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Wiggers Diagram Intracardiac Pressures

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The pressure of the Aorta in Systole?   110-130 mmHg  
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What is the pressure of the Aorta in Diastole?   70-80 mmHg  
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What is the Systolic pressure of the Pulmonary Artery?   15-25 mm Hg  
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What is the Diastolic range of the Pulmonary Artery?   8-15 mm Hg  
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The Left Atrium's MEAN pressure is what?   4-12 mm Hg  
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The Left Ventricle's Systolic pressure measured in mmHg?   110-130 mm Hg  
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4-12 mm Hg in DIASTOLIC   The Left Ventricle  
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15-25 mm Hg SYSTOLIC   Right Ventricle  
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Diastolic pressure of Right Ventricle in Diastole   0-8 mm Hg  
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Mean Pressure of 0-8 mm Hg   Right Atrium  
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What pressure gradient does blood flow?   High to low  
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What happens to the flow of blood as the pressures equilibrate?   Decreases  
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Systemic Arterial System   Organs of the body receive blood via this system  
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The cardiac valves open and close due to   Change in pressure  
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At the onset of the QRS complex what do the AV valves do?   The atrioventricular valves close  
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Ventricular pressure exceeds atrial pressure at what part on the EKG?   QRS complex  
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When do the atrioventricular valves close?   When ventricular pressure exceeds atrial pressure  
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The atrioventricular valves open at what part on the EKG?   End of the T wave  
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What do the atrioventricular valves do when ventricular pressure drops below atrial pressure?   Open  
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Atrioventricular valve that opens first and closes last   Tricuspid valve  
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Atrioventricular valve that opens last and closes first   Mitral Valve  
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Semilunar valve that opens first and closes last   Pulmonic Valve  
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Semilunar valve that opens last and closes first   Aortic Valve  
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The ventricular pressure drops below arterial pressure   End of ventricular systole  
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The Semilunar valves close when   Ventricular pressure drops below arterial pressure  
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The Semilunar valves open when   Ventricular pressure exceeds arterial pressure  
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Ventricular pressure exceeds arterial pressure   In early ventricular systole  
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The Semilunar valves close   At the end of ventricular systole  
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In early ventricular systole   The semilunar valves open  
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Ventricular Diastole represents   The period of time the ventricles are filling  
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Between the end of the T wave and the onset of the QRS complex   Ventricular Diastole  
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Approximately 70% of the Diastolic filling occurs during   Early Ventricular Diastole  
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Mid-Diastole when there is equilibration of ventricular and atrial diastolic pressures with little filling of the ventricles occurring during this time period   Diastasis  
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Late diastolic filling due to atrial contraction as marked by the P wave of the EKG   Atrial Systole  
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Atrial Systole   Contributes about 30% to ventricular diastolic filling.  
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Isovolumic contraction also know as   Pre-ejection period  
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An early systolic event occurring between atrioventricular valve closure and semilunar valve opening   Isovolumic contraction  
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Isovolumic contraction   An increase in ventricular pressure with no change in ventricular volume  
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Ventricular SYSTOLE occurs between the onset of ______ and end of ________   QRS, the T-wave  
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Ventricles are ejecting blood into the great arteries   Systolic ejection period or time  
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When the ventricles are ejecting blood into the great arteries   Ventricular systole occurs  
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Ventricular volume is lowest at   Peak ventricular SYSTOLE  
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At peak ventricular systole   ventricular volume is lowest  
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Isovolumic relaxation represents   Early ventricular diastole  
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Begins with the closure of the semilunar valves to the opening of the atrioventricular valves   Isovolumic relaxation  
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Early ventricular diastole   Begins with the closure of the semilunar valves to the opening of the atrioventricular valves  
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During isovolumic relaxation   The ventricular pressure is decreasing with no change in ventricular volume  
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The ventricular pressure is decreasing with no change in ventricular volume   During isovolumic relaxation  
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Blood flows from   High pressure to low pressure  
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High to Low   Flow of blood  
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Atrioventricular valve regurgitation   Will increase the atrial "v" wave  
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An increase in atrial "v" wave   Shows atrioventricular valve regurgitation  
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Shows an increase in atrial "a" wave   Atrioventricular valve stenosis  
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CHF, constrictive pericarditis, restrictive cardiomyopathy and diastolic dysfunction   Will increase ventricular diastolic pressure  
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Will increase pulmonary artery pressures   Left to right shunts, pulmonary hypertension or left heart disease  
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S1 is the first normal heart sound and is created by   The closure of the atrioventricular valves at the onset of the QRS complex where ventricular pressure exceeds atrial pressure  
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The closure of the atrioventricular valves at the onset of the QRS complex where ventricular pressure exceeds atrial pressure   S1  
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S2 is the second normal heart sound and is created by closure of the semilunar valves   At the end of the T-wave where arterial pressure falls below ventricular pressure  
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At the end of the T-wave where arterial pressure falls below ventricular pressure, this is created by closure of the semilunar valves   S2  
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