Fun Facts - Kalakaua Middle School
... Your circulatory system of blood vessels — arteries, veins and capillaries — is over 60,000 miles long. That's long enough to go around the world more than twice! The adult heart pumps about 5 quarts of blood each minute throughout the body. That’s about 2,000 gallons of blood each day. The heart pu ...
... Your circulatory system of blood vessels — arteries, veins and capillaries — is over 60,000 miles long. That's long enough to go around the world more than twice! The adult heart pumps about 5 quarts of blood each minute throughout the body. That’s about 2,000 gallons of blood each day. The heart pu ...
6. Cardiovascular Worksheet Part I
... Cardiac Muscle Cells Contract without Nervous Stimulation 9. About 1% of myocardiocytes are __________________________________________________________. The heart can contract without connections to other parts of the body, because the signal is _____________, meaning that it is _____________________ ...
... Cardiac Muscle Cells Contract without Nervous Stimulation 9. About 1% of myocardiocytes are __________________________________________________________. The heart can contract without connections to other parts of the body, because the signal is _____________, meaning that it is _____________________ ...
Hemodynamically unstable wide QRS complex tachycardia
... QRS complex it can be divided into narrow QRS (<120 ms) and wide QRS tachycardia (>120 ms). Narrow QRS tachycardia is always supraventricular which means that its source is proximal to the bundle of His, while wide QRS tachycardia can be ventricular (source is in ventricle, distal to the bundle of H ...
... QRS complex it can be divided into narrow QRS (<120 ms) and wide QRS tachycardia (>120 ms). Narrow QRS tachycardia is always supraventricular which means that its source is proximal to the bundle of His, while wide QRS tachycardia can be ventricular (source is in ventricle, distal to the bundle of H ...
HPD 130 Outline - Clackamas Community College
... the course and all required AHA tests lead to certification as an AHA ACLS Provider. Course Objectives: ACE is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. Providers are e ...
... the course and all required AHA tests lead to certification as an AHA ACLS Provider. Course Objectives: ACE is designed to provide the knowledge and skills needed to evaluate and manage the first 10 minutes of an adult ventricular fibrillation/ ventricular tachycardia (VF/VT) arrest. Providers are e ...
PowerPoint 프레젠테이션
... Two atria full with blood and then contract simultaneously. This is followed by the simultaneous contraction of both ventricles, which sends blood through the pulmonary and systemic circulations. The AV valves close when the ventricles contract and the semilunar valves close when ventricles relax, p ...
... Two atria full with blood and then contract simultaneously. This is followed by the simultaneous contraction of both ventricles, which sends blood through the pulmonary and systemic circulations. The AV valves close when the ventricles contract and the semilunar valves close when ventricles relax, p ...
Drugs used for Congestive Heart Failure
... • More Ca++ accumulates in the cytoplasm during depolarization and the myocardium will contract forcefully. This is known as positive inotropic effect • Increased cardiac output • Increased blood flow to the body organs like the kidney and liver ...
... • More Ca++ accumulates in the cytoplasm during depolarization and the myocardium will contract forcefully. This is known as positive inotropic effect • Increased cardiac output • Increased blood flow to the body organs like the kidney and liver ...
ANPS 020 Black 01-30
... soon after the first increased cytoplasm calcium levels and increased the strength and duration of contraction. In cardiac muscle, the action potential lasts longer than the contraction. On contraction is over before another can begin, preventing summation of contraction and tetany. This ensures tim ...
... soon after the first increased cytoplasm calcium levels and increased the strength and duration of contraction. In cardiac muscle, the action potential lasts longer than the contraction. On contraction is over before another can begin, preventing summation of contraction and tetany. This ensures tim ...
Living with an Invisible Disease
... heart beats overly fast when I wake up / sit up / stand up or do anything out of rhythm, trying to get enough blood to my brain. POTS has anxiety- and hyperactivity-like symptoms, the body not being able to regulate its temperature, even restless legs. ...
... heart beats overly fast when I wake up / sit up / stand up or do anything out of rhythm, trying to get enough blood to my brain. POTS has anxiety- and hyperactivity-like symptoms, the body not being able to regulate its temperature, even restless legs. ...
ARVC (boxer cardiomyopathy)
... (right pumping chamber) muscle with fat and sometimes fibrous tissue. This fibro-fatty replacement can cause ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm coming from the pumping chambers). Ventricular tachycardia (excessively fast heart rate), a severe type of ventricular arrhythmia, can cause let ...
... (right pumping chamber) muscle with fat and sometimes fibrous tissue. This fibro-fatty replacement can cause ventricular arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm coming from the pumping chambers). Ventricular tachycardia (excessively fast heart rate), a severe type of ventricular arrhythmia, can cause let ...
File - Kelly Marchant RN
... A. I am starting on Warfarin to prevent blood clots *B. I should only take my Warfarin when I have chest pain C. Atrial fibrillation can lead to dizziness or low blood pressure D. I should take Warfarin at the same time every day 13. Under usual circumstances, after an impulse is generated in the SA ...
... A. I am starting on Warfarin to prevent blood clots *B. I should only take my Warfarin when I have chest pain C. Atrial fibrillation can lead to dizziness or low blood pressure D. I should take Warfarin at the same time every day 13. Under usual circumstances, after an impulse is generated in the SA ...
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Form
... > Marfan Syndrome - a disorder of the structure of blood vessels that make them prone to rupture; often associated with very long arms and unusually flexible joints. o Inherited conditions of the electrical system > Long QT Syndrome - abnormality in the ion channels (electrical systems) of the heart ...
... > Marfan Syndrome - a disorder of the structure of blood vessels that make them prone to rupture; often associated with very long arms and unusually flexible joints. o Inherited conditions of the electrical system > Long QT Syndrome - abnormality in the ion channels (electrical systems) of the heart ...
The Electrical Impulses of the Heart*
... within your heart muscle • The electrical activity can be recorded by an electrocardiogram (aka EKG or ECG) ...
... within your heart muscle • The electrical activity can be recorded by an electrocardiogram (aka EKG or ECG) ...
Honors Biology
... 38. Which type of respiration (aerobic or anaerobic) does cardiac muscle rely on? ...
... 38. Which type of respiration (aerobic or anaerobic) does cardiac muscle rely on? ...
Blood and the Circulatory System
... Give a simple explanation of the heart beat and how it is controlled Know the location of the Pacemaker node (SA Node) ( sinoatrial node) Know the location of the Pacemaker node (AV Node) ( atrioventricular node) Understand that the heart has specialised Cardiac Muscle Explain the stages in the Card ...
... Give a simple explanation of the heart beat and how it is controlled Know the location of the Pacemaker node (SA Node) ( sinoatrial node) Know the location of the Pacemaker node (AV Node) ( atrioventricular node) Understand that the heart has specialised Cardiac Muscle Explain the stages in the Card ...
Anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of the autonomic
... nerves to the cardiac plexus. • Unlike the sympathetic innervation, which must first synapse within chain ganglia to supply the heart with postsynaptic (postganglionic) fibres, the parasympathetic fibres synapse at ganglia located directly on the heart and short postsynaptic fibres then supply the t ...
... nerves to the cardiac plexus. • Unlike the sympathetic innervation, which must first synapse within chain ganglia to supply the heart with postsynaptic (postganglionic) fibres, the parasympathetic fibres synapse at ganglia located directly on the heart and short postsynaptic fibres then supply the t ...
Bio 238 Exam #1 Review Guide. 100 multiple choice questions
... (no, not the ones from Harry Potter!) ...
... (no, not the ones from Harry Potter!) ...
Cardiovascular Physiology
... 2. Understand the concept of ion channels and gating. 3. Understand the concept of action potentials and the general way in which action potentials are produced. Understand the role of sodium, potassium, and calcium in producing the action potential. 4. Know the voltages associated with resting pote ...
... 2. Understand the concept of ion channels and gating. 3. Understand the concept of action potentials and the general way in which action potentials are produced. Understand the role of sodium, potassium, and calcium in producing the action potential. 4. Know the voltages associated with resting pote ...
Occult Cardiomyopathy in Doberman Pinschers
... Dobermans with infrequent VPCs that are feeling well usually develop changes on their echocardiograms within 1 year. Within 2 years, their VPCs and heart changes often get worse, and 30-50% of these dogs may die suddenly. Dobermans with severe VPCs or VT that are well controlled with medication can ...
... Dobermans with infrequent VPCs that are feeling well usually develop changes on their echocardiograms within 1 year. Within 2 years, their VPCs and heart changes often get worse, and 30-50% of these dogs may die suddenly. Dobermans with severe VPCs or VT that are well controlled with medication can ...
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... In older children it is usually well tolerated In infants it may be a life‐threatening emergency ...
... In older children it is usually well tolerated In infants it may be a life‐threatening emergency ...
Lecture 22 - Heart Diseases
... Shortness of breath at rest. Nausea Episodes of dizziness/lightheaded ...
... Shortness of breath at rest. Nausea Episodes of dizziness/lightheaded ...
Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia Mediated by Twin
... 21-year-old man with univentricular and ...
... 21-year-old man with univentricular and ...
cardiovascular3
... Frank-Starling Law of the Heart Does not depend on hormones or nerves Assures that the heart adjusts its output based on VENOUS RETURN ...
... Frank-Starling Law of the Heart Does not depend on hormones or nerves Assures that the heart adjusts its output based on VENOUS RETURN ...