What increases preload - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

How does chronic aortic stenosis lead to left ventricular hypertrophy? Chronic aortic stenosis leads to left ventricular hypertrophy bc of increased workload of pumping blood through a narrow opening. The left atrium can also enlarge but mainly causes left ventricular hypertrophy. The right ventricle will remain normal for a period of time. That's why LHF happens first then leads to RHF. Chronic mitral stenosis will cause enlargement in which area? Left atria hypertrophy. In pt with Mitral va...

Amls Final Test Exam (Questions And Answers) A 45-year-old patient is found supine on the floor. Healthcare providers note pinpoint pupils, shallow respirations, and vomitus in and around the mouth. What course of action should be taken next? - CORRECT ANSWER-Supplemental oxygen and suction Patients with a history of COPD that present with an acute onset of shortness of breath are likely to have which condition? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pulmonary embolism During compensatory shock, the renin-...

BIO 669 Quiz 4- Cardiovascular Latest;(2024/2025) Questions and Answers / 100% Correct/ (78 Q & A) BIO 669 Quiz 4- Cardiovascular Latest;(2024/2025) Questions and Answers / 100% Correct/ (78 Q & A) 1. Which of the following conditions is the most immediately at risk for serious complications? a. Unstable angina b. Prinzmetal angina c. STEMI d. NSTEMI 2. Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buergers disease) is an autoimmune condition that is: a. A result of over activation of ...

Control of Ventilation correct answers 1. Central Command: feed forward mechanism for rapid increases in ventilation 2. Exercise Pressor Reflex: feedback mechanism to fine tune ventilation 3. Chemoreceptors in arteries, brain, & lungs fine tune ventilation (RA Adaptations to Training) Ventilation correct answers Ventilation is lower at any VO2 (reduces work of breathing) What is the resting metabolic rate of breathing? correct answers 3.5 mL/min (CV Adaptations of Training) Oxygen Co...

Nurs 5315: Adv Patho Exam 3 Set 1 | Latest Version | 2024/2025 | Graded A+ **Describe the flow of blood through the heart.** **Blood flows from the body into the heart through the vena cavas, enters the right atrium, passes through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, exits via the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary artery, travels to the lungs, returns via the pulmonary veins to the left atrium, passes through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, exits via the aortic valve...

Test Bank - Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse 1ST Edition Lucie By Dlugasch, Lachel Story | Complete 2023/2024. A 50-year-old man is having an acute myocardial infarction and will be administered recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA). The medication activates plasminogen in order to: A) decrease platelet adhesion. B) increase clotting time. C) promote fibrinolysis. D) promote coronary vasodilation. Ans: C Complexity: Easy Ahead: Hematopoietic System Subj...

minimum urine output for adult 0.5mL/kg/hr ADH (antidiuretic hormone) - water retainer - vasoconstrictor (also called Vasopressin) - produced by hypothalamus - store and released from posterior pituitary ADH pathway - hypothalamus senses low blood volumed and increased serum osmolality - signal pituitary to release ADH - ADH causes kidney to retain water - water retention increases blood volume and decreases serum osmolality ANP (atrial natriuretic peptide) -...

BKAT Exam (verified Answers) Graded A+ 2023. What to do first if patient has chest pain. - correct answer Rest! ECG changes in an acute MI - correct answer ST elevation in 2 or more contiguous leads. Ischemia d/t full thickness loss of muscle. EMERGENCY. Inferior leads - correct answer II, III, aVF. RCA occlusion. Septal leads - correct answer V1 & V2. Anterior leads - correct answer V1 - V4. LAD lesion. Lateral leads - correct answer V5, V6, I, and aVL. Circumflex lesion. Cardiac enzyme...

ATI PN PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new ...

Nitroprusside purpose - Answer- decreases preload and afterload by vasodilation (mainly afterload) Dobutamine mechanism of action - Answer- contractility Dopamine at a low-end dose "renal dose" - Answer- 0.5-4mcg/kg/min increases renal and mesentric perfusion Dopamine at a mid-range dose - Answer- 4-10mcg/kg/min increases contractility and heart rate Dopamine at a high-range dose - Answer- greater than 10mcg/kg/min vasoconstriction and increases BP Dopamine and Levophed inf...

types of cardiac surgery - answer-CABG and valvular surgery indication for CABG - answer-- left main vessel disease - 3 vessel disease - 2 vessel disease - inaccessible for PCI or PCI failure indication for valvular surgery - answer-needed when valve damage or disease causes hemodynamic instability valve regurgitation - answer-back flow - valve doesnt fully close valve stenosis - answer-doesnt open fully and blood flow doesnt fully get to next place whcih artery do we not st...

Most important indicator that a patient has a severe illness? - ANSWER-Tachypnea 3 respiratory types, and their criteria - ANSWER-Hypoxemic (PaO2 <50-60) Hypercapnic (PaCO2 >50, pH <7.36) Mixed Delta gap (formula, when and why it's used) - ANSWER-Difference in AG from normal - Difference in HCO3 from normal In AG metabolic acidosis it's used. It tells you if there's underlying metabolic alkalosis or respiratory acidosis with bicarb compensation IN ADDITION to the AG metabo...