Hemodynamics — Flashcards

Shear is highest at the _____ of a blood vessel

Glucocorticoids (e.g. cortisol) are essential in maintaining _____ to catecholamines

What equation may be used to calculate the pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)? PVR = _____

How does hematocrit change with isosmotic diarrhea? _____

TXA2 causes vaso-_____

_____ is a consequence of adjacent layers of blood traveling at different velocities within a blood vessel

How does plasma protein concentration change with diarrhea? _____

In response to decreased afferent baroreceptor firing, there is _____ efferent sympathetic firing (baroreceptor reflex)

How do PCWP and preload change during hypovolemic shock?_____

How do SVR and afterload change during hypovolemic shock?_____