KINS 1224 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tachycardia, Cardiac Muscle, Stethoscope
10 Mar 2016
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Antibody"s mean they don"t accept that blood type. Lead 1= right arm and left arm connected. Lub: close of av vales and begin of systole pressure builds up. Auscultation area- lub is the first noise you hear valve closed pressure you hear the tri and bi cuspid look for xiphoidal process. P 2 t wave: one complete cardiac cycle. Blood pressure- force exerted against wall of blood vessel. Systolic bp- measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats (when the heart muscle contracts) top number. Diastolic bp- the bottom number, which is also the lower of the two numbers, measures the pressure in the arteries between heartbeats (when the heart muscle is resting between beats and refilling with blood. Sphygmomonator- measures blood pressure stethoscope hears the sound of blood rushing back through heart. 1st thump is systolic 2nd nothing in diastole. Pulse pressure formula= is the change in arterial pressure between beats.
