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Pulse pressure is inversely proportional to; what is it proportional to

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Compliance; SV

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What causes increases in pulse pressure

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Hyperthyroidism, aortic regurgitation, aortic stiffening, obstructive sleep apnea, exercise

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What causes decreased pulse pressure

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Aortic stenosis, cardiogenic shock, cardiac tamponade, heart failure

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What causes increased CO for early exercise? Late?

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Increases in HR and SV; as SV plateaus only HR can increase

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Which phase is shortened with increased heart rate

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Diastole -> decreased filling -> decreased CO -> v-tac

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What increases SV

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Increased contractility, increased preload, decreased afterload

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Contractility increases with

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  • Catecholamine stimulation via β1 (causes more Ca to enter cell because of phosph. Ca channels and phosph. phospholambin means more Ca stored in SR)
  • Increased intracellular Ca
  • Decreased extracellular Na
  • Digitalis
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Contractility decreases with

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  • β1 blockade (decreased cAMP)
  • HF with systolic dysfunction
  • acidosis
  • hypoxia/hypercapnia
  • Non-dihydropyridine Ca channel blockers
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What causes increases in myocardial O2 demand

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Increased contractility
Increased afterload
Increased heart rate
Increased diameter of ventricle (more stress)

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What does nitroglycerin dilate

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Veins

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What do venous vasodilators do

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Decrease preload

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What approximates preload

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EDV (general measure of blood in circulation)

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What do arterial vasodilators do

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Decrease afterload

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What do ACE inibitors and ARBs do

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Decrease preload and afterload

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What does a narcotics overdose do for the heart

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Decrease inotropy

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The first side of the pressure volume loop represents what phase

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Isovolumetric contraction (both valves are closed)

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Where is the first heart sound heart in pressure volume loop

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Bottom right corner

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What is the top curve in the pressure volume loop

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Systolic ejection after aortic valve opens

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What is the left side of the pressure volume loop

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Isovolumetric relaxation

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Where is the second heart sound on pressure volume loops

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Top left corner

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Where is the this heart sound on the pressure volume loop

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Bottom left corner to the left of midline

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Where is the 4th heart sound on the pressure volume loop

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Bottom right corner on the bottom line

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What does the bottom line of the pressure volume loop represent

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Rapid and reduced filling

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What events make up systole

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Atrial systole, isovolumetric contraction, rapid ejection, and reduced ejection

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What events make up diastole
Isovolumetric relaxation, rapid ventricular filling, and reduced ventricular filling
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What happens during atrial systole
Starts mid p wave, there is the first hump in jugular venous pressure (a wave), ventricular volume raises slightly, we hear S4, and it ends with the mitral valve closing
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What happens during isovolumetric contraction
Mitral valve closes, we hear S1, it begins mid R wave and ends after S wave
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What happens during rapid ejection
Begins with aortic valve opening, encompasses the end of S1, the C wave of venous jugular pressure, and we are in the ST interval
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What happens during reduced ejection
This encompasses the T wave, it ends with the dicrotic notch (aortic valve closes)
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What happens with isovolumetric relaxation
It begins with the aortic valve closing, ends with mitral valve opening, contains S2, and the V wave of jugular venous pressure
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What happens during rapid ventricular filling
Starts with the mitral valve opening, contains S3, contains the Y wave of venous presssure
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What happens with reduced ventricular filling
Nothing really on the graphs, but the ventricles continue to fill
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What is associated with a strong S3
Increased filling pressures (mitral valve regurg. and HF) and is more common in those with dilated ventricles (young adults/kids)
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What is S4 also called
Atrial kick
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What is loud S4 related to
High atrial pressure and ventricular non-compliance (hypertrophy) Always abnormal
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What is normal splitting of heart sounds
There should be a delay in pulmonic valve closing on inspiration but normal on expiration
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What is wide splitting
This is the same as the normal delay but the time is increased (extra delay on inspiration) Caused by pulmonic stenosis or RBBB
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What is fixed splitting
The aortic and pulmonic valve are at the same time regardless of inspiration or expiration This is seen in ASD
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What is paradoxical splitting
Pulmonary valve closes before aortic valve and there is a larger gap on expiration, not inspiration Thisis caused by aortic stenosis and LBBB
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What ion predominates in myocyte phase 0
Na
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What ion(s) are moving in phase 1
Inactivation of v-gated Na and activation of v-gated K
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What ions are moving in phase 2
This is the plateau phase where we have K leaving and Ca coming in so there is no net change in Vm
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What ion(s) are moving in phase 3 of myocytes
V-gated slow K channels are allowing K out and v-gated Ca channels have closed
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What ion(s) are moving in phase 4 of myocytes
K through leak channels
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What causes a prominent U wave
Hypokalemia and bradycardia
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What causes torsades de pointes
Drugs, decreased K, decrease Mg, congenital abnormalities
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What can lead to torsades
Long QT syndromes
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What is the delta wave and what does it mean
It is a gradual slope up to the R wave in which the AV node is bypassed
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What can a prominent delta wave be linked to
Supraventricular tachycardia
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What is a first degree AV block
A prolonged PR interval that is benign and asymptomatic
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What is a type 1 second degree AV block
The PR interval is progressively lengthened until there a QRS is dropped
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What is a type 2 second degree AV block
Dropped beats that are not proceeded by a PR lengthening
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What is a third degree AV block called? What is it
Complete block; the A and V beat independently of eachother
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What is the difference between a STEMI and NSTEMI
STEMI affects full thickness of the heart; NSTEMI affects inner portions and has ST depression

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