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Ch. 18 Physics: Hemodynamics Flashcards

1
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THE STUDY OF BLOOD MOVING THROUGH THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

A

Hemodynamics

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2
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Volume of blood at a particular time

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Flow (volume flow rate)

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3
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Speed of fluid from one location to another

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Velocity

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4
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How is flow rate measured?

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volume/time

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5
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How is velocity measured?

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distance/ time

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6
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Looking at the monitor what the is peak velocity abreviation?

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PS

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7
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Looking at the monitor what is the velocity flow rate located?

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Bottom where it says VolFlow

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8
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What are the 3 type of flow?

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Pulsatile

Phasic

Steady

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9
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What is pulsatile flow rate?

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Variable velocity

Changes with cardiac contractions

Usually, arterial

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10
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What is phasic flow rate?

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ariable velocity

Changes with respiration

Usually, venous

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11
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What is steady flow rate?

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Constant velocity

Often in venous flow when holding respiration

(or upstream obstruction)

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12
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The way blood flows through vessels can be described as _________ or __________

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laminar or turbulent.

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13
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predicts whether flow is laminar or turbulent.

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Reynolds number

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14
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“Silent flow”, Flow streamlines are aligned and parallel, and Layers of blood in a vessel travel at individual speeds all describe what?

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Laminar flow

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15
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What are the 2 forms of laminar flow?

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PLUG FLOW

PARABOLIC FLOW

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16
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What is plug flow?

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all layers travel at the same speed

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17
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What is parabolic flow?

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highest velocities in the center, decreases closer to the vessel wall

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18
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Chaotic flow pattern traveling in many different directions and speeds, Eddy current (vortex) – hurricane-like, swirling, rotational patterns, Often associated with pathology, is all describing what kind of flow?

A

Turbulent

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19
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Which flow converts flow energy into sound and vibrational energy?

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Turbulent

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20
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When turbulent flow is present how is the sound described? how is the vibration described?

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bruit

thrill

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21
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What is it called Blood moves from higher energy to lower energy and Energy is imparted onto the blood stream by the left ventricle?

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Energy gradient

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22
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What are the 3 different forms of blood energy?

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Kinetic

pressure

gravitational

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23
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What is it called when all 3 forms of blood energy are combined?

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Total energy

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24
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True or false:
Energy gradient Cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.

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true

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25
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MOVING OBJECTS and DETERMINED BY MASS and SPEED describes what kind of blood enery?

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Kinetic

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26
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STORED (POTENTIAL) ENERGY, ABILITY TO PERFORM WORK, MAJOR FORM OF ENERGY FOR BLOOD CIRCULATION, all describes what kind of blood energy?

A

Pressure

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27
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STORED (POTENTIAL) ENERGY, ASSOCIATED WITH ANY ELEVATED OBJECT, IDENTICAL OBJECTS AT THE SAME HEIGHT HAVE THE SAME GRAVITATIONAL ENERGY, all describes what kind of blood energy?

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Gravitational

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28
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What is another term when we say that energy is lost?

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transferred

29
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What are the 3 ways energy is lost?

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Viscous

Frictional

Intertial

30
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THICKNESS OF FLUID (HONEY VS WATER) and is Measured in units of Poise

31
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Amount of energy loss in blood is measured by

A

hematocrit

32
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What is hematocrit?

A

% of blood made up of RBC’s

33
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True or false:

MORE ENERGY IS LOST WITH HIGH VISCOSITY LIQUIDS

34
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FLOW ENERGY IS CONVERTED TO HEAT AS OBJECTS RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER is what kind of loss of energy?

A

Frictional

35
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ENERGY IS LOST WHEN SPEED CHANGES and OCCURS DURING 3 EVENTS; PULSATILE FLOW, PHASIC FLOW, STENOSIS, describes what kind of loss of energy?

36
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NARROWING IN THE LUMEN OF A VESSEL

37
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How does stenosis affect blood flow?

A

CHANGES IN DIRECTION

INCREASED VELOCITY WITHIN STENOSIS (HIGHEST WHERE NARROWEST)

POST-STENOTIC TURBULENCE

38
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What kind of currents fill the vessel when the lumen expands after stenosis?

39
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High pressure pre-stenosis, low pressure post-stenosis, describes what?

A

pressure gradient across stenosis

40
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Where is velocity highest in stenosis?

A

At the most narrow segment

41
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Where is turbulent blood flow seen in stenosis?

A

Distal to the narrowing

42
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What happens post stenosis?

A

loss of pulsatility

43
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DESCRIBES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VELOCITY AND PRESSURE IN A MOVING FLUID and IS DERIVED FROM THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY

A

BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE

44
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AS PRESSURE ___________, VELOCITY DECREASES

A

INCREASES
they are inversely related

45
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what is the formula for when THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES IF FLOW OR RESISTANCE INCREASES?

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PRESSURE GRADIENT = FLOW (Q) X RESISTANCE (R)

46
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What is the formula for when THE FLOW INCREASES WHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES OR RESISTANCE DECREASES?

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FLOW (Q) = PRESSURE GRADIENT/ RESISTANCE (R)

47
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RESISTANCE INCREASES WITH

A

THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE

VISCOSITY

48
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RESISTANCE DECREASES WITH:

A

DECREASED RADIUS

49
Q

DESCRIBES THE WAY ELECTRICITY FLOWS THROUGH A WIRE.
SIMILAR TO HOW BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH A VESSEL

A

Ohm’s law

50
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OHM’S LAW STATES THAT:

A

VOLTAGE = CURRENT X RESISTANCE

(PRESSURE = FLOW X RESISTANCE)

51
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VEINS HAVE THIN, COLLAPSIBLE WALLS THAT CHANGE SHAPE WITH __________.

52
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In venous hemodynamics, IN A LOW-PRESSURE SETTING, THE WALLS WILL ____________.

53
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In venous hemodynamics, IN A HIGH-PRESSURE SETTING, THE WALLS WILL _________.

54
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DURING EXERCISE, THE VEINS EXPAND creating what?

A

LOWER RESISTANCE AND INCREASE IN VESSEL DIAMETER

55
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INCREASE IN VESSEL DIAMETER means what?

A

INCREASE IN FLOW TOWARD THE HEART

56
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what is the formula for hydrostatic pressure?

A

Hydrostatic pressure (P)= height (h) x gravity (g) x density of blood (p)

57
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PRESSURE RELATED TO THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD PRESSING ON A VESSEL, MEASURED AT A HEIGHT ABOVE OR BELOW THE HEART

A

Hydrostatic pressure

58
Q

BLOOD PRESSURE IS ACCURATELY ASSESSED AT THE LEVEL OF THE ___________.

59
Q

what is the measurements of hydrostatic pressure?

A

units of mmHg

60
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What is the level of hydrostatic pressure at heart level?

61
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True or false:
If the body is in supine position, hydrostatic pressure will be 0 through out the body regardless of where it is taken.

62
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If the patient is standing, hydrostatic pressure below the heart is what? positive or negative?

A

Positive, it will be higher than actual circulatory pressure

63
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If the patient is standing, hydrostatic pressure above the heart is what? positive or negative?

A

Negative, it will be lower than actual circulatory pressure

64
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Venous flow is affected by

A

respiration

65
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What are the two reasons venous flow is affected by respiration?

A

Venous system is low pressure

Muscles responsible for respiration (diaphragm) alter pressures in the thorax and the abdomen

66
Q

Two venous flows affected by respiration

A

Venous flow in the legs

Venous flow returning to the heart from the head, arms, and IVC

67
Q

Decreased thoracic pressure

Increased upper extremity venous flow

Increased abdominal pressure

Decreased lower extremity flow

This describes inspiration or expiration in venous hemodynamics?

A

Inspiration

68
Q

Increased thoracic pressure

Decreased upper extremity venous flow

Decreased abdominal pressure

Increased lower extremity flow

This describes inspiration or expiration in venous hemodynamics?

A

Expiration

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