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1
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What are the two circulatory circuits? Their functions?

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pulmonary and systemic

*same function: gas exchange

2
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What need a change in WHAT to get flow? What affects flow rate?

A

need a change in pressure

*resistance affects flow rate

3
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What happens to two vessels if they have the same change in pressure?

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the vessels will still be EQUAL

4
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what are the 3 main things that affect resistance?

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1) viscosity
2) vessel length
3) vessel diameter

5
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viscosity

A

measure of friction between molecules of a flowing fluid

6
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vessel length means more? were?

A

more frictional resistance

*along vessel wall

7
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What is most important factor affecting resistance? Why?

A

diameter because we can change it; causes exponential change

8
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What is renals #?

A

how turbulent blood flow is

*greater the #, greater the turbulence

9
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symphathetic release? affect what area of the heart? increase or decreaste rate?

A

release norepinephrine

  • affect all of heart
  • ***increase heart rate
10
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parasymphathetic release? affect what area of the heart? increase or decreaste rate?

A

release acetylcholine

  • right vegas affects SA and R atrium
  • left vegas affects AV node and L atrium
  • *** decrease heart rate
11
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sequence of excitation?

A
SA node
atrial internodle pathway
AV node
bundle of His (R and L)
purkingje fibers
12
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what are important ions for heart?

A

Na. K. Cl. Ca

13
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What is the normal resting potential for ventricular muscle? for SA node?

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vent muscle = -90

SA node= -60 to -70

14
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What is pacemaker of heart? why?

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SA node; has a lower threshold to meet = pre-potential

15
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what does positive and negative chronotrophic effect mean?

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\+ = SPEED up; norepinephrine, sym
- = SLOW down, acetylcholine, parasym
16
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what does decreasing a delay mean? examples?

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to speed something up

  • sym speeds up rate and decreases delay
  • para slows rate and increases delay
17
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vector always points to?

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the NEGATIVE, aka area that hasn’t been depolarized

18
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where does ventricular and atrial repolarization happen?

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ven= T
artrial= R
19
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What happens are P?

A
  • atrial depolarization

- repolarization obscured by ventricular depolarization

20
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What happens are Q?

A
  • ventricular depolarization

- generally base to apex, but a minor initial negative deflection

21
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What happens are R?

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  • depolarization continues (BULK of it)
  • base to apex
  • positive deflection
  • -repolarization of atrials
22
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What happens are S?

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-negative deflection at final instant of depolarization

23
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What happens are T?

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  • repolarization of ventricles
  • apex to base
  • positive deflection
24
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repolarization is mainly repsresented by?

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T, bulk is +

25
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describe 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree blocks?

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1- prolonged PR
2- two or more P waves before QRS
3- equidistant QRS, ventricles stimulate themselvesbc no impulse from SA reaches them

26
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What does a double peaked R mean?

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bundle branch block, independent depolarization of both ventricels

27
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3 most common types of premature beats?

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1) atrial
2) AV node
3) premature ventricular contraction

28
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atrial premature beats?

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originate from ectopic focus in atrium, abnormal P wave

29
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AV node premature beats?

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originate from ectopic focus in AV node, giving an EARLY QRS before P

30
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premature ventricular contraction

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from ecotpic focus in ventricular muscle, gives an early and Wide QRS (before P)

31
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flutter vs fibrillation?

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flutter= rapid COORDINATED REGULAR contractions; caused by ONE ectopic foci
fibrilation= rapid UNcoordinated IRREGULAR contractions; caused by MANY ectopic foci
32
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atrial flutter

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caused by actopic focus in atrium

many P waves and occasional QRS

33
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ventricular flutter

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ectopic focus in ventricle

*SINE WAVES, severly impacts pumping

34
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atrial fibrilation

A

MANY ectopic foci in atrium at different rates

*See QRS and then chaos, no P wave

35
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ventricular fibrillation

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MANY ectopic foci in ventircle at different rates

*NO WAVES AT ALL, complete squiggles

36
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what is cardiac arrest?

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a type of ventricular fibrillation

*need CRP (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)

37
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What are the components of CRP?

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1) cardiac massage -maintain blood to brain

2) artificial respiration- oxygenate blood