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Semester 3 Advanced Ultrasound Physics > Hemodynamics > Flashcards

Hemodynamics Flashcards

1
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Hemodynamics is the study of what?

A

blood moving through the circulatory system.

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2
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What is flow?

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aka: volume flow rate

indicates the volume of blood moving during a particular time.

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3
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Flow answers what question?

A

How much

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4
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Flow answers what question?

A

How much

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5
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what does velocity indicate?

A

the speed of moving fluid from one location to another.

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6
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Velocity answers what question?

A

how fast

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7
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What are the 3 basic forms of flow

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  1. pulsatile
  2. phasic
  3. steady
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8
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what is pulsatile flow?

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blood flow with a variable velocity.

As a result of cardiac contraction

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9
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What is phasic flow?

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as a result of respiration

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10
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Steady flow is what?

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fluid moving at a constant speed.

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11
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What are the 2 forms of laminar flow?

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  1. Plug flow
  2. parabolic flow
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12
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What is plug flow

A

all layers of blood travel at the same velocity.

Often seen at the beginning of vessels.

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13
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what is parabolic flow?

A

velocity is highest in the center of the lumen.

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14
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What does the reynolds’s number predict?

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whether flow is laminar t or turbulent.

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15
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what reynolds’s number predicts turbulent flow?

A

<2000

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16
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turbulent flow is often characterized by what?

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chaotic flow patterns in many different directions and speed.

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17
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What is a sound associated with turbulence?

A

murmur or bruit

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18
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What is a vibration associated with turbulence?

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A thrill

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19
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blood moving from regions of higher energy to lower is called what?

A

an energy gradient

20
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What are the three forms of energy?

A
  1. Kinetic
  2. Pressure
  3. gravitational
21
Q

kinetic energy is associated with what?

A

a moving object

22
Q

Pressure energy is a form of what?

A

stored or potential energy

23
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Potential energy has the ability to do what?

A

Perform work

24
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gravitational energy is associated with what?

A

any elevated object

25
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What are the 3 ways energy is lost through circulation?

A
  1. viscous loss
  2. frictional loss
  3. inertial loss
26
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what is viscous energy loss?

A

has to do with the thickness of blood

27
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In what 3 ways does inertia energy loss happen?

A
  1. pulsatile flow
  2. phasic flow
  3. velocity changes at a stenosis
28
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What are 5 effects of a stenosis?

A
  1. change in flow direction
  2. increased velocity as vessel narrows
    3 turbulence downstream from the stenosis
  3. pressure gradient across the stenosis
  4. loss of pulsatility
29
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Bernoulli describes the relationship between what?

A

between velocity and pressure in a moving fluid

30
Q

What is the law of conservation of energy

A

energy is neither created nor destroyed.

States that pressure energy is lowest wherever the kinetic energy is the highest, at the narrowest part of the lumen.

31
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What is the formula for pressure gradient?

A

Pressure gradient=flow x resistance

32
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What is the relationship between pressure gradient and flow/resistance?

A

Directly.

When Pressure gradient increases, flow and resistance increases.

33
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What is hydrostatic pressure?

A

pressure related to the weight of blood pressing on a vessel.

34
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What is the hydrostatic pressure of a supine individual?

A

0

35
Q

what is the formula for measured pressure?

A

Measured pressure= circulatory pressure + hydrostatic presure.

36
Q

What is the arterial pressure measured in the toe of the upright patient?

A

240mmHG
Hydrostatic pressure= 100mmHG
Pressure generated by the heart is 140 mmHG
100+140=240mmHG

37
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What is the arterial pressure measured at the standing patients upper arm?

A

140mmHG
Hydrostatic pressure = 0mmHG
Pressure generated by the heart = 140mmHG
0+140=140mmHG

38
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What is the arterial pressure measured at the finger when the patient fully extends an arm toward the sky?

A

90mmHG
Hydrostatic pressure= -50mmHG
Pressure generated by the heart= 140mmHG
-50+140=90mmHG

39
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Normally, what happens to venous flow in the legs during inspiration?

A

Venous flow in the legs decreases.

40
Q

What is the primary reason blood moves from on location to another?

A

energy gradient

41
Q

Which of the following causes the greatest amount of inertial energy loss?
pulsatile flow
flow through a stenosis
phasic flow
steady flow
parabolic flow

A

Flow through a stenosis

flow through a stenosis causes the greatest velocity changes and greatest inertial loss.

42
Q

What happens to the diaphragm when an individual breathes in?

A

diaphragm descends into the abdomen

43
Q

What happens to venous return to the heart when an individual inhales?

A

venous return to the heart increases.

44
Q

What happens to venous flow in the legs during inhalation?

A

Venous flow in the legs decreases

45
Q

What happens to the diaphragm when an individual breathes out?

A

It moves up into the chest cavity

46
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What happens to venous return to the heart during exhalation?

A

Venous return to the heart decreases.

Semester 3 Advanced Ultrasound Physics (6 decks)

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