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1213 Cardiovascular
Terms related to the Nursing 1213 Cardiovascular Assessment module
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Precordium | The portion of the body over the heart and lower chest |
| Stroke Volume (SV) | The amount of blood pumped out of a ventricle during one contraction |
| Cardiac Output (CO) | The amount of blood pumped out of a ventricle in one minute |
| P Wave | Atrial Depolarization - conduction of the impulse throughout the atria |
| QRS Complex | Ventricular Depolarization - conduction of the impulse throughout the ventricles |
| T Wave | Ventricular Repolarization - ventricles return to resting state |
| Preload | End-diastolic stretch of heart muscle fiber. Approximately equal to the end-diastolic volume or pressure |
| Afterload | The forces that impede the flow of blood out of the heart. Composed of pressure in peripheral vasculature, compliance of the aorta, and the mass/viscosity of the blood. |
| Compliance | The ease with which the heart muscle relaxes as it fills with blood |
| Contractility | The force with which the left ventricle contraction occurs. It is independent of the effects of preload or afterload |
| Hemodynamics | A study of the forces involved in circulating blood through the body |