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total force opposing ventricular ejection
afterload
estimated surface of patient's body
body surface area (BSA)
cardiac output expressed per body surface area
cardiac index
the amount of blood pumped by the heart in 1 minute
cardiac output
pharmacological agent affecting heart rate
chronotrope
force of ventricular contraction independent of effect of preload and/or afterload
contractility
reduction of blood volume by pharmacological agents called diuretics
diuresis
percentage of ventricular volume emptying into the systemic vasculature
ejection fraction
number of heart beats in one minute
heart rate
supranormal level of Hgb
hemoconcentration
infranormal level of Hgb
hemodilution
protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen
hemoglobin (Hgb)
inadequate compensatory effect of heart rate (bradycardia)
hypochronotropy
inadequate level of blood volume
hypovolemia
excessive level of circulating blood volume
hypervolemia
supranormal value of Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
hypertension
pharmacological agent affecting contractility
inotrope
time averaged arterial blood pressure
Mean Arterial Pressure
Non-invasive blood pressure
NIBP
myocardial fiber length at end diastole (EDV or EDP)
preload
noninvasive sensor to determine the approximate percentage of erythrocytes in arterial blood which carry oxygen to tissues (SpO
2
)
Pulse oximetry
number of breaths per minute
respiratory rate
volume of blood expelled by the left ventricle over one heartbeat interval indexed for body surface area
stroke index
amount of blood ejected by ventricle per contraction
stroke volume
supranormal value of stroke systemic vascular resistance index
vasoconstriction
infranormal value of stroke systemic vascular resistance index
vasodilation
therapy instituted to correct hypovolemia
volume expansion (volume loading)
therapy instituted to correct hypervolemia (volume overload)
volume reduction (diuresis)
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Hemodynamic terminology
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hemodynamic terminology
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2011-05-17T01:41:00Z
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