7 wounds burns neoplasia Flashcards
What are the three phases of wound healing?
1) Inflammatory phase 2) Proliferative phase 3) Maturation/Remodelling phase
What occurs during the inflammatory phase of wound healing?
Haemostasis is initiated, resulting in fibrin clot formation, immune barrier establishment, and removal of wound contaminants
What is the role of leukocytes in the inflammatory phase?
They migrate via diapedesis to modulate the next phase of healing
What key processes occur during the proliferative phase of wound healing? (4)
Angiogenesis
fibroblast migration
collagen synthesis
epithelialisation
What happens during the maturation/remodelling phase of wound healing?
Reorganisation of collagen and restoration of pre-wound tissue strength
List five host factors that affect wound healing.
Immunosuppression
Cancer treatment
Age
Obesity
Underlying disease
How does immunosuppression affect wound healing?
It delays healing due to decreased immune response and impaired cellular activities
What impact does age have on wound healing?
Older animals have decreased dermal thickness, reduced inflammatory response, and increased risk of infection
How does obesity affect wound healing?
Adipose tissue has poor vascularity and is prone to mechanical damage
What characteristics of wounds can affect healing?
- Wound perfusion
- Tissue viability
- Wound fluid accumulation
- Wound infection
- Mechanical factors
What is the significance of wound perfusion in healing?
Healing requires oxygen delivery, which is dependent on hemoglobin-bound oxygen
Provides other nutrients, inflammatory mediators required
How do necrotic tissues affect wound healing?
They prolong the inflammatory phase and inhibit healing
What clinical signs indicate primary hemostasis issues? (3)
- Petechiation
- Echymoses
- Spontaneous bleeding from mucosal surfaces
What are the end products of primary hemostasis?
Activated platelet plug
What initiates secondary hemostasis?
Vascular injury and endothelial cell damage
What is the role of tissue factor in coagulation?
It binds with Factor 7 to activate the extrinsic pathway of coagulation
What factors are involved in the amplification phase of coagulation?
Thrombin activates platelets and cofactors FVa and FVIIIa
What is the difference between primary and secondary hemostasis?
Primary hemostasis involves platelet plug formation; secondary hemostasis involves fibrin thrombus formation
What are the components of fresh frozen plasma? (5)
Coagulation proteins
vWF
Natural anticoagulants
Albumin
Globulins
What is cryoprecipitate used for? (4)
VWD
Hemophilia A
Hypofibrinogenemia
dysfibrinogenemia
It contains VWF, coag factor, fibrinogen
What are the clinical signs of secondary hemostasis issues?
Single or multiple hematomas
Spontaneous bleeding into body cavities/joints
Location-dependent symptoms
True or False: Thrombin is a mediator that links coagulation on the cell surface and platelet surface.
True
What is the primary role of anticoagulant pathways?
To limit fibrin formation and prevent excessive coagulation
Fill in the blank: Factor 1 is _______.
Fibrinogen