Exam 1 - Lecture III (CO/CI, PV Loop Diseases) Flashcards
What 2 things determine CO?
VR and pumping effectiveness of the heart. (HR x SV…)
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When thinking about filling pressures, _______ pressures are more important than ______.
Venous (CVP), arterial.
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The _____ the curve, the easier it is to fill the R heart.
Larger
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Thoracic pressure affects our venous return.
What is our normal intrathoracic pressure in mmHg? In cmH2O?
-4 mmHg
5 cmH2O
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Intrathoracic pressure refers to the pressure ______ breaths.
Between
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When you inspire, pleural pressure becomes more _______. VR is ______.
When you expire, pleural pressure becomes more _______. VR is ______.
Negative, increased.
Positive, decreased.
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What things cause right shifts/increase in pressure?
Left shift/decrease in pressure?
Right: opening the chest cavity, + pressure ventilation
*notice cardiac tamponade doesn’t cause a shift but rather a change in slope.
Left: normal breathing, Iron lung
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What is determined by this formula?
Venous Return!
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Is Sodium Nitroprusside a venodilator or arteriodilator?
What would have more of an impact on RAP, an arterial-specific vasodilator or a venous?
What is an example, from lecture, of each?
Venous. (33:45)
Venodilator: NTG (Nitroglycerine) (35:30)
Arteriodilator: Nipride (Sodium Nitroprusside)
*schmidt states that it works on both arteries and veins, but ‘slightly’ more on arteries. (34:20)
If we give a mixed vasodilator, what changes would we expect to see in the CO and RAP?
An overall decrease.
Bc vasodilators decrease RVR.
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If you are constricting the arteries & veins, what happens to the Psf?
To the CO?
An increase in Psf thus increasing the RVR that will cause a slight decrease in CO.
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What happens to heart contractility in heart failure (HF)?
The body compensates with increased _______ activity that increases what?
It decreases. (40:15)
SNS activity
That increases HR and venous tone. (41:00)
Overtime in a failing heart, the body will want to tone down the SNS activity.
Why is it important to tone down the SNS?
And what does the body do overtime to accomplish this?
We dont want to use up our ‘SNS reserve’ (we need it for ADL’s) (42:30) & also, increased SNS puts us at risk for heart attack (45:50)
Overtime, the body (kidney) retains fluid to increase filling pressures. (43:45)
If ‘A’ is normal function, what is ‘B’?
What is the CO at ‘B’?
‘B’ represents no compensation.
CO ~2.5L/min
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What does ‘C’ represent?
What is the CO?
Increased SNS stimulation (in response to HF)
CO is ‘almost normal. (~5L/min)
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Takeaway: “With heart problems, the body will retain fluid.”
If you do something to rid the added volume, like give too much diuretic, what do you think will happen to the patient?
You are taking away their filling pressure, their CO will decrease and their BP will tank.
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In a HF scenario, as you retain more fluid, SNS activity _______ to maintain a ________ CO.
Decreases, stable
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How is CI (cardiac index) determined?
What are the units for CI?
CO / Surface area of the body
L/min/m^2
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When is our cardiac index the highest and what is it? Lowest?
Highest: ~10 yrs age @ 4.5 L/min/m^2
Lowest: the older and more decrepit we get…a healthy 80yr - 2.4 L/min/m^2
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What is the average cardiac index for a relatively healthy 40yr old? (Probably male)
3 L/min/m^2
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What is cardiac index dependent on?
Metabolic rate and SVR/TPR (metabolic rate of the tissue determines SVR - remember the arterioles :)
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