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What is the most important chemical factor causing pulmonary vasoconstriction?

What must the body do in the face of increased systemic vascular resistance (SVR) to prevent blood from backing up?

A patient has an echocardiogram that reveals an EF of 60% and a stroke volume of 70 mL.  Which is true regarding these results?

Match the hemodynamic variables to the appropriate types of shock. 

This heart sound is made by the closing of the semi-lunar valves:

Other than the heart’s ability to pump blood out of the right atrium, pressure in the right atrium is determined by…?

What is a major concern in administration of inotropic drugs in cardiogenic shock?

When the balloon-tipped catheter wedges in a small pulmonary arteriole, the blood pressure measured through the distal lumen is approximately the same as what anatomic location in the heart?

There are three common causes of distributive shock–Anaphylaxis, Sepsis, and Neurogenic Insult.  How would these patients differ in their presentations (what signs and symptoms would they have)? (3 points)

What causes the first heart sound (S1)?