PERFUSION CARDIAC OUTPUT(EXAM2) Flashcards
Define cardiac output
amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle over 1 minute
normal cardiac output
4-8 liters
Direct measurement of CO
-highly invasive
-PA catheter
-Cardiac catherization
Indirect measurement
-urinary output
-bp
-cap refill
-skin color
-temp
-LOC
-peripheral pulse
calculate cardiac output
HR X Stroke volume
Prelaod signs HYPOVOLEMIA
-orthostatic changes
-decrease skin turgor
-flat neck veins
-delayed cap refill
-oliguria
-dry mucus membrane
-weak peripheral pulse
Preload signs HYPERVOLEMIA
-JVD
-peripherals edema
-crackles
-acute weight gain
-shortness of breath
-bounding peripheral pulse
Afterload
resistant the heart has to pump out against
what is the mean arterial pressure
systolic-diastolic
Inotropy
the strength of contraction
contractility
how well the muscle itself function