Cardiovascular System Flashcards
It is located in the middle mediastinum, tilted forward to the left
HEART
Heart consist of 3 layers
EPICARDIUM
MYOCARDIUM
ENDOCARDIUM
Covers the outer surface of the heart
EPICARDIUM
Is the middle muscular layer of the heart
MYOCARDIUM
Lines the chambers and the valves
ENDOCARDIUM
The layer that covers the heart is the
PERICARDIUM
Pericardium consist of two parts?
PARIETAL PERICARDIUM
VISCERAL PERICARDIUM
It is the primary physiologic cardiac pacemaker, with firing rate of 60-100 bpm. It is located at the junction of the superior vena cave and right atrium
SA NODE
It is the secondary cardiac pacemaker, it can sustain of 40-60bpm and it is located at the lower aspect of the atrial septum.
AV NODE
It is located at the interventricular septum and branches into the right and left bundle branch and terminates at the Purkinje fibers
BUNDLE OF HIS
Are a diffuse network of conducting strands located beneath the ventricular endocardium, they spread the wave of depolarization through the ventricles and can act as the pacemaker with a rate between 20 to 40 bpm when higher pacemaker fail.
PURKINJE FIBERS
Normal range is 60-100 beats per minute
Tachycardia is greater than 100 bpm
Bradycardia is less than 60 bpm
Sympathetic system increase HR
Parasympathetic system (Vagus) Decrease HR
HEART RATE
Cardiac output X total peripheral resistance
Control is neutral (central and peripheral) and hormonal
Blood pressure
Heard as the AV valves close. Heard loudest at the apex of the heart
S1
Head when the semilunar valves close. Heard loudest at the base of the heart.
S2
May be heard if ventricular wall compliance is decrease and structures in the ventricular wall vibrate such as in heart failure or valvular regurgitation. May be normal in individuals younger than 30 years.
S3
May be heard on atrial systole if resistance to ventricular filling is present. Abnormal finding usually found in cardiac hypertrophy, disease or injury to the ventricular wall.
S4
Elevates in MI within 4 hours, peaks in 18 hours and then declines within 24 hours
CK-MB ( Creatine kinase)
Normal CK MB
Female: 2-5 ng/ml
Male: 2-6 ng/ml
Rises within 1-3 hours
Peaks in 4-12 hours
Return to normal in a day
Not used alone
Muscular and Renal disease can have elevated myoglobin.
MYOGLOBIN
Elevates in MI in 24 hours, peaks in 48-72 hours
Normal value is 70-200 IU/L
LACTIC DEHYDRATION (LDH)
Compose of 3 proteins: Troponin C, Cardiac Troponin I and Cardiac Troponin T
Elevates within 3-4 hours, peaks in 4-24 hours and persists for 7 days to 3 weeks
TROPONIN
Lipid profile measure the serum cholesterol, triglycerides and lipoprotein levels
Assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease.
SERUM LIPID
In RHD and ineffective endocarditis; RBC increases in condition characterized by inadequate tissue oxygenation
RBC DECREASE
In infectious and inflammatory diseases of the heart and after MI because large numbers of WBCs are needed to dispose of the necrotic tissue resulting from the infarction.
WBC INCREASES
Can result from vascular volume depletion
ELEVATED HEMATOCRIT
Can indicate anemia
DECREASE HEMOGLOBIN AND HEMATOCRIT
Can occur during and after MI, which places the client at greater risk for thrombophlebitis and extension of clots in the coronary arteries.
INCREASE IN COAGULATION FACTORS
May increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases; level should be less than 14 mmol/dL
HOMOCYSTEINE
What are the Electrolytes
POTASSIUM
SODIUM
CALCIUM
PHOSPHORUS
MAGNESIUM
What are the 2 Potassium?
HYPOKALEMIA
HYPERKALEMIA
Causes increased cardiac electrical instability, ventricular dysrhythmias, and increased risk of digoxin toxicity; the ECG shows flattening and inversion of the T wave, the appearance of a U wave and ST depression
HYPOKALEMIA
Causes asystole and ventricular dysrhythmias. The ECG may show tall peaked T waves, widened QRS complexes, prolonged PR intervals or flat P waves.
HYPERKALEMIA