Postlab quiz 11 Flashcards
What is hypoplasic left heart syndrome
Congenital birth defect that affects normal blood flow through the heart
What occurs in hypoplastic left heart syndrome
left side of fetal heart doesn’t form properly during pregnancy
What is affected in hypoplastic left heart syndrome
left ventricle mitral valve aortic valve ascending aorta atrial septal defect present
Causes of hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Causes among babies are unknown, however, could be related to genetics or a combination of genes and other risk factors
In addition to genes what are some examples of risk factors that may cause hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Things the mother comes in contact with
surrounding environment
maternal food, drink, medication
Signs and symptoms of hypoplasic left heart syndrome (8)
bluish or poor skin color cold hands and feet lethargy poor pulse poor feeding pounding heart rapid breathing shortness of breath
When is hypoplastic left heart syndrome found
before birth via ultrasound
first few hours of life to a few days after birth
Treatments for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
medication to strengthen heart muscle, lower blood pressure, and remove extra fluid
high-calorie formula because infants fatigue while feeding
surgery to increase blood flow and bypass poorly functioning side of heart
right ventricle becomes main pumping chamber after surgery
Prognosis for hypoplastic left heart syndrome
if left untreated it is fatal
surgeries do not cure syndrome but help restore heart function
can have lifelong complications
need regular follow up visits with cardiologist
if requires heart transplant, have to take medicine for rest of life to prevent rejection (immuno suppressives)
Another name for the Right atrium/ventricular valve
Tricuspid valve
Another name for the left atrium/ventricular valve
Mitral valve (bicuspid)
Review the anatomy of the heart
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T/F: the right and left sides of the heart operate as separate pumps
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Flow of blood through the heart
Vena cava Right atrium tricuspid valve Right ventricle Pulmonary semilunar valve Pulmonary artery lungs pulmenary veins Left atrium bicuspid valve left ventricle aortic semilunar valve aorta
Two characteristics of blood in the aorta
O2 rich
nutrient rich
4 areas that stethoscopes are placed to listen to particular valves of the heart (clockwise starting at the top left)
Aortic area
pulmonic area
bicuspid (mitral) area
tricuspid area
Heart contractions are know as
systole
Heart relaxactions are known as
diastole
This is ventricular systole
contraction of the ventricle
This is atrial systole
contraction of the atrium
Systole when used without clarification describes this
ventricular systole
Duration of systole and diastole
- 3
0. 5
Cardiac cycle characteristics (3)
less than 1 second normally
contraction faster than relaxation
atrial contraction followed by ventricular contraction
Normal heart rate
72 beats per minute
Cardiac cycle (start to finish)
Atria contracting
Blood flows into ventricles
Ventricles contract
Blood flows into atria
Review how pressure changes in the ventricle correlate to volume changes in the ventricle (podcast, approximately 4 min. in)
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This is used to measure pressures associated with the heart and is measured at this location on the body
blood pressure
biceps
This type of blood flow creates sound
turbulent
This type of blood flow does not create sound
Laminar
Starting blood pressure cuff pressure
140 mmHg
The first korotkoff sound signals this pressure
systolic pressure (maximum pressure the ventricle would produce)
The last korotkoff sounds signals this pressure
diastolic pressure
Average systolic and diastolic pressures
Systolic 120 mmHg
Diastolic 80 mmHg
The pressure of the blood in the veinus portion of circulation is essentially this
0 mmHg
The mean pressure of blood is this
100 mmHg
The skeletal muscle pump does this
utilizes blood vessels being compressed by the muscles they lie betweenas they compress blood is driven towards the heart
Veins have these structures within them
valves
pulse pressure =
P(systolic) - P(diastolic)
Normal pulse pressure
40 mm Hg
Exercise pulse pressure may go as high as this
100 mmHg
When we exercise this happens to our systolic and diastolic pressures
Increasedecrease
Very low pulse pressure can be suggestive of this
congestive heart failure
aortic stenosis
Reason for low pulse pressure with congestive heart failure
weak heart contractions
reason for low pulse pressure with aortic stenosis
Low blood volume caused by narrowing of aortic semilunar valve
The electrodes on the body during an electrocardiogram do this
investigate the change in potential of the heart muscle as it progressively contracts
What do the 3 leads compare in an electrocardiogram
I - Right arm to left arm
II - Right arm to left leg
III - Left arm to left leg
The typical ECG in lab utilizes this lead
II
Each wave of an ECG represents this
changes in polarity in the cardiac musculature
The P wave represents this
depolarization of the atria
The QRS wave represents thsi
depolarization of the ventricle
The T wave represents this
Re polarization of the ventricle
Repolarization of the atria takes places here
QRS phase
This is associated with ventricular contraction
Right after the QRS
This follows depolarization
contraction of the associated portion of the heart