Cardiovascular

Question 1

Normal CVP

Non sick person

Answer 1

0-5

Question 2

Optimal CVP (critically ill patient)

Answer 2

Variable-10mmHg

Question 3

Normal PAOP (healthy person)

Answer 3

6-12

Question 4

Optimal PAOP (critically ill person)

Answer 4

14-18

Question 5

Inotropes change the strength of the heart _________.

Answer 5

Contraction.

Question 6

Inotropes make it [easier/harder] for calcium to transfer into the cell.

Answer 6

Inotropes make it EASIER (facilitate) transfer of Ca++ into the cell.

Question 7

Milrinone is a [+/-] inotrope.

Answer 7

Milrinone is a POSITIVE inotrope.

Question 8

Explain the Starling curve.

Answer 8

The Starling curve depicts the relationship between stroke volume and preload. As preload increases, so will stroke volume, but only to a certain point. Then stroke volume plateaus.

Question 9

Normal cardiac output

Answer 9

4-8L/min

Question 10

What is cardiac output?

❤️

Answer 10

The volume of blood ejected by the ❤️ in 1 minute.

Question 11

Normal cardiac index

Answer 11

2.5-4.3

Question 12

The intraaortic balloon pump increases [SYSTOLIC/DIASTOLIC] blood pressure.

Answer 12

Diastolic. (It increases coronary perfusion, and decreases ventricular afterload. )