NUR 220 Cardiovascular
- Systole
Answer ventricles contract and eject blood into circulation
- Diastole
Answer ventricles relax and fill with blood
- Stroke Volume
Answer amount of blood ejected during one contraction
- Cardiac Output
Answer volume of blood ejected by heart in 1 minute
Answer stroke volume x heart volume
- Preload
Answer amount of blood returned to right side after diastole
- Afterload
pressure that left ventricle has to pump against
Answer "resistance" 1 / 2
- Ejection Fraction
Answer percentage of blood pumped out of ventricle with each heart- beat
- Coronary Artery Disease
Answer narrowing or occulsion of coronary arteries
- 2 Types of CAD
Answer Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis
- Arteriosclerosis
Answer thickening or hardening of the arterial walls
- Atherosclerosis
Answer formation of plaque within arterial walls
- CAD causes decreased amount of blood being received.
Answer oxygenated
13. HDL
Answer "good cholesterol", want a high number
14. LDL
Answer "bad cholesterol", want a low number- the more risk factors the lower the LDL wanted
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