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Hyperemia

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Increased flow can be physiologic or pathologic

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Congestion

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Decreased flow blood still in the vessel passive accumulation that can be generalized or localized

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Physiologic hyperemia

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-heat loss in skin
-Increased GI flow after meal

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Pathologic hyperemia

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-Inflammation

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Morphology of hyperemia

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Bright red and warm

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Histologic morphology of hyperemia

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Blood vessel looks engorged

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Causes of localized congestion

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-Venous thrombi can cause total venous obstruction
-External pressure can occur form inflammation or neoplastic masses, organ displacement or localized fibrosis

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Causes of generalized congestion

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Right or left sided heart failure. Once one side fails the other side will soon follow

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Morphology of congestion

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Vessels dark red and engorged

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Pulmonary congestion

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Edema concurrent due to increased hydrostatic pressure. See RBC pop out and the macrophages eat the RBC and they are left with the iron (heart failure cells)

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Hepatic congestion

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Centrilobular sinusoids are initially affected. Have a nutmeg appearance

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Significance of congestion

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-Hypoxia and ischemia
-Often get edema
-Tissues cool because it is stagnant

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Ischemia

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WHen perfusion becomes inadequate to meet metabolic needs of the tissue

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Tissue perfusion

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Have adequate flow in tissues based on their need

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Causes of ischemia

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-Arterial lumenal blockage
-Prolonged arteriolar vasoconstriction
-Venous intralumenal occlusion or external pressure
-Capillary intralumenal occlulsion or external pressure

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What dictates severity of ischemia

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-Vascular anatomy (collateral circulation)
-Extent of decreased perfusion
-Rate of decreased perfusion (rapid more damaging than slow)
-Tissue type (brain and heart)

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Outcome of ischemia

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-return to normal (usually after brief)
-Reperfusion injury (from prolonged)

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Reperfusion injury

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Affected vessels are leaky and move fluid to interstitial
-Damaged tissue releases tissue factor to activate coagulation
-ATP converted to adenosine and combines with O2 and creates O2 radicals and cause additional damage

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Infarction

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Local area of peracute ischemia that undergoes coagulative necrosis or liquefactive in nervous tissue. Usually caused by thrombus

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Highly susceptible tissues to infarction

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-Myocardium
-Brain
-Renal tubules
-Epithelium

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Low susceptibility to infarction

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Influencing factors of infaction

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-susceptibility of tissue
-Vascular anatomy
-Decreased cardiovascular function
-Anemia

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Characteristics of infarction

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-Type and siaze (artery which is immediate vs vein which is slower and causes congestion; large or small vessel)
-Tissue affected (susceptibility, anatomy)
-Duration
-Status of tissue prior to infarct

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Infarction morphology

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Depends on vessel occuled and tissue affected
-White (anemic)
-Red (hemorrhagic)

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Red infarcts
Infarct and get hemorrhage into damaged cells. Cells swell and undergo necrosis, once it degrades blood flows back in and looks red
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White infarts
Occurs in solid tissues with minimal anastomosis like the heart. See zone of inflammation around. Because it is solid blood can't seep back into the tissue
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Reasons for red infarct
-Venous stasis or obstruction -Arterial obstruction in loose tissues -Tissues with dual blood supply or anastomoses -Reperfused necrotic tissues
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Infarction significane
-Vital organs can be fatal and serious -Non vital organs better tolerated -Want to know what the cause was though that could be important
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Shock
Circulatory dyshomeostasis where circulating blood volume and volume of circulatory system that needs to be filled are disporportionate. Get widespread tissue hypoxia and altered metabolism
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Cardiogenic shock
BLood flow is reduced due to failure of central pump -Myocardial infarction or arrhythmias -Pulmonary embolism -Cardiomyopathy
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Hypovolemic shock
Not enough blood in circulation. Decrease in vascular pressure see compensatory peripheral vasoconstriction and fluid movement. See porblems when you lose 35-45% loss -Severe hemorrhage -Vomiting -Diarrhea -Burns
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Blood maldistribution
Systemic vasodilation of periphery and get bleed pooling in peripheral tissues
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Three categories of blood maldistribution
-anaphylactic shock -neurogenic shock -septic shock
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Anaphylactic shock
Generalized type I hypersensitivity leading to systemic vasodilation from histamine and get increased permeability, decreased pressure and tissue hypoperfusion. IgE based reaction
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Neurogenic shock
Autonomic nervous discharges resut in peripheral vasodilation
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Causes of neurogenic shock
-Trauma -Electrocution -Fear or stress
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Septic shock
Excessive release of vsaoactive and pro inflammatory mediators resulting in vasodilation. Bacteria and fungus are the normal causes
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LPS and septic shocl
Activates endothelium and leukocytes -Decreases anticoagulant properties -Activates the complement pathways -Activate Factor XIIa-related pathways -enhanced leukocyte adhesions -TNF and IL- release (procoagulant and proinflammatory)
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3 stages of shock
1. Compensation 2. Progressive stage 3. Irreversible stage
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Compensation
Reflex mechanisms -Increase heart rate -Peripheral vasoconstriction -ADH and ANG II increase blood volume -Diversion of blood to vital tissues -If mild can return to normal here
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Progression
Compensatory mechanisms are inadequate and tissue hypoperfusion occurs -Metabolism shifts to anaerobic -Acidosis -Host mediators accumulate -Peripheral vasoconstriction turns to dilation as hypoxia occurs and get pooling of blood
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Irreversible stage
Hypoperfusion, tissue hypoxia, and hemodynamic dysfunction leads to cell damage -Cell energy stores depleted, and membranes deteriorate -Disseminated intravascular coagulation -organ failure
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Morphology of shock
Depends on stage -Hemorrhage and edema -Microthrombosis -Necrosis -Multiorgan
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Significance of shock
Life threatening -Hypotension and weak pulse - Tachycardia and hyperventilation -Cool extremities and cyanosis -Multi organ failure

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