Regulation of renal blood flow
More details on foetal blood O2 saturation
Changes in pregnancy
Basics
- Muscle (cardiac and vascular)
- Physics of blood flow
- Starling forces
- Electrical system
* Action potential
* Conduction system
* ECG
Heart
Cardiac muscles
Action potential
Conduction system
ECG (and changes with electrolyte)
Cardiac cycle
PV curve (LV and RV)
P vs Time curve (aortic, radial, LV)
Determinants of cardiac output
Rate, contractility, preload (Starling law) and afterload
Peripheral circulation
Vascular smooth muscles
Microcirculation
Starling forces
Determinants of circulation
Hemodynamics
Lymph
Regulation
Circulation control
BP control
CO control
HR control
Volume control
Osmolality control
ANS control
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SAQ topics
Electricity
- Cardiac action potential
- Explain threshold, excitability, irritability
- Conduction velocity
Determinants and Control of the Cardiac Output
- Pressure volume loop for LV, RV
- LA, RA pressure vs time
- Factors affecting LA pressure
- Starling law
- Factors affecting preload
- Factors affecting cardiac output
- Factors affecting venous return
Peripheral Vascular System
- Starling forces
- Substances released by endothelium
- Regulation of peripheral circulation
- Pressure vs time for aortic root and radial artery
- Regulation of blood pressure
Control of Circulation
- Role of baroreceptor
- Autonomic innervation of heart
- Changes on standing
- Valsalva manoeuvre
- Volume receptors
Regional Circulation
- Cerebral blood flow regulation
- Coronary blood flow regulation
- Phasic coronary blood flow in LCA and RCA
- Hepatic blood flow regulation
- Determines of MVO2
