32 - Haemorrhage and Shock Flashcards
What is clinical shock
Acute circulatory failure - inadequate or inappropriately distributed tissue perfusion resulting in cellular hypoxia
How is tissue perfusion usually maintained
CO - 5l/min
BP - 120mmHg
MAP - 100mmHg
What are the signs of shock
MAP <60mmHg and hypo perfusion of vital organs (tachycardia, tachypnea, mental confusion , pallor)
What causes low BP
Low cardiac output
Low vascular resistance
What are the effects of cellular hypoxia
Cells switch to anaerobic metabolism Lactic acid produced Cell function ceases and swells Membrane becomes more permeable Electrolytes and fluids seep in and out Na+/K+ pump impaired Cells swell Mitochondria damagge Cell death
What are the factors controlling heart rate
Baroreceptors in carotid sinus
Arousing stimuli - ANS
What are factors controlling stroke volume
Blood in heart before it contracts
Myocardial contractility
What is starling’s law of the heart
Greater the preload, the greater the force of contraction
Greater the stroke volume
(If preload decreases then SV decreases)
What increases myocardial contractility
Sympathetic NS
Circulating catecholamines
Ionotrope drugs - B1 agonists
What decreases myocardial activity
Cardiac disease
Hypoxia/hypercapnia
Ph or electrolyte disturbance
Drugs - BB, CCB
What is prostacyclin
(PG12) produced from
Produced in endothelial cells from arachidonic acid
What is the action of prostacyclin
= Prevents formation of platelet plug –inhibits platelet activation = Local vasodilator – reduces Ca entry into smooth muscle to reduce contractility
What is the action of thromboxane
local vasoconstriction and platelet aggregation
What causes shock
SVR not maintained - arterioles no longer constrict
Preload decreases - loss of blood volume or obstruction
What is compensation
The initial stage where homeostatic mechanisms are activated
What is decompensation
When • Arterioles cannot maintain constriction/preload too great, end organs start to fail