Cardiovascular 21 – Thrombosis, Infarction and Embolism
... Pulmonary Embolism – emboli passes through right side of heart from leg and then travels to lings where it can occlude in pulmonary artery or in smaller arterioles. One embolus usually sparks off more. It can result in sudden death, right heart failure, most are clinically silent. ...
... Pulmonary Embolism – emboli passes through right side of heart from leg and then travels to lings where it can occlude in pulmonary artery or in smaller arterioles. One embolus usually sparks off more. It can result in sudden death, right heart failure, most are clinically silent. ...
The circulatory system
... fibrous tissue. The aorta is the largest artery in the body this divides into arterioles then into capillaries. Capillaries- These are so small they are only one cell thick, because of this they are semi- permeable and allow things to pass through the wall. Capillaries are found in clusters and feed ...
... fibrous tissue. The aorta is the largest artery in the body this divides into arterioles then into capillaries. Capillaries- These are so small they are only one cell thick, because of this they are semi- permeable and allow things to pass through the wall. Capillaries are found in clusters and feed ...
Blood Vessels - Seattle Central College
... • Blood pressure forces fluid, small solutes & gases out of capillaries • Osmotic pressure (large solutes) draw fluid back into capillaries ...
... • Blood pressure forces fluid, small solutes & gases out of capillaries • Osmotic pressure (large solutes) draw fluid back into capillaries ...
healthy heart
... until they become tiny vessels called capillaries which can be found in your body tissues. Capillaries allow food and oxygen to move from your blood into your body tissue and pick up waste such as carbon dioxide. ...
... until they become tiny vessels called capillaries which can be found in your body tissues. Capillaries allow food and oxygen to move from your blood into your body tissue and pick up waste such as carbon dioxide. ...
Rx for Success - Enlarged Heart(090)
... Any of the four chambers of the heart (right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle) may become dilated and/or the muscular wall of the heart may become thickened (hypertrophied). Measurable cardiac enlargement is usually secondary to significant disease such as valve defects, cong ...
... Any of the four chambers of the heart (right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, and left ventricle) may become dilated and/or the muscular wall of the heart may become thickened (hypertrophied). Measurable cardiac enlargement is usually secondary to significant disease such as valve defects, cong ...
File - Dr. Jerry Cronin
... diuretic polypeptide hormone released by cells of the cardiac atria. • ANP participates in autoregulation by: • Lowering blood pressure (it causes a direct vasodilation) • Reducing blood volume (by promoting loss of salt and water as urine) ...
... diuretic polypeptide hormone released by cells of the cardiac atria. • ANP participates in autoregulation by: • Lowering blood pressure (it causes a direct vasodilation) • Reducing blood volume (by promoting loss of salt and water as urine) ...
Putting It All Together
... You are called to the home of a 50-year-old man whose wife called 9-1-1 because he was complaining of severe pressure in his chest and pain that was radiating to his shoulder. The patient is now perspiring and breathing rapidly and appears very anxious. He states, “I feel like I can’t catch my breat ...
... You are called to the home of a 50-year-old man whose wife called 9-1-1 because he was complaining of severe pressure in his chest and pain that was radiating to his shoulder. The patient is now perspiring and breathing rapidly and appears very anxious. He states, “I feel like I can’t catch my breat ...
Cardiac Medications
... Dilate peripheral blood vessels by directly relaxing arteriolar smooth muscle Usually used in combination with other antihypertensives as they increase sodium and fluid retention ...
... Dilate peripheral blood vessels by directly relaxing arteriolar smooth muscle Usually used in combination with other antihypertensives as they increase sodium and fluid retention ...
Lecture Notes
... PR interval - conduction time from the end atrial depolarization to the onset ventricular depolarization ST interval - time when ventricular fibers are fully depolarized. TP interval – when the heart muscle is completely at rest and ventricular filling is taking place Cardiac Cycle - Filling of Hear ...
... PR interval - conduction time from the end atrial depolarization to the onset ventricular depolarization ST interval - time when ventricular fibers are fully depolarized. TP interval – when the heart muscle is completely at rest and ventricular filling is taking place Cardiac Cycle - Filling of Hear ...
The Heart
... Left atrium Oxygenated blood returning from the lungs enters here via the pulmonary vein. Right ventriclePropels deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary arteries to the capillaries of the lungs Left ventricle Propels oxygenated blood through the aorta to the capillaries in body tissue Valves Stop b ...
... Left atrium Oxygenated blood returning from the lungs enters here via the pulmonary vein. Right ventriclePropels deoxygenated blood through the pulmonary arteries to the capillaries of the lungs Left ventricle Propels oxygenated blood through the aorta to the capillaries in body tissue Valves Stop b ...
standards-based
... adult’s body there is 10.6 pints of blood circulating around. In their blood there is billions of living blood cells floating in liquid called plasma. If you took a small sample of this blood and poured it into a test tube and then put it in a machine called a centrifuge, you would be able to see t ...
... adult’s body there is 10.6 pints of blood circulating around. In their blood there is billions of living blood cells floating in liquid called plasma. If you took a small sample of this blood and poured it into a test tube and then put it in a machine called a centrifuge, you would be able to see t ...
Fluid flow, circulation, cardiac biophysics
... The O2 contents of arterial and venous blood are 20% and 12%, respectively. The difference is 8%. That is, 8% of volume of blood flowing through the lungs during one ventilation cycle (x) is 25 ml. Therefore, x=(100/8)*25=312.5 ml. ...
... The O2 contents of arterial and venous blood are 20% and 12%, respectively. The difference is 8%. That is, 8% of volume of blood flowing through the lungs during one ventilation cycle (x) is 25 ml. Therefore, x=(100/8)*25=312.5 ml. ...
BME-HUMAN ANATOMY-6 - Near East University
... • ECG is used for monitoring heart rythm and detect possible coronary problems ...
... • ECG is used for monitoring heart rythm and detect possible coronary problems ...
NUR202-ModuleB
... ABNORMAL P WAVES CAN PRECEDE, FOLLOW, OR OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE QRS COMPLEX ...
... ABNORMAL P WAVES CAN PRECEDE, FOLLOW, OR OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE QRS COMPLEX ...
Ch428thed
... Why do veins have valves and arteries do not? Veins move blood against gravity without benefit of the heart contraction ...
... Why do veins have valves and arteries do not? Veins move blood against gravity without benefit of the heart contraction ...
1 - Homeschooling is Fun
... a) semilunar valves closing b) atrioventricular valves closing c) semilunar valves opening d) atrioventricular valves opening 8. How many feet of blood vessels are in your body? a) 100,000 b) 500,000 c) 200 million d) 500 million ...
... a) semilunar valves closing b) atrioventricular valves closing c) semilunar valves opening d) atrioventricular valves opening 8. How many feet of blood vessels are in your body? a) 100,000 b) 500,000 c) 200 million d) 500 million ...
Complications of Heart Disease Case Study Answers
... weakness and heart irregularities? One of the major side effects of Lasix is hypokalemia. Mr. Edwards’ symptoms of fatigue, generalized weakness and cardiac irregularities are seen in the patient with hypokalemia. Hypokalemia in patients with heart failure is also problematic as it markedly weakens ...
... weakness and heart irregularities? One of the major side effects of Lasix is hypokalemia. Mr. Edwards’ symptoms of fatigue, generalized weakness and cardiac irregularities are seen in the patient with hypokalemia. Hypokalemia in patients with heart failure is also problematic as it markedly weakens ...
Chapter 12, Part 2 – The Heart The Heart is a Double Pump
... Right and left ventricles pump the same amount of blood each minute.! Left ventricular wall is thicker and develops higher pressures. (Why does this make sense?)! All valves open and close in response to pressure.! Papillary muscle and chordae tendineae prevent eversion (“blowback”) of AV valves. Th ...
... Right and left ventricles pump the same amount of blood each minute.! Left ventricular wall is thicker and develops higher pressures. (Why does this make sense?)! All valves open and close in response to pressure.! Papillary muscle and chordae tendineae prevent eversion (“blowback”) of AV valves. Th ...
This checklist can assist you when prescribing MULTAQ
... with MULTAQ® can be initiated in an outpatient setting. See the SPC for full prescribing information. MULTAQ® is indicated for the maintenance of sinus rhythm after successful cardioversion in adult clinically stable patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Due to its safety ...
... with MULTAQ® can be initiated in an outpatient setting. See the SPC for full prescribing information. MULTAQ® is indicated for the maintenance of sinus rhythm after successful cardioversion in adult clinically stable patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Due to its safety ...
Pharmacology Objectives 11
... Triggered automaticy – is characterized by after depolarizations, depolarizations that occur before or after full repolarization of the cell. After depolarizations can be early (EAD) or delayed (DAD). Re-entry – occurs when there is slower conduction down one branch of fibers than on a neighboring b ...
... Triggered automaticy – is characterized by after depolarizations, depolarizations that occur before or after full repolarization of the cell. After depolarizations can be early (EAD) or delayed (DAD). Re-entry – occurs when there is slower conduction down one branch of fibers than on a neighboring b ...
Slide 1
... With a vector, demonstrate the depolarization of the atria. With a vector, demonstrate the repolarization of the atria With a vector, demonstrate the depolarization of the ventricles With a vector, demonstrate the repolarization of the ventricles. What does a vector show? If there is a negative surf ...
... With a vector, demonstrate the depolarization of the atria. With a vector, demonstrate the repolarization of the atria With a vector, demonstrate the depolarization of the ventricles With a vector, demonstrate the repolarization of the ventricles. What does a vector show? If there is a negative surf ...
Circulation
... effects of thermal vasodilation in CHF, we studied 34 patients with chronic CHF (mean age, 58 +/- 14 years). Clinical stages were New York Heart Association functional class II in 2, III in 19, and IV in 13 patients. Mean ejection fraction was 25 +/- 9%. After a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted via t ...
... effects of thermal vasodilation in CHF, we studied 34 patients with chronic CHF (mean age, 58 +/- 14 years). Clinical stages were New York Heart Association functional class II in 2, III in 19, and IV in 13 patients. Mean ejection fraction was 25 +/- 9%. After a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted via t ...
A View of Life
... – Attach other blood vessels to heart and bypass clogged areas. Angioplasty. – Thread tube into artery to the region of plaque, where a balloon attached to the tube is inflated, forcing the vessel open. Stents or chemicals may be needed. ...
... – Attach other blood vessels to heart and bypass clogged areas. Angioplasty. – Thread tube into artery to the region of plaque, where a balloon attached to the tube is inflated, forcing the vessel open. Stents or chemicals may be needed. ...