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?_____

Compared to the systemic vasculature, the resistance in the pulmonary vasculature is much _____

Cocaine causes vaso-_____ (dilation or constriction)

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

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

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

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

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

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