Ventricular systole
... when the valve leaflets bulge or prolapse back into the upper chamber. They may not close properly and blood may leak back through. ...
... when the valve leaflets bulge or prolapse back into the upper chamber. They may not close properly and blood may leak back through. ...
Principles of Health Science – Cardiovascular System Notes Station
... 2. Atheroclerosis - (ather/o = plaque + -sclerosis = hardening) hardening and narrowing of arteries by build-up of _____________________________ plaque. 3. Angina Pectoris - Spasm of chest pain due to a ______________________ in blood flow to the myocardium. 4. Myocardial Infarction - Also known as ...
... 2. Atheroclerosis - (ather/o = plaque + -sclerosis = hardening) hardening and narrowing of arteries by build-up of _____________________________ plaque. 3. Angina Pectoris - Spasm of chest pain due to a ______________________ in blood flow to the myocardium. 4. Myocardial Infarction - Also known as ...
Self study task (Heading 1)
... 11. Explain what is meant by each of the terms ‘systolic’ and ‘diastolic’ in regards to blood pressure. What is ‘normal’ blood pressure? Systloic- Blood pressure reflects the contraction phase of the heart while Diastolic-pressure reflects the relaxation phase of the heart, proving an indication of ...
... 11. Explain what is meant by each of the terms ‘systolic’ and ‘diastolic’ in regards to blood pressure. What is ‘normal’ blood pressure? Systloic- Blood pressure reflects the contraction phase of the heart while Diastolic-pressure reflects the relaxation phase of the heart, proving an indication of ...
Handout - LSU School of Medicine
... Small decreases of venous filling from narcotics, diuretics, volume depletion, and positive pressure ventilation can have profoundly negative effects on stroke volume and cardiac output. Inhalation anesthetics exaggerate the negative inotropic and chronotropic effects of calcium channel blockers and ...
... Small decreases of venous filling from narcotics, diuretics, volume depletion, and positive pressure ventilation can have profoundly negative effects on stroke volume and cardiac output. Inhalation anesthetics exaggerate the negative inotropic and chronotropic effects of calcium channel blockers and ...
High Blood Pressure
... Blood pressure is the amount of pressure inside a type of blood vessels called arteries. When the heart beats, it squeezes to push blood through the blood vessels. Then it relaxes so it can fill up with blood for the next squeeze. Blood pressure has two parts: ...
... Blood pressure is the amount of pressure inside a type of blood vessels called arteries. When the heart beats, it squeezes to push blood through the blood vessels. Then it relaxes so it can fill up with blood for the next squeeze. Blood pressure has two parts: ...
B1 Atrial Fibrillation
... Treatment Management Strategies: Control ventricular response rate – VRR, Restore and maintain normal sinus rhythm – Cardioversion, ↓ risk of stroke 1. Controlling Ventricular Response Rate – most common way of controlling AF Which drugs? Digoxin, Beta Blockers, Calcium channel blockers : only use v ...
... Treatment Management Strategies: Control ventricular response rate – VRR, Restore and maintain normal sinus rhythm – Cardioversion, ↓ risk of stroke 1. Controlling Ventricular Response Rate – most common way of controlling AF Which drugs? Digoxin, Beta Blockers, Calcium channel blockers : only use v ...
Shone`s Syndrome - Children`s Heart Clinic
... take place in a tertiary care hospital with transfer to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as soon as possible to initiate cardiology evaluation and medical interventions. When coarctation is present, prostaglandin E infusion is started as soon as possible to keep the ductus arteriosus open prior to ...
... take place in a tertiary care hospital with transfer to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as soon as possible to initiate cardiology evaluation and medical interventions. When coarctation is present, prostaglandin E infusion is started as soon as possible to keep the ductus arteriosus open prior to ...
Shone`s Syndrome - The Children`s Heart Clinic, PA
... take place in a tertiary care hospital with transfer to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as soon as possible to initiate cardiology evaluation and medical interventions. When coarctation is present, prostaglandin E infusion is started as soon as possible to keep the ductus arteriosus open prior to ...
... take place in a tertiary care hospital with transfer to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as soon as possible to initiate cardiology evaluation and medical interventions. When coarctation is present, prostaglandin E infusion is started as soon as possible to keep the ductus arteriosus open prior to ...
Cardiovascular System!!
... The heart muscle, like every other organ or tissue in your body, needs oxygen-rich blood to survive. Blood is supplied to the heart by its own vascular system, called coronary circulation. The aorta (the main blood supplier to the body) branches off into two main coronary blood arteries. These coron ...
... The heart muscle, like every other organ or tissue in your body, needs oxygen-rich blood to survive. Blood is supplied to the heart by its own vascular system, called coronary circulation. The aorta (the main blood supplier to the body) branches off into two main coronary blood arteries. These coron ...
2016 Mar Cardio bulletin - East Dorset NHS Library
... Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and death Extending anticoagulant treatment beyond three months reduces the risk of recurrent blood clots Smoking bans improve cardiovascular health and reduce smoking-related deaths Treating all narrowed blood vessels immediately aft ...
... Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke and death Extending anticoagulant treatment beyond three months reduces the risk of recurrent blood clots Smoking bans improve cardiovascular health and reduce smoking-related deaths Treating all narrowed blood vessels immediately aft ...
Cardiovascular 1b – Heart and Circulation
... Nerve fibres Smooth muscle Tunica Media Basement membrane Tunica Intima Endothelium Lumen 7. Define the pulmonary circulation Blood is taken from the right ventricle to the lungs via the pulmonary artery. Pulmonary veins then bring blood back from the lungs to the left atria. 9. Define the systemic ...
... Nerve fibres Smooth muscle Tunica Media Basement membrane Tunica Intima Endothelium Lumen 7. Define the pulmonary circulation Blood is taken from the right ventricle to the lungs via the pulmonary artery. Pulmonary veins then bring blood back from the lungs to the left atria. 9. Define the systemic ...
Chapter 2 - Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
... is necessary for good health The best way to lower serum (blood) cholesterol is to reduce intake of saturated fat Saturated fat increases the liver’s production of cholesterol ...
... is necessary for good health The best way to lower serum (blood) cholesterol is to reduce intake of saturated fat Saturated fat increases the liver’s production of cholesterol ...
Circulatory System
... ○ Heart Disease: 611,000 people die In the U.S. each year from Heart Disease. ○ Heart Failure: This does not mean that your heart is failing it just means that it is not pumping as fast as it should. This causes water retention which leads to swelling and shortness of breath ○ Cancer: Leukemia also ...
... ○ Heart Disease: 611,000 people die In the U.S. each year from Heart Disease. ○ Heart Failure: This does not mean that your heart is failing it just means that it is not pumping as fast as it should. This causes water retention which leads to swelling and shortness of breath ○ Cancer: Leukemia also ...
Blood & Circulation
... • Blood – carries important “ *stuff ” through body * Stuff – includes oxygen, food, & waste ...
... • Blood – carries important “ *stuff ” through body * Stuff – includes oxygen, food, & waste ...
word roots and combining forms
... Many medical terms are “compound” words. That is, they are made up of more than one root of combining form. Example of such compound words are leucocytes (white blood cell) and chemotherapy (treatment of disease by administering chemicals). The following list includes some of the most commonly used ...
... Many medical terms are “compound” words. That is, they are made up of more than one root of combining form. Example of such compound words are leucocytes (white blood cell) and chemotherapy (treatment of disease by administering chemicals). The following list includes some of the most commonly used ...
Pharmacology 9a – Drugs of the Heart
... contractility. This is done by producing cyclic AMP from ATP which in turn results in an increase in Ca2+ in the cell. Beta blockers act by competitively blocking these β1 receptors and so: – Reduce cardiac output – reduce renin release by the kidney – diminish noradrenaline release by sympathetic n ...
... contractility. This is done by producing cyclic AMP from ATP which in turn results in an increase in Ca2+ in the cell. Beta blockers act by competitively blocking these β1 receptors and so: – Reduce cardiac output – reduce renin release by the kidney – diminish noradrenaline release by sympathetic n ...
Blood Pressure Questions and Answers to Guide
... • Blood pressure is the force of blood against your artery walls as it circulates through your body. • The organs in your body need oxygen to survive. Oxygen is carried through the body by the blood. When the heart beats, it creates pressure that pushes blood through arteries and veins, also known a ...
... • Blood pressure is the force of blood against your artery walls as it circulates through your body. • The organs in your body need oxygen to survive. Oxygen is carried through the body by the blood. When the heart beats, it creates pressure that pushes blood through arteries and veins, also known a ...
Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
... ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and their medical care organizations that Revatio (sildenafil) should not be prescribed to children (ages 1 through 17) for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).This recommendation against use is based on a recent long-term clinical pediatric trial showi ...
... ISSUE: FDA notified healthcare professionals and their medical care organizations that Revatio (sildenafil) should not be prescribed to children (ages 1 through 17) for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).This recommendation against use is based on a recent long-term clinical pediatric trial showi ...
Summary of Roger`s Disease (aka Ventricular Septal Defect)
... DRUG OPTIONS: Medications That Keep the Heartbeat Regular – ie. Beta-blockers and digoxin Medications that Increase the Strength of the Heart’s Contractions – ie. Digoxin Medications that Decrease the Amount of Fluid in the Circulation – reduces volume of blood that must be pumped. These are c ...
... DRUG OPTIONS: Medications That Keep the Heartbeat Regular – ie. Beta-blockers and digoxin Medications that Increase the Strength of the Heart’s Contractions – ie. Digoxin Medications that Decrease the Amount of Fluid in the Circulation – reduces volume of blood that must be pumped. These are c ...
Critical Points Learning Checklist
... Signs and symptoms of shock are pale, cyanotic, cool, clammy skin; weak, rapid pulse; rapid, shallow breathing; restlessness, anxiety, or mental dullness; nausea or vomiting; and decreased or low blood pressure. Cardiac chest pain may not be described as pain but as an ache, pressure, tightness, or ...
... Signs and symptoms of shock are pale, cyanotic, cool, clammy skin; weak, rapid pulse; rapid, shallow breathing; restlessness, anxiety, or mental dullness; nausea or vomiting; and decreased or low blood pressure. Cardiac chest pain may not be described as pain but as an ache, pressure, tightness, or ...
Drug Interactions
... drug and some other substance, such as another drug or a certain type of food, which prevents the drug from working correctly. ...
... drug and some other substance, such as another drug or a certain type of food, which prevents the drug from working correctly. ...
Antihypertensive drug
Antihypertensives are a class of drugs that are used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Antihypertensive therapy seeks to prevent the complications of high blood pressure, such as stroke and myocardial infarction. Evidence suggests that reduction of the blood pressure by 5 mmHg can decrease the risk of stroke by 34%, of ischaemic heart disease by 21%, and reduce the likelihood of dementia, heart failure, and mortality from cardiovascular disease. There are many classes of antihypertensives, which lower blood pressure by different means. Among the most important and most widely used drugs are thiazide diuretics, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor antagonists (ARBs), and beta blockers.Which type of medication to use initially for hypertension has been the subject of several large studies and resulting national guidelines. The fundamental goal of treatment should be the prevention of the important endpoints of hypertension, such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Patient age, associated clinical conditions and end-organ damage also play a part in determining dosage and type of medication administered. The several classes of antihypertensives differ in side effect profiles, ability to prevent endpoints, and cost. The choice of more expensive agents, where cheaper ones would be equally effective, may have negative impacts on national healthcare budgets. As of 2009, the best available evidence favors the thiazide diuretics as the first-line treatment of choice for high blood pressure when drugs are necessary. Although clinical evidence shows calcium channel blockers and thiazide-type diuretics are preferred first-line treatments for most people (from both efficacy and cost points of view), an ACE inhibitor is recommended by NICE in the UK for those under 55 years old.