Circulation Flashcards
0
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Amount of blood ejected from heart each minute
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Cardiac output
1
Q
Amount of blood ejected from heart with each beat
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Stroke volume
2
Q
SV x HR =
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Cardiac output
3
Q
Volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole
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Preload
4
Q
Increased in:
•Hypervolemia
•Regurgitation of cardiac valves
•Heart Failure
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Preload
5
Q
Resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood
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After load
6
Q
Increased in:
• hypertension
• vasoconstriction
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After load
7
Q
Men: 4.6-6.0 million/mm3
Women: 4.0-5.0 million/mm3
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RBC
8
Q
Men: 14-18 g/dL
Women: 12-18 g/dL
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Hemoglobin
9
Q
Men: 42-52%
Women: 37-47 %
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Hematocrit
10
Q
Rapid pulse Rapid shallow respirations and dyspnea Flaring of the nares Substernal or intercostal retractions Cyanosis
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Clinical manifestations of Hypoxia
11
Q
- Restlessness
- Anxiety
- Tachypnea
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Early signs of hypoxia
12
Q
- Bradycardia
- Extreme restlessness
- Dyspnea
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Late signs of hypoxia
13
Q
Reduced cellular oxygen
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Hypoxia
14
Q
Reduced oxygen in blood
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Hypoxemia