Final OVERVIEW of Aging Flashcards
1
Q
LV in aging
A
LV is thicker and less compliant
2
Q
Becomes very important
A
Atrial Kick
3
Q
What is compromies
A
Passive ventricular filling
4
Q
What is compromise in the CV
A
Passive ventricular filling
5
Q
Loss of atrial kcik
A
Atrial fibrillation
6
Q
Hemoglobin cutoff with CAD
A
Transfuse around 9
7
Q
Gases can cause
A
ischemic conditioning
8
Q
CV with elderly HTN
A
Systolic HTN due to fibrosis of elastic tissue.
9
Q
Law of Laplace
A
Cylinder and sphere shapes
T = (P x R)/2
10
Q
Increasing pressure
A
increasing tension
11
Q
Cylinder vs spherical
A
Tension
12
Q
Arterial compliance is
A
high
13
Q
Afterload is
A
increased
14
Q
Ventricular workload
A
increase
15
Q
What kind of hypertrophy ?
A
concentric
