Complete/Verified Solutions 2026
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Baroreceptors - Answer respond to changes in blood pressure
Arteriosclerosis - Answer changes in vascular
Atherosclerosis - Answer can be prevented/delayed if controlled
smoking, obesity, diabetes
S1 vs. S2 - Answer Apex vs. Base
Electrical impulse of heart - Answer SA --> AV --> Bundle of His --> Purkinje Fibers
SA - Answer 60-100
Absolute refectory period - Answer no electrical impulses
Frank Starling Law - Answer stretch depends on the volume
Hypertension - Answer SBP greater than 140
DBP greater than 90
Secondary - caused by systemic diseases
Isolated systolic is common in elderly pts
Cardiac Output (CO) - Answer Heart Rate x Stroke Volume
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - Answer an inclusion of blood
venous distention of upper extremities
can be secondary to tumor
, permanent Q wave
Angina - Answer chest pain
Stable chest pain - Answer transient ischemia
caused by irritation of myocardial nerve fibers b/c of lactic buildup
Pericarditis - Answer tachycardia
friction rub
uncomfortable flat
Constructive/Chronic Pericarditis - Answer remodeling
TB and Rheumatoid arthritis pt's
Right sided heart failure - Answer *pulmonary*
dependent edema
ascites
enlarged liver
dyspnea
coughing when laying down
Left sided heart failure - Answer cyanosis
tachycardia
orthopnea
restlessness
crackles/wheezes
Cor Pulmonale - Answer enlargement of *right* ventricle
due to disease in lungs or blood "backing up" in pulmonary blood vessels
Cardiogenic shock - Answer decrease in CO b/c of disease