CVPR Week 6: Pulmonary Edema Flashcards
Objectives
Question
A.
Pulmonary edema definition
Pulmonary edema histological features
Pressure of the pulmonary circulation
Normal pulmonary hemodynamics
Question
D.
How does pulmonary edema fluid move into the lung
through extravasation through 2 cells the endothelial cell and the epithelial cell of the alveolus
Forces that affect fluid movement in and out of capillaries
Starling’s Law
- The actual pressure inside/outside the vessel and the oncotic pressures inside/outside
- The hydrostatic pressure gradient and oncotic pressure gradient
Hydrostatic pressure gradient and oncotic pressure gradient
The rate of fluid movement across the capillary wall
Fluid filtration vs reabsorption
Normal pulmonary capillary pressure
~ 7 mmHg
Normal pulmonary interstitial pressure
~ -8 mmHg
Normal pulmonary capillary osmotic pressure
~ 28 mmHg
Normal pulmonary intersitital osmotic pressure
~14 mmHg
Normal pulmonary capillary pressure
Question
B)
Filtered fluid is removed by?
Fluid filtration rates of removal and accumulation
Edematous lung histology
Question
C)
How do the lungs accommodate large changes in CO with little change in PA
Defenses against pulmonary edema
Distention and recruitment of pulmonary arteries
Question
C
Gross symptoms of pulmonary edema
- worse when lying down
- dyspnea
- can be cyanotic
- usually more hypoxia than hypercardia (hypercardia tends to be an issue with the airway)
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema Xray
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema CT
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema Xray
What is the physiological etiology of Cardiogenic pulmonary edema
high capillary pressure
The lung cannot accomodate large changes in?
Left Atrial Pressure