Pathology - Left ventricular dysfunction and failure Flashcards
the volume of blood pumped around the body in 1 minute is known as
a. stroke volume
b. heart rate
c. cardiac output
d. ejection fraction
e. afterload
c.cardiac output
cardiac stretch and inotropic status determine..
a. stroke volume
b. cardiac output
c. heart rate
a.stroke volume
end diastolic - systolic volume / end diastolic volume x 100 gives which value?
a. cardiac output
b. ejection fraction
c. stroke vol
d. left ventricular ejection fraction
d. left ventricular ejection fraction
arterial pressure/ peripheral resistance gives
a. stroke vol
b. cardiac output
c. ventricular ejection fraction
b. cardiac output
a reduction in the hearts ability to pump enough blood to support physiological circulation is known as?
a. heart failure
b. left ventricular dysfunction
c. embolism
d. aneurysm
a.heart failure
HF-REF is the most common type of heart failure it refers to what type of failure ?
a. diastolic failure of the right ventricle
b. systolic failure of the left ventricle
c. diastolic failure of the left ventricle
d. systolic failure of the right ventricle
b.systolic failure of the left ventricle
what is reduced in HF-REF?
a. preload
b. afterload
c. ejection fraction
d. heart rate
c.ejection fraction
BP / CO is threatened in HF-REF in order to overcome this compensatory mechanisms are activated
a. true
b. false
a.true
in order to increase cardiac output in HF-REF what happens to HR and SV?
a. both increase
b. heart rate increase, stroke vol decrease
c. both decrease
a.both increase
but so do cardiac work and o2 demand
what is the correct equation for blood pressure?
a. SV x HR
b. CO x PVR
c. CO/ PVR
b. CO x PVR
failure to provide adequate perfusion to tissues resulting in hypoxia/tachycardia is known as
a. forward failure
b. backward failure
a.forward failure
pressure increase in the cardiac chambers resulting in alterations to vascular haemodynamics is known as..
a. forward failure
b. backward failure
b.backward failure
tachycardia occurs as a result of which type of failure?
a. forward failure
b. backward failure
a.forward failure
oedema occurs as a result of which type of failure ?
a. forward
b. backward
b.backward
according to the neurohormonal hypothesis what happens to the firing rate of baroreceptors in heart failure?
a. increase
b. decrease
c. no change
b.decrease
according to the neurohormonal hypothesis what happens to the sympathetic outflow from the CNS vasomotor centre in heart failure?
a. increase
b. decrease
c. no change
a.increase
what effect does the initial sympathetic activation by baroreceptors in heart failure have on heart rate, blood pressure ?
a. increase, increase
b. increase, decrease
c. decrease,decrease
a.increase, increase
bp increased by RAAS activation
which of these happens as a result of persistent sympathetic activation in HF?
a. heart muscle cell atrophy
b. heart muscle cell dystrophy
c. heart muscle cell hypertrophy
c. heart muscle cell hypertrophy
hypertrophy, apoptosis, necrosis, fibrosis and synthesis of ECM scar tissue happen as a result of what response to HF?
a. increased parasympathetic activation
b. RAAS deactivation
c. increased sympathetic activation
c.increased sympathetic activation
true or false persistent sympathetic activation leads to increased contractile dysfunction , arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death
a. true
b. false
a.true
levels of which substance predict symptomatic HF and subsequent mortality?
a. adrenaline
b. noradrenaline
c. choline
b.noradrenaline
which of these factors doe not cause increased renin release?
a. ischaemia
b. renal hypoperfusion
c. decrease blood presure
d. renal hyperperfusion
d.renal hyperperfusion
which of these does not give evidence of systolic dysfunction?
a.ECG
b, brain natiuretic peptide
c. angiography
d. echocardiogram
c. angiography
tachycardia , displaced apex beat , gallop rhythm and crepitations are signs of which type of heart failure ?
a. left sided
b. right sided
a. left sided
gallop rhythm involves which extra heart sounds?
a. s1,s2
b. s2,s3
c. s3,s4
d. s4,s5
c.s3,s4
pleural effusion, ankle oedema, enlarged liver and ascites indicate which type of heart failure?
a. left sided
b. right sided
b.right sided
what happens to lung compliance in left ventricular failure
a. increase
b. decrease
b.decrease