Lecture Notes Flashcards
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1
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What is systolic BP?
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Pressure when heart contracts
2
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What is diastolic BP?
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Pressure when heart relaxes
3
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Which portion of the cardiac cycle is longer and by how much?
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Diastolic is 2x as long as the systolic
4
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Formulas for MAP?
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MAP=COxTPR
MAP= 2xdiastolic pressure + systolic pressure/3
5
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Forumla for CO?
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CO=SVxHR
6
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What is the cardiac output?
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Volume pumped by each ventricle per minute
7
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What is stroke volume?
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Volume pumped by each ventricle per heart beat
8
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When is the 1st korotkoff sound heard?
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At peak systolic pressure
9
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What sound signifies diastolic pressure?
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5th korotkoff sound
10
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What is the total peripheral resistance?
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Sum of resistance of all peripheral vasculature
11
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Where are the baroreceptors?
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Aortic arch and carotid sinus
12
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What are the major resistance vessels?
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Arterioles
13
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What responds to acute changes in blood pressure?
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Baroreceptors
14
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What nerves transmit signals from the baroreceptors?
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Carotid IXth CN
Aortic Xth CN
15
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What do baroreceptors do when you stand up and MAP decreases?
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Rate of firing decreases
16
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What effect does a decrease in the rate of firing of baroreceptors have on the heart?
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Vagal tone decreases
Sympathetic tone increases
17
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What changes do the baroreceptors bring about to increase MAP?
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increase HR, increase SV, increase TPR
18
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Which 3 hormone systems regulate ECF fluid volume?
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Rennin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Atrial natriuretic Peptide
Anti diuretic hormone
19
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Where is angiotensinogen released from?
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Liver
20
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Where is rennin relaxed from?
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Kidney
21
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What does rennin convert?
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Angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1
22
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What converts to angiotensin 1 to 2?
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Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
23
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What does angiotensin II act on and what does this cause?
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Adrenal cortex which releases aldosterone
24
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What effect does aldosterone have?
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Increase sodium and water reabsorption
Increased PV
Increased Blood pressure
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What effect foes angiotensin II have?
Increase TPR
Increase ADH release
Increase thirst
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What is the rate limiting step in the RAAS?
Rennin secretion
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What is ANP released in response to?
Atrial distension
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What does ANP cause?
Causes excretion of salt and water in the kidneys
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What effect does ANP have on blood volume and BP?
Decreases them
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What effect does ANP have on rennin release?
Decreases it
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Where is ADH synthesised?
Hypothalamus
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What stimulates the secretion of ADH?
Decreased ECF volume
| Increased ECF osmolarity
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What effect does AHD have?
Increases reabsorption of water
Increases ECF and Plasma Volume
Increases CO and BP
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What is it called when the heat if able to beat in the absence of external stimuli?
Auto rhythmicity
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Where does excitation of the heart originate?
In the sino atrial node
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Where is the SA node located?
In the upper right atrium
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How is the action potential generated in the SA cells?
Pace maker potential take the membrane potential to a threshold
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What causes the pacemaker potential?
Reduction in K efflux
| Slow Na influx
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What causes the rising phase of the action potential?
Activation of voltage gated Ca channels
| Resulting in Ca influx
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What causes the falling phase of the action potential?
Activation of K channels
| K efflux
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How is excitation spread in atrium and ventricular muscle?
Via gap junctions
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How does excitation in the heart spread?
SA node - AV node - Bundle of His - Left and right branches - Purkinje fibres
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Where is the AV node located?
Base of right atrium
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What is the only point of electrical contact between atrium and ventricles?
AV node
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Where is conduction delayed?
AV node
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What causes the rising phase of the ventricular muscle potential?
Na influx
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What causes the plateau phase of the ventricular muscle potential?
Ca influx
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What causes the falling phase of the ventricular muscle potential?
K efflux
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What effect does sympathetic stimulation have on HR?
Increases it
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What is the nerve supply to SA and AV nodes?
Vagus nerve
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When is atropine used?
In bradycardia
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What effect does vagal stimulation have on the slope of the pacemaker potential?
Decrease it
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What effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on HR?
Slows it
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What is the parasympathetic transmitter?
Acetylcholine
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What is the sympathetic transmitter?
Noradrenaline
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What are the 5 phases of the cardiac cycle?
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1 - Passive filling
2- Atrial contraction
3 - Isovolumetric ventricular contraction
4 - Ventricular ejection
5- Isovolumetric ventricular relaxation
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What % of ventricles fill by passive filling?
80%
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What does P wave in ECG signal?
Atrial depolarisation
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When does atria contact in relation to ECG?
Between the P wave and the QRS complex
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When does ventricular contraction start in relation to the ECG?
After the QRS complex
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What does T wave signal in ECG?
Ventricular depolarisation
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What causes the first heart sound?
The closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves
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What does S1 herald?
Beginning of systole
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What causes the 2nd heart sound?
Closure of the aortic and pulmonary valves
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What does S2 herald?
End of systole and beginning of diastole
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What type of muscle is cardiac muscle?
Striated
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How is muscle tension produced?
Sliding of actin filaments on myocin
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What is the refractory period?
A period following an AP in which is it not possible to produce another AP
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What does SV =?
EDV-ESV
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What is a positive inotropic effect?
Increase in force of contraction
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What determines end diastolic volume?
Venous return
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What is a positive chronotropic effect?
Increase in HR
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What does the starling law state?
The more the ventricle is filled with blood the greater the volume of ejected blood will be during systolic contraction
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Will increase sympathetic discharge cause vasoconstriction or vasodilation?
Constriction
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What are the capacitance vessels?
Veins - hold most volume during rest
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Does angiotensin II cause vasoconstriction or vasodilation?
Vasoconstriction
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How does sympathetics stimulation increase the HR?
Increases rate of firing by the SA node
Decreasing AV nodal delay
Increases force of contraction
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4 chronic responses to exercise?
Decrease in sympathetic tone
Increase in parasympathetic tone
Cardiac remodelling
Decreased aterial stiffness
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3 effects of nitrates on the vasculature?
Venorelaxation, arteriolar dilatation, increased coronary blood flow
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Two examples of organic nitrates?
Glyceryltrinitrate and isosorbide mononitrate
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2 unwanted effects of nitrates?
Repeated administration may cause diminished effect
| Headaches
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How do ACE inhibitors work?
Block the conversion of angiotensin 1 to angiotensin II
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How do AT1 receptor antagonists work?
Block the agonist action of angiotensin II at AT1 receptors in a competitive manner
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What effect does an ACE inhibitor have?
Causes venous and arterial dilatation - Decreasing TPR and so BP
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2 adverse effects of ACE inhibitors?
May initially cause hypotension
| Dry cough
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What type of drugs would you prescribe if patient cannot tolerate cough of ACE inhibitor?
AT1 receptor antagonist
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Contraindications of ACE inhibitors and AT1 receptor antagonists?
Pregnancy and bilateral renal artery stenosis
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3 indications for ACE inhibitors and AT1 receptor antagonists?
Hypertension, cardiac failure, post MI
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What does stimulation of beta 1 receptors cause?
Increase HR, Force and AV node condition velocity
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What does stimulation of beta 2 receptors cause?
Bronchiole and blood vessel relaxation
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How do Beta blockers treat angina?
Decrease myocardial O2 requirement
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How do Beta blockers treat hypertension?
Reduce cardiac output, reducing rennin release from kidney
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How do calcium antagonists work?
Prevents opening of L type channels and so limit calcium influx
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Name 3 calcium antagonists?
Verapamil, amlodipine, diltiazem
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Calcium antagonist in atrial fibrillation?
Verapamil
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Uses of thiazide diuretics?
Mild heart failure, hypertension,
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Uses of loop diuretics?
Acute pulmonary oedema
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1 Example of thiazide diuretic?
Bendroflumethiazide
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1 example of a loop diuretic?
Furosemide
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1 example of an ACE inhibitor?
Lisinopril
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1 example of an AT1 receptor antagonist?
Losartan - 'sartans'
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2 examples of Beta blockers?
Atenolol, bisoprolol
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How does Ivabradine work?
Selective blocker of HCN channels, used to slow heart rate
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Effect of beta adrenoreceptor agonists on the heart?
Increase force, rate, CO and O2 consumption
| Decrease cardiac efficiency
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Name 2 beta adrenoreceptor agonists?
Adrenaline and dobutamine
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Is propanolol a selective beta blocker or not?
Not selective
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Name 2 selective Beta 1 blockers?
Metoprolol and atenolol
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6 adverse effects of Beta blockers?
Bronchospasm, Aggravation of cardiac failure, bradycardia, hypoglycaemia, fatigue, cold extremities
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Name one non selective muscarinic receptor antagonist?
Atropine
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Clinical uses of atropine?
To reverse bradycardia following an MI,
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Is digoxin positively or negatively inotropic?
Positively
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What type of drug is digoxin?
Cardiac glycoside
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What effects does digoxin have on the heart?
Slows SA node discharge, Slow AV node conduction, increases refractory period
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2 Adverse effects of digoxin?
Heart block, propensity to cause dysrythmias
