Lecture 11

Question 1

CSEP blood pressure hypertension cutoff

Answer 1

144/94

Question 2

Men vs women hypertension

Answer 2

Men have higher prevalence until menopause, where women prevalence increases

Question 3

How do B-blockers affect HR/BP?

Answer 3

They inhibit sympathetic NS effects (epinephrine/norepinephrine release), slowing down HR and decreasing BP

Question 4

Coronary artery disease vs artherosclerosis

Answer 4

Both are caused by a plaque buildup in arteries cutting off blood flow, but CAD is specifically in coronary arteries

Question 5

True or False: Lactate buildup increases faster for those with heart disease during exercise

Answer 5

True!

Question 6

What’s a stent?

Answer 6

Small mesh tube inserted into artery to help keep it open

Question 7

Fontan procedure (dysfunctional left ventricle)

Answer 7

Surgery to bypass left ventricle, sending blood from lower body straight to the lungs

Question 8

How to repair Tetralogy of Fallot (ventricular septal defect)

Answer 8

Put a patch on the ventricular septal

Question 9

Claudication

Answer 9

Pain in periphery due to O2 shortage (Can be from rom arterial disease in periphery)

Question 10

Thrombus vs Embolus

Answer 10

Thrombus: Blood clot that forms in vessel
Embolus: Clot that forms and breaks off then travels through vessels until it gets stuck