✓ Resistance the left ventricle must overcome to open the aortic valve
and eject a volume of blood into systemic circulation.
Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is used for what calculations?
✓ Blood pressure
✓ Blood flow
✓ Cardiac function
What is pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR)?
✓ Resistacne the right ventricle must overcome to open the pulmonic
valve and eject a volume of blood in the pulmonary vasculature.
What is pulmonarartery occlusion pressure (PAOP)?
✓ The pressure created by the volume of blood that remains in the left
heart at end-diastole.
Inotropic drugs mode of action:
✓ Negative inotropic drugs weaken the force of muscular contractions.
✓ Positive inotropic drugs increase the strength of muscular contractions.
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