5 - Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease and Shock (Exam 1) Flashcards
What 3 things does normal fluid homeostasis require?
- Normal intravascular pressure
- Normal intravascular osmolarity
- Vessel wall integrity
What are 4 major pathophysiologic categories of edema?
- Increased hydrostatic pressure
- Reduced plasma oncotic pressure
- Lymphatic obstruction
- Inflammation
What are 2 types of increases in hydrostatic pressure within the vascular system?
- Localized
2. Generalized
What is localized increase in hydrostatic pressure?
Obstruction or impaired venous outflow from tissue
More common in lower extremities
Pressure applied great enough to obstruct veins but not arteries
What is generalized increase in hydrostatic pressure?
Due to increased venous pressure
Congestive heart failure affects right ventricular function
What is reduced osmotic pressure of the plasma often due to?
Reduction in plasma colloid
Albumen is most important in maintaining colloid osmotic pressure
What causes lymphedema?
Lymphatic obstruction
What are 7 causes of lymphatic obstruction?
- Inflammatory Obstruction
- Damage to normal drain routes
- Neoplastic obstructive disease
- External pressure or internal neoplastic growth
- Parasitic disease
- Migration of nematode microfilaria (Filariasis)
- Elephantiasis
What is pitting edema?
Swelling that can be pushed out of interstitial space
Leaves an indentation after pressure is released
What is dependent edema?
Moves in interstitial spaces with gravitational forces
Seen in the lower portions of the body
What is anasarce?
Generalized edema
What is hyperemia?
Increased blood volume to tissue due to arteriolar dilation due to increased demand
Can also abnormally be due to inflammatory response
What is congestion?
Passive process that results from decreased outflow
May lead to cyanosis (blue tissue)
What are 3 causes of hemorrhage?
- Trauma
- Inflammatory erosion
- Neoplastic erosion
What are the 3 patterns of hemorrhage?
- External
- Internal
- Hematoma (Bruise)
What are petechiae?
1-2 mm diameter red spots due to low platelet counts
small hemorrhages
What are purpura?
> 3mm diameter red spots due to low platelet counts
Usually seen subcutaneously with bruising
small hemorrhages
What is hemostasis?
Blood-stay
Normal function, very important for survival
What is the platelet function in homeostasis?
Activated by exposure to subendothelial extracellular matrix
Adhesion to matrix followed by change in shape
Release reaction and aggregation
What are 3 disorders of platelets?
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombocytopathia
What is thrombocytopenia?
A decrease in the number of circulating platelets
What is thrombocytopathia?
Reduction in platelet function Results in hemorrhage of mucus membranes Bruising from minimal trauma Hyphema of the eye Increased menses flow Can be genetic (primary) or from drugs (secondary)
What 3 things are thrombocytopenia associated with?
- Decreased bone marrow megakaryocyte activity
- Increased pooling in the spleen
- Decreased survival of platelets
What is 1 treatment of thrombocytopenia?
Removal of the spleen
Often results in the return of normal platelet counts