Cardio Physio Flashcards
Site of greatest resistance
Arterioles
Largest cross sectional area, slowest blood flow velocity
Capillaries
Controls blood flow (capillaries)
Metarterioles
Pre capillary sphincters
Aka Capacitance vessels
Veins
64% of blood flow
With one way valves
Veins
Blood flow is based on this law
Ohm’s Law
Q= P/R
The distensibility of a blood vessel
Capacitance
Most important determinant of pulse pressure
Stroke volume
Estimates left atrial pressure
Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
Equivalent to right atrial pressure
Central venous pressure
Heart block effect on ECG
Increased PR interval
Decrease AV node conduction– decreased conduction velocity
Hypokalemia on ECG
Flat or inverted T waves
Increased amplitude and width P wave
May have U wave
Hyperkalemia on ECG
Tall T waves
Hypocalcemia on ECG
Prolongef QT interval
Transmural infract on ECG will show
ST segment elevation
Subendocardial infarct on ECG will show
ST segment depression
Cardiac RMP
-90mV
Which pacemaker has the slowest conduction velocity?
AV node
Which pacemaker has the fastest conduction velocity?
Purkinje fibers
This is responsible for slow Na influx during phase 4
If channels (Funny Na channels)
Causes the automaticity of SA node
If channels
This effect causes Changes in contractility
Inotropic effect
This effect Produces changes in rate of relaxation
Lusitrophic effect
This effect causes Changes in heart rate
Chronotropic effect
This effect causes Changes in conduction velocity
Dromotrophic effect
Inotropes affect contractility through changes in
Stroke volume
Chronotropes affect heart rate through changes in
SA node
Dromotropes affect velocity of conduction through the
AV node
Afterload for the left ventricle is equal to
Aortic pressure
Afterload for the right ventricle is equal to
Pulmonary artery pressure
Normal stroke volume
70ml
Blood ejected by the ventricle per heart beat
Stroke volume
EDV- ESV= ?
Stroke volume
Normal ejection fraction
55%