Hemodynamics — Flashcards

What unique antibodies in plasma do patients with the AB blood type have?_____

What equation is used to calculate mean arterial pressure using a patient's cardiac output?_____

What effect does increased venous tone (decreased compliance) have on mean systemic pressure? _____

Ideally, blood flow in the cardiovascular system is _____, or streamlined

Which type of sensory receptor (slowly or quickly adapting) sends a continous signal?_____

Cocaine causes vaso-_____ (dilation or constriction)

Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) is directly proportional to PCO2 until PCO2 is > _____ mmHg

When vessels are arranged in _____, the total resistance is less than the resistance of any of the individual arteries

The slope of the vascular function curve is determined primarily by _____

What equation may be used to calculate the blood flow (Q) given pressure and resistance?_____