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Cardiovascular System
Exam 3
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Medical
Not Applicable
08/14/2005

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Term
What do baroreceptors detect?
Definition
BP changes
Term
Renin
Definition
Secreted by kidney in response to low renal artery volume
Term
ADH
Definition
Antidiuretic Hormone - secreted by posterior pituitary gland
Term
HTN
Definition
Normal 120/80
Hypertension >140/90
Term
PT
Definition
N: 11-15
W: 1.3 - 1.5
R: 4.3 - 22
Term
INR
Definition
N: 2 - 3.5
W: 2 - 3
R: 4 - 10.5
Term
HDL
Definition
35
Term
LDL
Definition
130
Term
PTT
Definition
C: 35 - 38
W: 1.5 - 2
R: 37.5 - 76
Term
Left Side CHF
Definition
Pulmonary symptoms
Congestion, coughing, dyspnea, sputum
S3 gallop
Term
Ride Side CHF
Definition
Peripheral edema and venous congestion
Tender abdomen
Ascites
Jaundice
Term
Rheumatic Fever
Definition
A infection caused by hemolytic strep.
S/S Joint pain,carditis, cardiomegaly
Term
Assessment in endo or peri carditis will include
Definition
Heart and lung sounds - murrurs, rubs
Term
RBC's
Definition
Women 42 - 54 Men 47 - 61
Term
HgB
Definition
Women 12-16 Men 13-18
Term
Hct
Definition
Women 37-47 Men 42-52
Term
WBC's
Definition
4000-9000
Term
Platlets
Definition
150-450
Term
S3 Gallop
Definition
Left ventricle is overfilled leaving blood in the ventricle causing the valve to vibrate
Term
PR
Definition
12-20
Term
QRS
Definition
.04 - .11
Term
Stroke Volume
Definition
the volume of blood pumped in 1 contraction
Term
Cardiac Output
Definition
SV X HR = Output

Ex: 100ml SV X 80 bpm = 8000ml/m
Term
Preload
Definition
The volume of fluid in the ventricle before contraction
Term
Afterload
Definition
The amount of pressure the ventricle must work against to contract
Term
Excitability
Definition
The ability to depolarize
Term
Automaticity
Definition
The ability to initiate an impulse spontaneously and rhythmically
Term
Conductivity
Definition
The ability to contract as a unit
Term
Refractoriness
Definition
The hearts ability to hold a stimulus until the current contraction is finished.
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