Cardiac Output and Blood Pressure

A 74-year old woman feels weak and dizzy, has pale, sweaty skin, and has both a fast and weak pulse. Based on this patients signs & symptoms, you should assume she has a problem with which part of the body?

• cardiovascular

• renal

• musculoskeletal

• endocrine

A 74-year old woman feels weak and dizzy, has pale, sweaty skin, and has both a fast and weak pulse. The fast & weak pulse of this patient causes you to suspect that her cardiac output has......

• not been affected

• decreased

• increased

• stopped

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The condition of having a blood pressure that is too high is called:

• hypotension

• bradycardia

• tachycardia

• hypertension

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

When the regular delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the cell is disrupted, the patient is in a state of....

• cardiac arrest

  call 911 quickly!

• sepsis or infection

• hypotension or low blood pressure

• hypo perfusion or shock

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

An 85-year old man complains of chest pain. He has a fast heart rate and a low blood pressure. His skin is pale, cool, & sweaty, and he feels anxious. This patient is showing signs of.....

• shock

• bradycardia

• meningitis

• hyperglycemia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

The total volume of blood that is pumped by the heart per minute.

• Heart Rate (HR)

• Stroke Volume (SV)

• Cardiac Output (Q)

The amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle of the heart with each beat.

• Heart Rate (HR)

• Stroke Volume (SV)

• Cardiac Output (Q)

The measure of the pressure, or resistance to blood flow, within the arterial vascular system. Expressed in mmHG

• Stroke Volume

• Blood Pressure

• Oxygen Extraction

What is the primary factor that determines cardiac output?

• Heart rate

• Blood pressure

• Stroke volume

• Vascular resistance

Which of the following conditions is most likely to decrease cardiac output?

• Hypertension

• Bradycardia

• Tachycardia

• Increased stroke volume