334-CH 1 (Overview of Hemodynamics Parameters) Flashcards
Arterial Oxygen Tension
Partial pressure of oxygen dissolved in the arterial blood
Alveolar-Arterial Oxygen Tension Difference
Partial pressure difference between oxygen in the alveoli and oxygen in arterial blood
Arterial Oxygen Saturation
Percent of hemoglobin in arterial blood saturated with oxygen
Arterial Oxygen Content
Total amount of oxygen in arterial blood
Fraction of Inspired Oxygen
Fraction of oxygen in inspired
Alveolar Oxygen Tension
Partial pressure of oxygen in alveoli
Arterial Hydrogen Ion Concentration
Index of acidity or alkalinity of arterial blood
Mixed Venous Carbon Dioxide Tension
Partial pressure of carbon dioxide in mixed venous blood
Arterio-(mixed) venous oxygen content difference
Difference between arterial and mixed venous oxygen contents
Arterio-(mixed) venous oxygen tension difference
Difference between arterial and mixed venous oxygen tensions
Aortic Diastolic Pressure
Diastolic BP measured at root of aorta
Systolic Blood Pressure
Systemic arterial pressure during systole
Central Venous Pressure
Mean blood pressure in central veins and right atrium
Left Atrial Pressure
Mean blood pressure in left atrium
Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure
Pressure in left ventricle at end diastole
Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure
Time averaged pulmonary artery pressure
Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure
Mean blood pressure in the pulmonary capillaries
Pulse Pressure
Difference in arterial blood pressure between systolic and diastolic
Right Ventricular End Systolic Pressure
Blood pressure in right ventricle at end systole
Right Atrial Pressure
Mean pressure in right atrium
Afterload
Total force opposing ventricular ejection
Preload
Myocardial fiber length at end diastole
Contractility
Force of ventricle contraction independent of preload or afterload
Stroke Volume
Amount of blood ejected by either ventricle per contraction
Cardiac Output
Amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute
Cardiac Index
Cardiac output expressed per body surface area
Stroke Work
Measure of ventricular performance
Ejection Fraction
Percentage of ventricular chamber emptying
Left Ventricular Stroke Work
Work performed by left ventricle
Right Ventricular Stroke Work Index
Work performed by right ventricle per body surface area
Coronary Perfusion Pressure
Driving pressure of coronary blood flow
Myocardial Oxygen Consumption (Demand)
Amount of oxygen consumed by the heart per minute
Myocardial Oxygen Delivery (Supply)
Amount of oxygen delivered to the heart by coronary vessels
Oxygen Consumption Index
Oxygen consumption per body size
Oxygen Delivery
Quantity of oxygen pumped by the heart to body tissue per unit of time
Oxygen Extraction Ratio
Amount of oxygen extracted and consumed by the body tissues relative to the amount delivered
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
Resistance to right ventricular ejection of blood into the pulmonary vasculature
Physiologic Shunt
Percent of cardiac output which passes from the right atrium to the left atrium without being oxygenated
Oxygen Reserve
Venous oxygen supply
Left Ventricular Function Curve
Plot reflecting cardiac output to left ventricular preload
BPsys
Systolic Blood Pressure
LVEDP
Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure
CVP
Central Venous Pressure
MAP
Mean Arterial Pressure
PAMP
Pulmonary Artery Mean Pressure
LAP
Left Atrial Pressure
PAEDP
Pulmonary Artery End-Diastolic Pressure
PAP
Pulmonary Artery Pressure
LVESV
Left Ventricular End-Systolic Volume
RVEDP
Right Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure
AoD
Aortic diastolic pressure
CI
Cardiac Index
EF
Ejection Fraction
BSA
Body surface area
LVSW
Left Ventricular Stroke Work
PVRI
Pulmonary vascular resistance index
CO
Cardiac Output
PP
Pulse Pressure
SV
Stroke Volume
Normal Value: CO
4-8 L/min
Normal Value: CI
2.5-4.4 L/min/m^2
Normal Value: HR
60-100 bpm
Normal Value: SV
60-120 mL/beat
Normal Value: RAP
0-6 mmHg
Normal Value: RVESP
15-25 mmHg