Cardiac Preload & Frank-Starling Law (simply explained) .

This video takes a look at Cardiac Preload. We break the basic concepts down into simple, short animations. Including;
- A simple definition of Preload
- What a child's slingshot can teach us about the cardiac muscle
- How muscle fibers react to being stretched
- The Frank-Starling Law of the Heart
- Factors affecting Preload, including ventricular rate, intra-thorasic pressure, central venous pressure (CVP), and fluid administration.

Time Stamps:
00:00 Defining Preload
00:57 what a slingshot can teach us about Preload!
02:40 Muscle Fiber stretch during Preload
04:14 Frank-Starling Law of the heart and Preload
05:42 Factors affecting Preload
06:08 Effects of heart rate on Preload
06:31 Effects of Mechanical Ventilation on Preload
07:02 Venous blood flow and Preload
07:47 Intravascular filling and Preload
08:14 Effects of fluid bolus's on Preload
08:45 Outro

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