Core physiology equations (cardiac output, Starling forces, clearance, Fick) as cloze cards with variable definitions on the back.
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- Cardiac output (CO) is defined as ____
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HR × SV
- The Fick equation expresses cardiac output as ____
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VO2 / (CaO2 - CvO2)
- Mean arterial pressure (MAP) can be estimated using ____
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(systolic + 2 × diastolic) / 3
- Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) is calculated as ____
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(MAP - CVP) / CO × 80
- Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) is calculated as ____
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(PAP - PCWP) / CO × 80
- Poiseuille equation expresses flow rate as proportional to ____
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directly proportional to r^4 and pressure gradient; inversely proportional to length and viscosity
- Compliance (C) is defined as the change in volume divided by ____
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delta-V / delta-P
- Elastance is ____
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1 / C
- The net filtration force across a capillary depends on ____
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capillary hydrostatic pressure, interstitial hydrostatic pressure, capillary oncotic pressure, and interstitial oncotic pressure
- The Starling equation for filtration rate is Qf = ____
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Kf × [(Pc + π_i) - (P_i + π_c)]
- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measured by clearance equals ____
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(U_substance × V) / P_substance
- Effective renal plasma flow (eRPF) is calculated using the clearance of ____
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PAH (para-aminohippuric acid) clearance
- Renal blood flow (RBF) equals ____
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RPF / (1 - hematocrit)
- Filtration fraction (FF), normally about 20 percent, is calculated as ____
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GFR / eRPF
- The Nernst equation determines the equilibrium potential for an ion using ____
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61 mV / z × log([out] / [in])