Cardio Pathology Flashcards
Varicose vein
Vein where blood has pooled
Distended, tortuous, and palpable
Cause by trauma or gradual venous distension
Chronic venous insufficiency
Inadequate venous return over a long period due to varicose veins or valvular incompetence
- venous state ulcers
Deep venous thrombosis
- obstruction of venous flow leading to increased venous pressure
What are the three factors for deep venous thrombosis?
- Venous stasis
- Venous endothelial damage
- Hypercoagulabile state
Superior vena cava syndrome
- progressive occlusion of the superior vena cava that leads to venous distension of upper extremities and head
- oncologic emergency
Primary Hypertension
- essential or idiopathic Hypertension
- genetic and environmental factors
92-95% of people with hypertension are classified into what category or hypertension?
Primary hypertension
Vasoconstriction
The construction of blood vessels, which increases BP
What is another name for hypertension?
High BP
Can insulin resistance cause primary hypertension?
Yes
how is Secondary hypertension caused?
Caused by a systemic disease process that raises peripheral vascular resistance or cardiac output
Isolated systolic hypertension
Elevations of systolic pressure are caused by increases in cardiac output, total peripheral vascular resistance, or both
Complicated hypertension
- complicated hypertensive damage to the walls or systemic blood vessels
- smooth muscle cells undergo hypertrophy and hyperplasia with fibrosis of the tunica intima and media
Malignant Hypertension
Rapidly progressive hypertension
- diastolic pressure is usually > 140 mm Hg
How is Stage 1 hypertension treated? (140-159 mmHg or 90-99 mmHg)
Thiazide-type diuretics
- May consider ACE inhibitor, ARB, beta blocker, CCB, or combination
What is considered hypertension for those with diabetes or chronic kidney disease?
<130/80 mmHg
Treatment for Stage 2 Hypertension
- >160 mmHg or >100mmHg
Two drug combination of usually thiazide- type diuretic and ACE inhibitor.
OR
ARB or beta blockers or CCB
Orthorstatic (postural) hypotension
- decreased is both systolic and diastolic BP upon standing
- lack of normal BP compensation in response to gravitational changes on the circulation
Aneurysm
Local dilation or outpouching of a vessel wall or cardiac chamber
What are the three types of true aneurysms?
- Fusiform aneurysm
- Circumferential aneurysm
- Saccular aneurysm
What is a false aneurysm?
An extra vascular hematoma that communicates with the intravascular space
What is a common cause for false aneurysms?
A leak occurs between a vascular graft and a natural artery
How many layers of the arterial wall is involved when an aneurysm is formed?
The outermost tunica intima, the tunic media, and tunic externa
True or false. The tunic externa is the innermost layer of the arterial wall and contains a basement membrane
False. The turnica intima is the innermost later with a basement membrane
What shape are saccular aneurysms?
Spherical
How is a thrombus formed?
A blood clot remains attached to the vessel wall
Thromboembolism
Obstruction of a vessel by a blood clot that has become dislodged from another site in the circulation
Thrombophlebitis
An inflammatory process that causes a blood clot for form and block one or more veins, usually in the legs.
What is the difference between a deep vein thrombosis and a superficial thrombophlebitis?
Geography. Deep vein thrombosis occurs deep within a muscle and thrombophlebitis is likely to appear near the surface of the skin.
Arterial thrombi
Blood clot in the artery
Venous thrombi
Blood clot in the veins
Embolism
Bolus of matter that is in circulation in the blood stream.