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01/29/2008
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Tension
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Tension=delta pressure* radius
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Volume in blood vessel
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(pressure*capacitance)+unstressed volume
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Capacitance
 Definition
change Vol/ change Press
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Flow
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Change pressure/ Resistance
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Oxygen delivery
 Definition
O content * blood flow
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Reynold's (trans from laminar to turbulent flow)
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rvp/n n=viscosity v=mean velocity above 1000= turbulent p=density
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Total peripheral resistance (bolded)
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Aortic pressure/ cardiac output
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kinetic energy of fluid in motion
 Definition
(pv^2)/2 p=density
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