Cardiovascular Emergencies

Question 1

Heart failure is the inability to generate adequate ____________ _____________ to meet _____________ needs

Answer 1

Inability to generate adequate blood flow to meet metabolic needs

Question 2

Heart failure can also occur when it can only generate adequate blood flow by excessive increases in…

Answer 2

Ventricular Filling Pressures

Question 3

How would you be able to detect an increase in stroke volume

Answer 3

Pulse pressure

Question 4

Preload

Answer 4

Stretch on walls of the ventricles (balloon)

Question 5

Which type of drug will increase contractility

Answer 5

Positive inotropes

Question 6

Afterload

Answer 6

Forces that oppose blood flow out of the heart

Question 7

What is stroke volume

Answer 7

The amount of blood leaving the heart with each beat

Question 8

Measuring the pressure in the venous side of circulation in the intrathoracic vena cava

Answer 8

CVP

Question 9

CVP is an indicator of…

Answer 9

Intravascular volume/ fill

Question 10

CVP also can monitor _____________ ____________ especially in the risk of volume overload

Answer 10

Fluid therapy