Lesson 1 Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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2 applications of doppler US

A
  1. detection/grading atherosclerotic plaques in internal carotids
  2. diagnosis of DVT
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2
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Heart located between what IC space

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3rd and 4th

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3
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How much serous fluid lubricates the heart as it beats

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10-20 ml

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4
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Where are papillary muscles located? Attached via the

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ventricles

chordae tendinae

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5
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Pericardium is what type of tissue

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connective tissue

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6
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Blood vessels can be categorized into what (3)

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Conducting
Distributing/collecting
Functioning

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7
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Conducting vessels include what type of arteries and veins

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elastic arteries

great veins

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8
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Conducting vessels are concerned with what task?

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Conducting o2 blood out of heart and deoxy blood back into heart

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9
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Conducting vessels (4)

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Aorta
IVC
common iliac arteries
common iliac veins

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10
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What type of vessels are found more distally?

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Distributing and collecting

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11
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Distributing and collecting vessels are more (muscular or elastic)

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Muscular

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12
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Distributing arteries vary in muscle wall amount based on

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The control of blood supply to the area that they supply

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13
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What is a functioning vesel

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capillaries (exhcange of nutrients, O2, waste, CO2)

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14
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Blood flow is influenced by (4)

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cardiac function
elasticity of walls
Tone of smooth muscle
millions of branching vessels

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15
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Tunica externa is also called

A

adventia

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16
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Coapt means

17
Q

Most common complication of impaired cardiac function

A

Heart failure

18
Q

What is a heart attack

A

Clot in coronary artery blocking blood flow to the heart

19
Q

Stroke is caused by

A

Brain not getting enough blood, brain tissue dies

20
Q

What is an aneurysm

A

Bulge in artery wall (anywhere)

21
Q

Ruptured aneurysm causes

A

Internal bleeding or

clot dislodges and blocks artery

22
Q

What is periphery artery disease?

Term for leg pain caused by “ “

A

Extremity muscles not getting enough O2 to perform during exercise.

Clotication is leg pain, symptom of periphery artery disease

23
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Cardiac arrest

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Sudden loss of function in the heart, breathing and consciousness

24
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3 symptoms of CVD

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Chest pain
Shortness of breath
Fainting

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What is heart arrhythmia
Abnormal heart beats
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What is cardiomyopathy
Heart muscle disease
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Damaged heart valves can cause (3)
Stenosis Regurgitation Infection
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What is the cause of coronary artery disease
Atherosclerosis
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What is atherosclerosis
Hardening of arteries and buildup of plaques
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Hypertension
Higher than normal force of blood on artery walls
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Hypertension puts you at risk for (2)
Heart attack | Stroke
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Pathophysiology
Physiological processes whereby conditions develop or progress
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11 factors attributable to vascular disease
``` Obesity Age Kidney disease Diabetes Hypertension Hypercholesterolemia Family history Smoking Alchohol Sedentary Gender ```