NURS601 Exam Study Questions And
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What is preload and afterload? - ANS Preload is the degree to which the myocardium is
stretched before contraction. Afterload is the resistance against which blood is expelled
Atherosclerosis: - ANS Increases the lipid levels and links with diet and nutrition
Atherosclerosis can cause - ANS Stroke, Angina, Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction
(Heart Attack)
What is hypertension - ANS Is a mechanical risk that causes vessel damage and aneurysms
What is Angina? - ANS Angina is chest pain caused from the build up of lactic acid which is
caused by ischaemia of the cardiac muscles
What is Ischaemia? - ANS Occurs when myocardial demand exceeds supply. More than 20
minutes of ischaemia causes myocyte necrosis, leads to Myocardial Infarction
What referred pain does Angina have? - ANS it has sensory neurons in the jaw, neck and arm
Angina Pathophysiology - ANS Impaired blood flow to myocardium, reduced O2 supply to
myocardium, cellular metabolism changes from aerobic to anaerobic, lactic acid is the bi-
product of anaerobic metabolism