| A | B |
|---|
| cardiac output - CO | amount of pumped out LV each minute |
| stroke volume - SV | amount of blood pumped out of LV each contraction |
| aortic valve disorders - overall | narrowing of opening of valve caused by hardening cusps |
| aortic valve disorders - what happens | stiff valves need more force to push blood thru narrow opening |
| s/s aortic valve disorders | asymptomatic, dissy, faint, angina, weak carotiod pulse |
| aortic regurgitation - what is it | valve does not close tigh and blood leaks back |
| aortic reguritation - s/s | tachy, palpatations, dyspnea angina flushed moist skin |
| mitral valve disorders - 3 types | mitral stenosis, regurgitaton, prolapse |
| prolapse means | flopping |
| stenosis means | rigid |
| mitral stenosis - what happens | cusps stick together, does not open properly |
| mitral stenosis - s/s | pink frothy cough |
| mitral valve disappears when | squatting |
