Week 4 part 2

Question 1

Heart failure?

Answer 1

One or both ventricles to fill/blood is impaired

Question 2

Stroke?

Answer 2

Affects cerebral arteries

Question 3

Ischemic stroke?

Answer 3

Cerebral blood vessels obstructed blood flow to that region of the brain

Question 4

Hemorrhagic stroke?

Answer 4

Rupture in cerebral artery of surface vessel of the brain

Question 5

Stroke warning signs?

Answer 5

Face
Arms
Speech
Time

Question 6

Peripheral artery/vascular disease?

Answer 6

Blood flow through peripheral arteries is inhibited

Question 7

Defining blood pressure?

Answer 7

The force of blood against the walls of the arteries and veins when the heart pumps

Question 8

White coast syndrome?

Answer 8

Increased physiological stress responses in response to the task of being assessed by a medical/health practitioner

Question 9

three types of manometers?

Answer 9

Mercury - less common due to mercury
Aneroid - Used resting bp most common manual method
Electronic - Easy to use, but difficult to tell if inaccurate readings are obtained

Question 10

mean arterial pressure?

Answer 10

represents combination of systolic and diastolic bp

Question 11

Pulse pressure PP?

Answer 11

Represents the differences between systolic and diastolic

Question 12

Rate pressure product RPP

Answer 12

measure of the work of the heart, including heart rate and the force required to expel blood into circulation