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Inadequate systemic tissue perfusion
Shock
Decreased cardiac output, Damaged or failing heart, inadequate rate
Inadequate Pump
Inadequate volume, Inadequate vessel pressures, Massive Vasodilation
Poor Blood Flow
Atherosclerosis, Damaged blood vessels, Thrombi, emboli
Blockage
Preload
Before contraction
Afterload
After contraction
Contractility
Health
Blood to from the upper portion of the body (head/arms)
Superior Vena Cava
From the lower portion of the body (legs)
Inferior Vena Cava
Largest blood vessel in the body
Aorta
Takes blood to the lungs
Pulmonary Artery
2 Upper Chamber of the heart
Right and left atria
2 lower chambers of the heart
Right and left ventricles
2 atrioventricular valves
Mitral and Tricupid
2 semilunar valves
Aortic and Pulmonic