15 Alterations in Blood Flow Flashcards
5 types of obstruction that cause altered flow
1 arteriosclerosis/atherosclerosis 2 inflammation 3 vasospasm 4 thrombi/emboli 5 acute occlusion
2 types of mechanical alterations that cause altered flow
1 arteriovenous fistulas (arteriovenous malformation)
2 aneurysm
effects of reduction in flow
*impairs ability to transport gases + nutrients to body tissues 1 hypoxia 2 ischemia 3 venous engorgement 4 venous obstruction
Obstructions in BLOOD VESSELS
effects
- reduced flow beyond the obstruction
- increased pressure before the obstruction
Obstructions in BLOOD VESSELS
arterial vs venous system manifestation
A: distal ischemia
V: edema
Thrombus
stationary blood clot formed w/in a vessel or chamber of heart
Thrombosis
treatment
1 anticoagulant therapy
2 thrombolytic drugs
3 surgery to remove thrombus
anticoagulant therapy
- used to prevent clot enlargement
- blood thinner
Embolus aka Thromboembolus
- traveling clot
- -material that forms a clot w/in the bloodstream
embolus leaving L ventricle
ISCHEMIC STROKE
- differ depending on brain area affected
- loss of cogntv functn, motor changes, diff levels of sensory loss
embolus leaving R ventricle
PULMONARY EMBOLUS
- vague, nonspecific
- most common: sudden onset of shortness of breath, inc resp rate, chest pain, sudden death
Other causes of Emboli
1 fat 2 malignant neoplasm/tumor 3 collection of bacteria/infectious exudate 4 air 5 amniotic fluid
Embolus
treatment
1 Embolectomy
2 filter in inferior vena cava
Artetiosclerosis/Atherosclerosis
hardening + narrowing in medium + large sized arteries
lipoprotein
soluble protein that combines/transports fat in plasma
PDGF
platelet-derived growth factor
- released by aggregation of platelets
- stimulated the growth of smooth muscles
Foam Cells
lipid-filled macrophages
- macrophage engulf lipids turning into FOAM CELLS
- -release inflammatory mediators (attract more leukocytes) + growth factors (stim smooth muscle proliferation)
Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis
Process
1 initiated by ENDOTHELIAL SURFACE DAMAGE to arterial intima
-initiates inflammatory respns + inc vessel wall permeability
2 LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS breach intimal layer
–leukocytes + endothelial cells oxidize lipids
3 oxidized lipids are damaging to endothelial + smooth muscle cells
–stim recruit of macrophage
4 platelet aggregate + release PDGF
–stim growth of smooth muscles
5 TUNICA MEDIA SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS move to intima where they proliferate + HARDEN
6 MACROPHAGE engulf lipids; FOAM CELLS release inflammatory mediators + GF
–attract more leukocytes + stim smooth muscle growth
7 excess lipid + debris accumulate w/in vessel wall + coalesce into lipid core (NARROWING)
what causes the “hardening” + “narrowing” in Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis
HARD: when tunica media smooth muscles move inwards to intima where they proliferate and harden
NARROW: excess lipid + debris accumulate w/in vessel wall + coalesce into lipid core
Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis can lead to…
1 hypertension 2 cardiac CAD + renal disease 3 peripheral arterial disease 4 stroke 5 myocardial infarction
Atherosclerosis Plaque
- causes narrowing
- slowly enlarge> orifice or artery decreases +perfusion diminished
- primarily composed of smooth muscle cells, epithelium, blood clot, lipoprotein, + inflammatory debris
perfusion
passage of blood/fluid through vessels