A Nurse Is Discussing the Pressure Generated at the End

question 8

Multiple Choice

A nurse is discussing the pressure generated at the end of diastole.Which term is the nurse describing?

• A) Preload
• B) Afterload
• C) Systemic vascular resistance
• D) Total peripheral resistance

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Definitions:

Y-axis

The vertical axis in a coordinate plane, often used to represent values of a dependent variable in a graph.

X-axis

The horizontal axis in a graph or chart, on which values of one variable are plotted against the values of another (typically independent variable).

Slope

Slope is a measure of the steepness or incline of a line, indicating the rate at which y-values change with respect to x-values in a graph.

Time-series Graph

is a visual representation of data points ordered in time, typically shown on a graph with the x-axis representing time and the y-axis representing the variable of interest.