2- Haemodynamic Disorders Flashcards
What causes fluid to move into tissue
Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure - pushing OUT of vessel
• Plasma Oncotic Pressure - pulling IN to vessel
This is the pressure exerted by plasma protein
• Tissue Hydrostatic Pressure - pushing IN to vessel
What causes oedema
Increased Capillary Hydrostatic Pressure
E.g. venous obstruction, congestive cardiac failure
• Decreases Capillary Oncotic Pressure
E.g. nephrotic syndrome (loss of proteins through leaky kidneys), cirrhosis, malnutrition
• Inflammation
Increased vascular permeability facilitates movement of fluid into the
interstitium
• Lymphatic Obstruction
MOST COMMON - lymphoedema - breast cancer treatment - damage the lymph vessels leading to build up of fluid
Filariasis can cause massive lymphatic obstruction
What is pulmonary oedema
Cause: Raised hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary capillary bed
• Most Common Cause of this: Left Ventricular Failure
increased pressure in the left atrium causes back pressure into the capillaries. This pushes water into the interstitial space
• Fluid accumulates in the interstitial space and then spills over into the alveolar spaces. This is Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema
• You can also get Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Odema caused by increased permeability
This is known as ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) Commonly seen in injecting drug users
Most Common causes of ARDS: Sepsis, Shock and Trauma
• Can be chronic or acute
• MAIN SYMPTOM: DYSPNOEA
• Dyspnoea is worse when they lie flat because of the movement of fluid (this is
called orthopnoea)
• Fluid collection in alveolar spaces predisposes to bacterial infection in the lung
(pneumonia)
What are 4 types of cerebral oedema
- Vasogenic - physical breakdown of blood-brain barrier
Causes: Trauma and Tumours (by releasing factors which break down
barriers) - Cytotoxic - derangement of sodium-potassium membrane pump
Common in ischaemic strokes
Increase in sodium within cells encourages water to be taken up Causes intracellular oedema - Osmotic - reduction in plasma osmolality
Cause: SIADH (Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH secretion) SIADH is commonly caused by SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA ADH release –> more water reabsorbed –> decrease in plasma osmolality - Interstitial - breakdown of CSF-brain barrier
Cause: Obstructive Hydrocephalus (abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain - due to blockage in flow of CSF) CSF (NOT blood plasma) moves into the interstitial space
What does cerebral oedema cause
Cerebral oedema contributes to a rise in intracranial pressure (ICP)
• High ICP can lead to brain herniation (squeezing of the brain across a structure
within the skull) and death
• Leads to confusion, nausea and vomiting
• Strategies to reduce ICP: raise head, inducing dehydration with drugs, surgical
decompression
What is osmolarity and osmololity
OsmolaRity = number of solute particles per LITRE OsmolaLity = number of solute particles per KILOGRAM
What is generalised oedema
Severe Generalised Oedema = Anasarca
• It is the widespread accumulation of fluid in subcutaneous tissues and serous cavities
• Same causes of localised oedema cause generalised oedema
• Common Causes:
Left Ventricular Failure - dependent oedema (accumulated in areas affected by gravity)
Nephrotic Syndrome - fluid accumulates in all parts of the body
• Consequences of Oedema in peripheral setting:
Impaired wound healing
Patients with generalised oedema are more prone to getting cellulitis
How does heart failure cause oedema
Mechanism of Heart Failure causing Oedema:
Low Renal Blood Flow
Release of Renin from kidneys
Formation of angiotensin II
Release of aldosterone from adrenal gland Absorption of sodium and water from kidneys Generalised oedema
What can happen to a thrombus
- Propagation
Thrombus gets BIGGER - accumulates more fibrin and takes up a larger portion of the vessel - Embolisation
Dislodges and travels to distant site - Dissolution
Thrombus is destroyed by fibrinolytics (can be endogenous or given as a
drug) - Organisation and Recanalisation
As a result of the thrombus, there is inflammation Thrombus becomes fibrotic and remodels
Lumen appears again allowing blood flow
What is thrombosis and what causes it
Abnormal blood clot formation in the circulatory system.
• Vessel Wall Injury
Physical Damage to Endothelium - exposes ECM and activated blood clotting cascade
Endothelial Dysfunction - endothelium isn’t working normally so causes alteration in the formation of pro- coagulants and anti-coagulants
• Stasis (alteration to blood flow)
Normal Blood Flow - laminar - platelets
are usually found in the centre of the vessel and is not exposed to endothelium - less chance of thrombosis
Stasis - loss or normal flow - platelets are exposed to the endothelium - more likely to form a clot
Stasis can also cause thrombosis by changing the dilution of blood clotting factors
• Hypercoagulability
Primary - Genetic Disorder - patients are more likely to form blood clots Most common hypercoagulability disorder in UK - Factor V Leiden Secondary - Acquired - risk factors for developing thrombosis - obesity, neoplasia, oral contraceptive pill
Describe cardiac thrombosis
STASIS is the main way that thromboses form
EXAMPLE: due to Atrial Fibrilation
• Left Atrial Thrombosis is usually related to atrial fibrillation
• Left Ventricular Thrombosis is usually related to prior myocardial infarction
• MOST IMPORTANT COMPLICATION: Systemic Embolisation
Describe arterial thrombosis
Almost always related to vessel wall injury
• Vessel wall injury is often caused by atherosclerotic plaques
• Stenosis = narrowing of the artery by the thrombus
• Stenosis causes ischaemia of the tissue supplied by the artery
• Occlusion = complete blockage of the artery by the thrombus
• Occlusion causes infarction of the tissue supplied by the artery
Describe venous thrombosis
KEY FACTORS: Stasis and Hypercoagulability • Risk Factors: Age Obesity Malignancy Immobility Oral Contraceptive Pill • Most form in DEEP VEINS (DVT) • MOST IMPORTANT COMPLICATION: Pulmonary Embolism
What is an embolism
A detached intravascular solid, liquid or gaseous mass that is carried by the blood to a site distant from its point of origin.
What are embolisms made from
Most emboli are fragments of dislodged thrombus (thromboemboli) • Rarer types of embolic material: Fat Air Amniotic Fluid Tumour