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NUR 235 Cardiac Physical Assessment Notes
- Course
- NURS 235
- Institution
- California Baptist University
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Know the blood flow through the heart and through the cardiac valves Blood flow through the coronary valves
T: ricuspid
P: ulmonic
M: itral
A: ortic
The special properties of cardiac muscle cells:
- Automaticity
- Rhythmicity
- Contractility
- Conductivity
Cardiac conduction: SA node, AV node, bundle branches, Purkinjie fibers
, Know how to interpret PQRST strips.
What type of pump is the heart?
A DOUBLE pump!!
Pulmonary circulation:
Small, located in chest and near the heart
Mean arterial pressure- 12mmhg
Allows blood to move through the lungs slowly
Systemic circulation:
High pressure
Mean arterial pressure- 90-100 mmhg
Works against gravity often
What are cardiac output, preload and afterload.
Cardiac output: CO=HR x Stroke Volume
Preload-amount of blood in left ventricle at the end of diastole before next contraction (end
diastolic volume)
Afterload- resistance to ejection of blood/ arterial pressure/ amount of volume in vessels
Preload- Volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole (end diastolic pressure)
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