Cardiovascular Panopto Flashcards (Part 2)
Preload, Contractility, & Afterload all affect-
Your Stroke Volume (Even if your HR is unchanged)
What is Contractility?
The ability of heart fibers to shorten/contract
What increases myocardial workload?
Increased Preload, Poor Contractility, Increased Afterload
If the heart has an increased workload, then it needs more-
Oxygen
The more myocardial fibers are stretched (within limits), the greater the-
This is an example of-
Force of the contraction.
Frank Starling’s Law, or the “Rubberband Law”.
The stretching force in the ventricles during Diastole =
Preload (Because preload is the amount of blood that fills the ventricles during Diastole)
What is Preload determined by?
The amount of blood returning to the heart from circulation.
The amount of blood in ventricles at the end of Diastole, before contraction.
What does Preload determine?
The amount of stretch on myocardial fibers
Why do the ventricles stretch during Diastole?
Because the ventricles are stretching with blood
Normally:
More Preload = More Stretch =
Stronger Contraction = More SV = More Cardiac Output
Exercise is a good factor for Preload. Why?
Because it helps with Veinous Return (More blood volume returning to the heart)
Hypovolemia is a bad factor for Preload. Why?
Because it causes there to be less blood volume returning to the heart (This results in less blood filling the heart)
Diuretics and Nitroglycerine both-
Lower Preload
What things increase Preload?
Prescribed Volume Expansion (IV Fluid)
Prescribed Meds (Dopamine, Vasoconstrictors)
Illnesses (Hypervolemia, Stenosis, Myocardial Infarction)
What is Stenosis?
When the Aortic Valve narrows and blood can’t flow normally
Both Chronic Excessive Preload and Low Preload will cause a -
Poor Cardiac Output
Increased Preload means that the heart has to work-
Harder
Excess Preload over time =
Over stretched ventricles = Chronic overwork of heart = Weak force of contraction = Eventual failure of left or right side of the heart
The Right Ventricle can meet resistance from-
The Pulmonary Artery
The Left Ventricle can meet resistance from-
Arterial Circulation
What is Afterload determined by?
Condition of Aortic Valve
Blood Viscosity
Arterial BP
Systemic Vascular Resistance (SVR)
Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR)
Increased Afterload causes-
Increased Cardiac Workload + Cardiomyopathy + Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
What is Cardiomyopathy?
An Enlarged Heart
What can Cardiomyopathy cause?
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
What is Left Ventricular Hypertrophy?
An increase in the size of the heart muscle without an increase in the size of the chambers
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy leads to a-
Decreased CO
Ventricles can overwork and-
Enlarge
A patient receives a drug to decrease Afterload. To evaluate the patient’s response to this drug, what is most important for the nurse to assess?
A.) HR
B.) Lung Sounds
C.) BP
D.) JVD
C
Ejects blood to the aorta + Systemic Circulation =
Left Ventricle
Systemic Resistance will affect the Left Ventricular Afterload. How?
It will cause a Higher Blood Pressure (Which is More Work)
Which side of the heart works harder?
The Left works harder than the Right
Pulmonary Congestion can cause-
Left Sided Heart Failure (Because the blood isn’t getting to the Left side of the heart like it should)
What ejects blood to the pulmonary circulation?
The Right Ventricle
Which one is stronger, Pulmonary Resistance or Systemic Resistance?
Pulmonary Resistance is less powerful than Systemic Resistance
Can Left Sided Heart Failure cause Right Sided Heart Failure?
Yes
What Pulmonary Edema caused by? How?
Left Sided Heart Failure.
This occurs because the the heart isn’t pumping enough blood out. If the left side of the heart can’t pump enough blood out, then the blood goes backwards (Regurgitates) backwards into the Pulmonary Arteries.
What are the characteristics of Left-Sided Heart Failure?
Increased Afterload.
Left Ventricle is Overworked and Stretched.
The blood regurgitates into the pulmonary system (Pulmonary Edema).
What are the characteristics of Left-Sided Heart Failure?
Increased Afterload.
Right Ventricle is overworked and fails.
Blood Regurgitates into the Systemic Circulation (Bodily Edema).
Will Left-Sided Heart Failure cause a higher or lower SV & CO?
Lower
Left ventricular overstretch =
Left-Sided Heart Failure
Pulmonary Edema causes there to be blood or fluid in the -
Alveolia. This means that there should be an impaired gas exchange.
What can you expect to see whenever Veinous Blood backing up into the body?
Bodily Edema (JVD, Peripheral Edema)
To try to simplify Heart Failure, Heart Failure is all about-
The chambers getting to overworked and filled with blood to be able to pump out all of it. The blood doesn’t have anywhere else to go but backwards.
Right Sided means it’ll go backwards into the body.
Left Sided means it’ll go backwards into the pulmonary arteries and alveoli.
Clinical Manifestations of Right Sided Heart Failure?
Dependent Edema (Legs & Sacrum)
JVD
Abdominal Distention
Hepatomegaly
Splenomegaly
Anorexia
Nausea
Weight Gain
Nocturnal Diuresis
Swelling of Hands & Fingers
Increased BP (from Fluid Excess) or Decreased BP (from Pump Failure)
Clinical Manifestations of Left Sided Heart Failure?
Signs of Pulmonary Congestion
Dyspnea
Tachypnea
Crackle Sounds
Dry, Hacking Cough
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
Increased BP (from Fluid Excess) or Decreased BP (from Pump Failure)
How does Right Sided Heart Failure cause Weight Gain?
Well, the deoxygenated blood is going backwards into the circulation, and so it’s not getting sent to the Kidneys like it should be. This means that your deoxygenated blood is holding onto its waste for longer and that waste buildup is what causes the extra weight gain.
Causes of Left-Sided Heart Failure include-
Cardiac Disease + Hypertension
Name some Early Clinical Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure:
Tissue Hypoxia
Fatigue
Light-Headedness
Confusion
Name some Late Clinical Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure:
Pulmonary Congestion
Dyspnea
Abnormal Lung Sounds
Decreased function of the left ventricle causes =
Decreased function of the right ventricle causes =
Left-Sided Heart Failure.
Right-Sided Heart Failure.
Name some Clinical Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure:
Weight Gain
JVD
Peripheral Edema
All Signs/Symptoms of Hypervolemia
What is the number 1 choice for the treatment of Heart Failure?
Diuretics are the number 1 choice
Name some of the meds that you can use for the treatment of Heart Failure:
Diuretics, Lanoxin (Digoxin)
What is Lanoxin?
The brand name for Digoxin
What is Hepatomegaly?
Enlarged Liver
What is Splenomegaly?
Enlarged Spleen
SOB that causes the patient to wake up after one or two hours of sleep. This is usually relieved in an upright position =
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
The nurse is caring for a patient with left-sided heart failure. Which clinical manifestations would the nurse expect with this diagnosis?
Select all that apply:
A.) Pulmonary Crackles
B.) Respirations 26 per minute
C.) Weight gain
D.) Jugular vein distention
E.) Dry hacking, cough
A, B, E
Before administering Digoxin, how long would you assess the patient’s apical and radial pulse?
1 Minute
When should you hold an order of Digoxin, not give it to your patient, and contact the HCP?
If their HR is below 60 BPM
What are are Digoxin lab results given in?
Nanograms per mL
Digoxin toxicity can cause-
Anorexia, Nausea, Vomiting, Neurological Symptoms
The normal Digoxin level range =
0.8 or 1 to up to 2 Nanograms per mL
You have a patient who is taking Digoxin. What do you need to monitor for?
Heart Dysrhythmias, Respiratory Congestion, Peripheral Edema.
Monitor Weight Daily, Regulate/Monitor I&O, Give Regular EKG’s.