1.1.What does CVP stand for - Central Venous Pressure Actual
Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
What does Preload mean?
Answer: The VOLUME of BLOOD going INTO the HEART during Diastole (AKA the Volume of
blood in
ventricles***)
Q2
What is the normal range of Preload?
Answer: 2-6 L
Q3
What does a CVP level of < 2 indicate is occurring?
Answer: Fluid Volume Deficit
Q4
What does a CVP level of > 6 indicate?
Answer: Fluid Volume Excess
Q5
What level increases when CVP increases?
Answer: The PAOP will also increase
Q6
(preload) in a patient?
Answer: Lactated Ringers (LRs)
Q7
What is the definition of Cardiac Output (CO)?
Answer: The amount of blood
,Q8
What is the equation for Cardiac Output (CO)?
Answer: CO = Stroke Volume (SV) x
Q9
13.13.Why is cardiac output (CO) very important?
Answer: b/c it is responsible for de
Q10
What is the definition of Cardiac Index (CI)?
Answer: Utilized To determine how
Q11
What is the equation for Cardiac Index (CI)?
Answer: Cardiac Output (CO)/ Total
Q12
What is the normal Cardiac Index (CI) levels?
Answer: 2.8-4.2 L
Q13
What is the Stroke volume consist of?
Answer: Preload
Q14
What impacts Preload?
Answer: Vasoconstriction
Q15
What is the normal cardiac output (CO) level?
Answer: 4-6 L/min
Q16
What medications can impact Preload?
Answer: Diuretics (hydralazine)
, Q17
What is the definition of Afterload?
Answer: The RESISTANCE the VEN-TRICLES PUSHES AGAINST
Q18
What can impact Afterload?
Answer: Blood Pressure
Q19
How does Blood Pressure (BP) impact Afterload?
Answer: Hypertension (HTN) makes
Q20
How does Vasoconstriction impact Afterload?
Answer: Vasoconstriction causes
Q21
How is Afterload measured?
Answer: Systemic Vascular Resis-tance (SVR)
Q22
How does Ace inhibitors reduce afterload?
Answer: prevents vasoconstriction
Q23
What is the definition of Stroke volume?
Answer: How much the heart is
Q24
What does Contractility mean?
Answer: How hard the heart is con-tracting
Q25
What does Contractility show?
Answer: The strength of the cardiac cells to contract/ shorten
Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
What does Preload mean?
Answer: The VOLUME of BLOOD going INTO the HEART during Diastole (AKA the Volume of
blood in
ventricles***)
Q2
What is the normal range of Preload?
Answer: 2-6 L
Q3
What does a CVP level of < 2 indicate is occurring?
Answer: Fluid Volume Deficit
Q4
What does a CVP level of > 6 indicate?
Answer: Fluid Volume Excess
Q5
What level increases when CVP increases?
Answer: The PAOP will also increase
Q6
(preload) in a patient?
Answer: Lactated Ringers (LRs)
Q7
What is the definition of Cardiac Output (CO)?
Answer: The amount of blood
,Q8
What is the equation for Cardiac Output (CO)?
Answer: CO = Stroke Volume (SV) x
Q9
13.13.Why is cardiac output (CO) very important?
Answer: b/c it is responsible for de
Q10
What is the definition of Cardiac Index (CI)?
Answer: Utilized To determine how
Q11
What is the equation for Cardiac Index (CI)?
Answer: Cardiac Output (CO)/ Total
Q12
What is the normal Cardiac Index (CI) levels?
Answer: 2.8-4.2 L
Q13
What is the Stroke volume consist of?
Answer: Preload
Q14
What impacts Preload?
Answer: Vasoconstriction
Q15
What is the normal cardiac output (CO) level?
Answer: 4-6 L/min
Q16
What medications can impact Preload?
Answer: Diuretics (hydralazine)
, Q17
What is the definition of Afterload?
Answer: The RESISTANCE the VEN-TRICLES PUSHES AGAINST
Q18
What can impact Afterload?
Answer: Blood Pressure
Q19
How does Blood Pressure (BP) impact Afterload?
Answer: Hypertension (HTN) makes
Q20
How does Vasoconstriction impact Afterload?
Answer: Vasoconstriction causes
Q21
How is Afterload measured?
Answer: Systemic Vascular Resis-tance (SVR)
Q22
How does Ace inhibitors reduce afterload?
Answer: prevents vasoconstriction
Q23
What is the definition of Stroke volume?
Answer: How much the heart is
Q24
What does Contractility mean?
Answer: How hard the heart is con-tracting
Q25
What does Contractility show?
Answer: The strength of the cardiac cells to contract/ shorten
