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Week 1
Week 1 for Life Span 1
4
Nursing
Professional
06/07/2010

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AFTERLOAD

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THE TENSION PRODUCED BY A CHAMBER OF TE HEART IN ORDER TO CONTRACT
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PALPITATION

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AN ABNORMAILITY OF HEARTBEAT THAT CAUSES A CONSCIOUS AWARENESS OF ITS BEATING, WHETHER IT IS TOO SLOW, TOO FAST, IRREGULAR, OR AT ITS NORMAL FREQUENCY
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AUTOMATICITY

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AUTOMATIC RESPONSE PATTERN

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STROKE VOLUME

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THE VOLUME OF BLOOD PUMPED FROM ONE VENTRICLE OF THE HEART WITH EACH BEAT, IT IS CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING THE VOLUME OF BLOOD IN THE VENTRICLE AT THE END OF A BEAST FROM THE VOLUME OF BLOOD JUST PRIOR TO THE BEAT
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