Hemodynamics Flashcards

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What is the flow equation?

A

Q=A (v)

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What type of flow does the below describe?

Q= Q1= Q2= Q3…..

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Flow in a series….it is constant

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What type of flow does the below describe?

Q= Q1+ Q2+ Q3…..

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Flow in parallel…it is additive

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What is blood flow through an INDIVIDUAL organ equivalent to?

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It is equivalent to flow through a SERIES

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Can there be differences in reistance in different organs?

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Yes, there can be dramatic differences

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What is the total peripheral resistance (TPR)?

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It is the overall resistance to flow throughout the circulation

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How are organs arranged in terms of flow?

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In a parallel network (note however, the flow through an individual organ is a series flow)

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How does the resistance of each organ contribute to the TPR?

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additive, but in an inverse relationship

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What do pressure differences between the aortic valve and the RA come from?

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frictional losses from circulation

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MAP=

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CO x TPR

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CO is approximately equal to what?

A

Q (resistance)

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TRP=

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P aorta - P r. atrium
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CO

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13
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Resistance decreases in what condition and increases in what other condition?

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Decreases= during exercise
Increases= during hypertension
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14
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What is the critical parameter that characterizes flow?

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The Reynolds Number

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What does the Reynolds number take into account?

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disruptive forces (numerator) and cohesive forces (denominator)

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16
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What is viscosity?

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A measure of intermolecular attractions in the liquid

It determines the stepness of the velocity gradient

17
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When does laminar flow break down?

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When velocity reaches a critical point (exceeds the Reynolds number)…resistance increase

18
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In laminar flow, what is flow proportional to?

A

Change in P

19
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For the same Change in P, which has more flow….turbulent or laminar?

A

Laminar Flow

20
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Which type of flow is silent and which flow generates a sound?

A
Silent= Laminar
Sound= Turbulent
21
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What are turbulent flow sounds called?

A

Auscultory sounds

22
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What are murmurs?

A

audible sounds due to vibrations in heart or vessel walls

23
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What is an “innocent” cyctolic murmur?

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occurs when cardiac output increases during excercise which causes turbulent aortic flow during systole

24
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What is the gravitational pressure equal to?

A

(density) (gravity) (height)

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What is mean circulatory pressure?
the equilibrium pressure that would result throughout the cardiovascular systen if the heart stopped beating. It ia 7 mm Hg
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Fluids flow from ________ energy to ________ energy.
High energy to low energy
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What causes static pressure? What causes dynamic pressure?
Static pressure is coposed of the applied or lateral pressure and force of gravity Dynamic pressure is due to kinetic energy
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If the energy is constant for blood flowing in a segment of a vessel what are two important conclusion?
1- As velocirt decreasesm dynamic pressure becomes a smaller fraction of the total pressure 2- As vessel radius narrows, the dynamic component increases significantly
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What are forces parallel to blood flow?
Sheer and Strain
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What creates sheer stress
Flowing blood on the endothelial wall directed along to long axis of the vessel
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What is sheer stress proportional to?
The viscosity and the sheer rate (rate at which the axial velocity changes from the wall to the lumen) and the flow rate
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What is sheer stress inversely proportional to?
cube of the vessel radius
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In a blood vessel, which area has the minimal frictional retardation and maximal velocity?
the axial layer
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Is sheer stress involved in endotheliam cell signalling and the development of atherosclerosis?
Yes
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True or False: Anything that changes the velocity will lead to stress and sheer
True
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In constriction of an artery, what type of pressure decreases and what type of pressure increases?
Lateral pressure decreases and dynamic pressure increases. This is because whenever blood velocity increases, a greater proportion of the blood pressure is converted from lateral into dynamic pressure