RCIS Flashcards
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What is the purpose of the pericardium
It fits snugly around the heart stretches when the heart gets bigger during diastole and vice versa. it protects the heart
What will happen to stroke volume and cardiac output in constrictive pericarditis
They will decrease
How do inotropes work on BP
They work on the stroke volume
How does chronotrope work on blood pressure
They increased heart rate
What is the normal range of respiratory variation
0 to 10 mmHg
What is the pericardium
The protective sack that covers the base of the great vessels as well as the heart. normal volume is 5 to 50 mL
What is the treatment of cardiac Tamponade.
Pericardiocentesis
If a patient is on Coumadin what would you do different for a pericardiocentesis
Ultrasound guided needle stick
What is the cause of constrictive pericarditis
Unknown
What is cardiac Tamponade
Blood is leaking into the pericardial sac
What happens during Tamponade
Heart rate increases, pulse ox decreases, alertness decreases, chest pain. Stroke volume goes down due to losing blood to PS and venous constriction. Right and left EDP goes up proportionally
Where is the needle place during a pericardiocentesis
Sub xiphoid
What are the signs and symptoms of constrictive pericarditis
Tired, decreased concentration, sleeps a lot, equalization of the RVE DP and LVED P, so sv decreases so heart rate increases, this is what causes fatigue
What is the formula for blood pressure
Heart rate X stroke Volume X SVR
Which leads show septal anterior wall infarct? Which artery is this
V1-V4. LAD
What are the three areas where you can affect the blood pressure
Heart rate, stroke volume, SVR
What leads show inferior wall infarct? Which artery is this?
Two, three, AVF
RCA
What is preload
How full the heart is prior to systole
What leads show anterior wall infarct? Which artery is this?
V2 through V5, LAD
What is afterload
How much force does each cardiac muscle fiber have to contract to move blood across the bow
Fick CO
O2 consumption/ (hgb x constant x AO sat) - (hgb x constant x PA sat) x 10
What is the normal CO range?
4-8 L/min
Which leads show anterior lateral wall infarct? Which artery is this?
V2-V6, 1, AVL
LAD, Circ
Pulsus paradoxes
Respiratory variation greater than 10 mm hg
Caused by Tamponade