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| contraction of the muscle the chambers of the heart become smaller as the blood is ejected |
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| relaxation of the muscle the heart chambers fill with blood |
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| amount of resistance to ejection of blood from the ventricles |
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vasoconstriction d/t decreased s.v.
HTN, stenotic valves |
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| arterial vasodilation d/t less resistance to ejection. |
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| degree of stretch of the cardiac muscles fibers at the end of diastole |
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| reducing blood return to the ventricles, diuresis, loss of blood, nitrates, loss of body fluid, dehydration |
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endocardium (insidecardium)
myocardium - middle
epicardium |
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| the heart is enclosed in what |
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| a thin fibrous sac called pericardium |
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| closure of pulmonic/aortic valves |
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| vibration of incompletely emptied ventricles |
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| contraction of atrium associated with ventricular enlargement |
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| hearing all 4 heart sounds at once |
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| ratio of cholesterol to hdl is |
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should be <4.4
cholesterol divided by 91 = |
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bad cholesterol
accelerates atherosclerosis |
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<160 no risk factors
<130 2 or more risk factors
<100 cad or cad risk equivalent |
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healthy cholesterol
helps to remove ldl |
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| what causes elevated levels for cholesterol |
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| obesity, physical inactivity, excessive alcohol, high carbs diet, diabetes, kidney dx, medications |
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| risk factors for coronary artery disease are |
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| tobacco use, htn, atherosclerosis, family hx, metabolic syndrome |
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| most common cause of cad is |
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| elevated lipid levels - atherosclerosis |
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insulin resistance
abd obesity waist greater 35 and 40
triglycerides >150
HDL <50 and 40
HTN
pro inflammatory state - increased c reactive protein
pro thrombotic state - increased fibrinogen |
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| non modifiable risk factors are |
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family hx
inc age
diabetes
gender
race - AA |
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