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14 Cards in this Set
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afterload
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peripheral resistance aganist which the left ventricle must pump
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arterial blood pressure
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measure of the pressure exerted by blood against the walls of the arterial system
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cardiac index
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CO/BSA
normal is 2.8 to 4.2L per min per meter squared |
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cardiac output
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amt of blood pumped by each ventricle in 1 min
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cardiac reserve
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ability to respond to demands (exercise, stress, hypovolemia) by altering cardiac output threefold or fourfold
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diastole
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filling of the ventricles
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diastolic blood pressure
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the residual pressure of the arterial system during ventricular relaxation
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ejection fraction
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% of end-diastolic blood volume that is ejected during systole
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mean arterial pressure
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perfussion pressure felt by organs in the body
(SBP + 2DBP)/3 |
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point of maximal impulse
(Apical Pulse) |
pulsation or ventricular thrust ilies medial to the midclavicular line in the 4th or 5th ICS
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preload
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vol of blood in the ventricles at the end of diastole before the next contraction
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pulse pressure
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difference between the SBP and DBP
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systole
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contraction of the myocardium
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systolic blood pressure
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peak pressure exerted against the arteries when the heart contracts
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