NURS 529 EXAM 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SPOLUTIONS 2024- 2025 VERIFIED 100 % GRADED A+ BEST COPY FOR STUDY Systemic arterial pressure is the main source of afterload on the left heart, Left ventricle afterload is increased with narrowing (stenosis) of the aortic valve Stages of :emostasis Vessel Spasm, formation of the platelet plug, blood coagulation (clot retraction, clot dissolution) Vessel Spasm First stage of hemostasis, constricts the vessel and reduces blood flow. =t is a transient event that usually lasts minutes or hours. Formation of the platelet plug Second stage of hemostasis, 1. platelets are attracted to damaged vessel wall. 2. activation by sub-endothelial tissue. 3. change from smooth disks to spiny spheres. 4. exposing glycoprotein receptors on their surfaces. This step requires a protein molecule called von Willebrand factor that leaks into the injured tissue from the plasma. (adhesion, activation, aggregation) During :emostasis, platelets change from .....Smooth disks to spiny spheres von Willebrand factor Formation of the platelet plug requires a protein molecule called (helps platelets stick together) Glycoprotein Receptors Exposed during the formation of the platelet plug when platelets change from smooth disks to spiny spheres 1.Blood coagulation or development of an insoluble fibrin clot Third