Caroline Chang Flashcards
What is cardiac output
Rate of blood flow from the heart: blood volume pumped from one ventricle in one minute
What is peripheral vascular resistance and what causes it
Resistance to flow produced mainly by arterioles
How do you calculate blood pressure
Cardiac output X Peripheral vascular Resistance
What are the 4 main controls of arterial blood pressure
Autonomic nervous system
Capillary shift
Endocrine and neuroendocrine responses
Kidney fluid balance
What term control over blood pressure does the autonomic nervous system have
Short term minute to minute control via negative feedback
What is the flow of input of control of blood pressure by autonomic nervous system
Higher centres in brain send signals to….
Medulla which integrates these with info from mechano and baroreceptors and sends signals to….
Parasympathetic branch of vagus nerve
Or sympathetic efferent branches from spinal chord
Where are mechanoreceptors and baroreceptors found
4
Carotid sinus
Aortic arch
Heart
Lungs
What is capillary shift
What term of control does it have over BP
Pressure gradient along capillaries
Medium term minutes to hours
What is the mechanism for capillary shift controlling blood pressure
When pressure falls too low fluid is absorbed from tissues into circulation to increase blood volume thus pressure
When pressure rises too high fluid lost from circulation to reduce blood volume thus pressure
What does endocrine relate to
Hormones released via glands in one part of body travelling in blood to target organs
What does neuroendocrine relate to
Endocrine systems with neural features
What term of control do endocrine responses have
Medium and long term
What are catecholamines and what do they do
Hormones secreted in response to sympathetic stimulation such as adrenaline and noradrenaline that increase cardiac output and peripheral resistance
What type of hormone is aldosterone and how does it act
2
Adrenal cortical steroid hormone
Causes renal collecting duct of kidneys to conserve sodium ions, promote potassium ion secretion and regulate acid base balance to increase blood pressure
Promotes vasopressin release which increases water retention from kidneys and increases blood pressure
Describe the renin angiotensin system
Hypotension (low blood pressure)
Angiotensin release from liver and renin release from kidneys
Renin converts angiotensin to angiotensin 1
Angiotensin1 converted to angiotensin 2 by ACE enzyme
Angiotensin 2 increases sympathetic activity, increases H2O retention, stimulates aldosterone release, causes vasoconstriction,increases ADH secretion
What term of control is kidney fluid balance
How do kidneys regulate BP
Long term
Increase or decrease blood volume by renin angiotensin system
How is renal blood flow regulated 3
Renin angiotensin aldosterone system
Pressure diuresis: blood pressure increase increases filtration through kidneys and urinary output
Pressure natriuresis: sodium secretion increases when blood pressure increases so less water reabsorbed to decrease blood pressure
Define shock
Shock is a state in which arterial blood pressure is insufficient to maintain an adequate supply of blood to tissues
Hypovolemic shock
Severe blood or fluid loss
Cardiogenic shock
Heart can’t pump enough blood
Septic shock
Sepsis leading to abnormally low blood pressure
Distributive shock
Abnormal distribution of blood flow
Anaphylactic shock
Allergic reaction
At stage 1 haemorrhagic shock How much blood volume lost What is heart rate What is blood pressure What is central Venus pressure Clinical signs?
Less than 10% blood volume lost Normal Normal Unchanged Normal
At stage 2 haemorrhagic shock How much blood volume lost What is heart rate What is blood pressure What is central Venus pressure Clinical signs?
10-19% 100-120 Normal Pressure decreases a little Clinical signs of over activity
At stage 3 haemorrhagic shock How much blood volume lost What is heart rate What is systolic blood pressure What is central Venus pressure Clinical signs?
20-39% 120-140 100 Central Venus pressure decreases a lot Clinically restless
At stage 4 haemorrhagic shock How much blood volume lost What is heart rate What is systolic blood pressure What is central Venus pressure Clinical signs?
Over 40% Over 140 Over 80 Decreases majorly Unconscious
How much blood lost during minor oral surgery and what stage of shock
10-30ml
Stage 1
What are the local responses to stress
2
Inflammation
Repair
What are the systemic responses to stress
3
Conserve fluid
Generate energy
Ebb phase- depression of enzyme activity and oxygen consumption
Flow phase- catabolic phase with fat and protein mobilisation and increased urinary nitrogen excretion and anabolic phase where fat and protein stores restored
Where does the apex of the heart lie
Between 5th and 6th rib in 5th intercostal space lining up with middle of left clavicle
Which arteries branch off the aorta
Left and right coronary artery branch off ascending aorta
Brachiocephalic artery dividing into right subclavian artery and right common carotid artery branches off arch of aorta
Left common carotid artery branches of arch
Left subclavian artery branches of arch
Descending aorta
Properties of arteries
5
Thick walls
Thin lumen
Elasticity to maintain high blood pressure
Smooth endothelium lining so blood flows
Thick tunica media layer of smooth muscle
Properties of veins
7
Thin walls
Large lumen
May have valves
Few elastic fibres
Walls contain lots of collagen for support
Thin tunica media layer of smooth muscle
Capacitance vessel containing most of blood volume
Properties of arterioles
3
Link arteries and capillaries
More smooth muscle for vasoconstriction and vasodilation
Reduce blood pressure before capillaries
Properties of capillaries
4
Link arterioles and venules
Large surface area
Walls single endothelial cell thick
Cross section larger than supplying arteriole to slow blood for diffusion
Define systole
What are pressures at end
Contraction of the heart during which arteriole then ventricular pressure increased and blood is forced out, by the end low pressure in heart and high pressure in arteries
Define diastole
What are the pressures in heart and arteries
Relaxation of the heart during which atria and ventricles fill and volume and pressure in heart build with low pressure in arteries
What are the stages in the cardiac cycle blood flow
Deoxygenated blood enters R atrium through vena cava at low pressure
Tricuspid valve opens and RV fills
R Atrium contracts
RV contracts and tricuspid valve closes so deoxygenated blood forced through pulmonary valve to pulmonary artery to capillary bed of lungs
Oxy blood from lungs enters LA from pulmonary vein
Bicuspid valve opens and LV fills
LA contracts forcing blood into LV
LV contracts forcing oxygenated blood through aortic valve to aorta
What is pulmonary circulation
Blood flow from heart to lungs to heart
What is systemic circulation
Blood flow from heart to body to heart
What is meant by the term compliance
The index of elasticity of large arteries
What is Normal blood pressure value
Below 120 mmHg systolic
What are the values for: Elevated blood pressure Hypertension stage 1 Hypertension stage 2 Hypertensive crisis
120-129 mmHg systolic
130-139 mmHg systolic
140-180 mmHg systolic
Above 180 mmHg systolic
What is the value for hypotension
Below 90 mmHg systolic
What are the four components of blood and their % by volume
Erythrocytes 40-45%
Thrombocytes less than 5%
Leukocytes less than 5%
Plasma 55%
Properties of erythrocytes
5
Deliver oxygen to tissues using haemoglobin
Small, 8 micrometers across so can squeeze through vessels
Bioconcave shape
No nuclei or organelles
Lifespan 100-120 days
What hormone stimulates erythrocytes formation
How many red blood cells do humans have
How many cells by number %
Erythropoietin
20-30 trillion
70% cells by number
What is the action of haemoglobin with partial pressure of oxygen
As partial pressure of oxygen increases % saturation of haemoglobin to oxyhemoglobin increases
What is normal red blood cell count for men and women
Men = 4.7-6.7 million cells per microlitre
Women = 4.2-5.4 million cells per microlitre
When does anaemia occur
When there are low levels of erythrocytes in circulation
When does polycythemia occur
When haematocrit is high due to high erythrocytes production or low plasma levels
What is sickle cell disease
A genetic condition in which red blood cells are misformed causing pain attacks, anaemia and organ damage due to red blood cells becoming trapped
What is the major role of platelets or thrombocytes
Blood clotting
How big are thrombocytes
How many platelets per microlitre of blood
2-3 micrometers
150 000 - 450 000 platelets per microlitre of blood
What is thrombocytopenia
Low platelet count below 50 000 per micro litre of blood
These patients show excessive bleeding and bruising
Where do leukocytes come from
Multipotent stem cells in bone marrow
How many white blood cells do we have
3,500-10,500 cells per microlitre
What is leukopenia
Less white blood cells than normal
What is leukocytosis
More white blood cells than normal
What are the types of white blood cell and when are they raised
Monocytes - raised in bacterial infection
Neutrophils- raised in bacterial infection
Eosinophils- raised in parasitic infection, asthma or allergic reaction
Lymphocytes- raised in viral infection and lowered in HIV
Basophils- raised in bone marrow conditions
What is the main role of plasma
Maintaining osmotic balance
What does blood plasma contain
5
Water Proteins including antibodies Ions Hormones Dissolved gasses
Types of primary bond
3
Covalent
Metallic
Ionic
Types of secondary bonds
2
Van der waals
Hydrogen bonds
How do you calculate stress
Stress = force / area
How do you calculate elastic modulus
Elastic modulus = stress / strain
How do you calculate strain
Strain = change in length/ original length
What does the area under stress strain curve represent
Toughness
What is meant by ductile materials
Extensive plastic deformation and energy absorption before fracture
What is meant by brittle materials
Little plastic deformation and low energy absorbtion before fracture
What is biocompatibility
What is bioactive
What is bioinert
Compatibility with a living tissue or system by not being toxic, injurious or physiologically reactive and not causing immunological rejection
Substance having biological effect
Substance with no biological effect
Which licensing bodies establish specifications for dental materials on an international level
FDI
CEN
ISO