KINS 1224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: T Wave, Ventricular Fibrillation, Qrs Complex
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Main ways of measuring heart rate and performance. S1 (lubb): 1st sound- av valves (bicuspid & tricuspid) S2 (dubb): 2nd sound- sl valve (aortic and pulmonary) Ear pieces: pointed back to go into ear canal. Never press with thumb bc you can potentially hear own heart beat. Amount of pressure exerted on the blood vessels by the blood. How were able to see what someone"s blood pressure is. Pulse pressure: pressure in arteries during single heart beat. Mean arterial pressure (map): pressure in arteries over one full cardiac cycle. Diastolic + 1/3(systolic - diastolic)