ___________.
Systemic blood pressure
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What happens if systemic venous return is compromised?
Preload will decrease
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What cannot happen when the heart is in the early phase of ventricular repolarization?
It cannot be depolarized
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