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NUR 141_Chapter 40
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| FRANK-STARLING LAW | AS THE MYOCARDIUM STRETCHES, THE STRENGTH OF CONTRACTION INCREASES |
| CARDIAC OUTPUT | AMOUNT OF BLOOD EJECTED FROM LEFT VENTRICLE EACH MINUTE |
| CARDIAC INDEX | DETERMINED BY DIVIDING CARDIAC OUTPUT BY BODY SURFACE AREA (BSA) |
| STROKE VOLUME | AMOUNT OF BLOOD EJECTED FROM VENTRICLE WITH EACH CONTRACTION |
| PRELOAD | END-DIASTOLIC VOLUME |
| AFTERLOAD | THE RESISTANCE TO LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION |
| ECG | REFLECTS THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE CONDUCTION SYSTEM |
| NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM (NSR) | NORMAL SEQUENCE ON THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) |
| P WAVE | CONDUCTION THRU BOTH ATRIA |
| PR INTERVAL | IMPULSE TRAVEL TIME THROUGH THE AV NODE (.012 - .20 SECONDS) |
| QRS COMPLEX | THE IMPULSE TRAVELED THROUGH THE VENTRICLES (0.01 - 0.12) SECONDS |
| QT INTERVAL | TIME NEEDED FOR VENTRICULAR DEPOLARIZATION AND REPOLARIZATION (0.12 - 0.42 SECONDS) |
| VENTILATION | PROCESS OF MOVING GASES INTO AND OUT OF THE LUNGS |
| WORK OF BREATHING | EFFORT REQUIRED TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT THE LUNGS |
| INSPIRATION | ACTIVE PROCESS STIMULATED BY CHEMICAL RECEPTORS IN THE AORTA |
| EXPIRATION | PASSIVE PROCESS DEPENDENT ON THE ELASTIC RECOIL PROPERTIES OF THE LUNGS |
| COMPLIANCE | ABILITY OF THE LUNGS TO DISTEND OR EXPAND IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED INTRAALVEOLAR PRESSURE |
| AIRWAY RESISTANCE | PRESSURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MOUTH AND THE ALVEOLI IN RELATION TO THE RATE OF FLOW OF INSPIRED GAS |
| DIFFUSION | PROCESS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF RESPIRATORY GASES IN THE ALVEOLI AND THE CAPILLARIES OF THE BODY TISSUES |
| DEOXYHEMOGLOBIN | REDUCED HEMOGLOBIN |
| NEURAL REGULATION | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (CNS) CONTROL OF RESPIRATORY RATE, DEPTH, AND RHYTHM |
| CHEMICAL REGULATION | INFLUENCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND HYDROGEN IONS ON THE RATE AND DEPTH OF RESPIRATIONS |