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What is cardiac output?
The amount of blood that is being pumped out by each ventricle in 1 minute.
What does EDV stand for?
End diastolic volume
What does hct stand for and what is it?
Hematocrit is a lab value, used to determine if someone has enough blood or needs a transfusion.
what does the prefix tachy mean?
fast
K stands for
Potassium
How is stroke stroke volume calculated?
Stroke volume is the difference of the ESV from the EDV.
EDS-EVS
What does EVS stand for?
End systolic volume.
What does NSTEMI stand for?
Non ST elevated myocardial infarction
hgb stands for... and is a
Hemoglobin-a lab value that determines if one has enough red blood cells or needs a transfusion
Leuko means?
White
What is afterload?
Afterload is the resistance that the ventricles must overcome to eject blood.
The amount of blood pumped in one heart beat.
What does DVT stand for?
Deep vein thrombosis
Lack of
What does the prefix erythro stand for?
Red
What is the ejection fracton?
Blood ejected/blood filled (in ventricles)=ejection fraction
The amount of blood ejected during contraction in the ventricles before contraction/the amount of blood before ventricular contraction (how much blood ventricles are filled with).
How is cardiac output calculated?
Stroke volume* heart rate
KVO stands for...
Keep vein open (for IV fluids)
CABG stands for
Coronary artery bypass graft, a surgery used to treat narrowing or blockage of coronary arteries.
What does cyan/o mean?
blue
What is contactility?
Contactility is the force of heart muscle contraction, the more forceful, the more blood is ejected.
What is preload?
Preload is the degree of stretch of myocytes at the end of ventricular filling.
AED stands for...
Automated external defibrillator
hemi stands for...
half (left or right side)
MI means...
Myocardial infarction