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Disorders of Blood flow and BP Flashcards

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Ischemia is the

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Reduction in arterial flow to a level that is insufficient to meet the oxygen demands of the tissue

inadequate blood supply

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Infarction is an area of

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Ischemic necrosis in an organ produced by occlusion of its arterial blood supply or venous drainage

obstruction of blood supply

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Dyslipidemia is the imbalance of

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Lipid components (triglycerides, phospholipids, cholesterol)

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Atherosclerosis is the

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Hardening of the arteries

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Atherosclerosis is characterized by

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The formation of fibrofatty lesions in the intimal lining of large and medium sized arteries

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The risk factors of atherosclerosis are

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Hypercholesterolemia (elevations in LDL cholesterol) **This is the major risk factor** ^^^
Smoking
Obesity
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Physical inactivity
Stressful life patterns
Blood levels of C-reactive protein (CRP)
Serum homocysteine levels
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How does smoking cause atherosclerosis?

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By damaging the endothelial tissue of the blood stream causing inflammation - allows for plaque build-up

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What is CRP?

What does it implicate in atherosclerosis?

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C-reactive protein is an acute-phase reactant protein of the inflammatory process

CRP has been noted within some atherosclerosis plaques - indicates inflammation in plaque formation

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What is homocysteine?

How does it cause atherosclerosis?

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It is an amino acid produced to break down proteins in the body

It inhibits elements of the anticoagulant cascade and is associated with endothelial damage leading to inflammation

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List the three types of lesions associated with atherosclerosis

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Fatty streak
Fibrous atheromatous plaque
Complicated lesion

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Fatty streaks are

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Thin, flat, yellow lines that become thicker and slightly elevated

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Fatty streaks consist of

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Macrophages and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) that have become distended with lipids to form foam cells

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Who do fatty streaks affect?

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Everyone; they present in children and increase in number until 20 years of age

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Fibrous atheromatous plaque is gray to pearly white because

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Macrophages ingest and oxidize accumulated lipoprotein

Over time, the fatty streaks grow and proliferate into the smooth muscle layer

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What are the main three problems that fibrous atheromatous plaque causes

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Can occlude the vessel
Can lead to a thrombus (blood clot)
Can reduce the blood flow

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Complicated atherosclerotic lesions are caused when

What is produced?

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Fibrous plaque breaks open

Hemorrhage
Ulceration
Scar tissue deposits

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What is the most important complication of atherosclerosis?

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Thrombosis (blood clot blocks vein or artery)

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Hyperlipidemia may also play a role in

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Atherosclerotic lesions

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Activated macrophages release

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Free radicals that oxidize LDL

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The development of atherosclerotic lesions is a

It involves

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Progressive process

Endothelial cell injury
Migration of inflammatory cells
SMC proliferation and lipid deposition
Gradual development of he atheromatous plaque with a lipid core

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Endothelial cell injury is caused by

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Smoking
Elevated LDL levels
Immune mechanisms
Mechanical stress associated with hypertension

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In the migration of inflammatory cells, monocytes adhere to ___ then become ___ and then turn into ___

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Endothelium
Macrophages that engulf lipoproteins
Foam cells

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Lipid accumulation and SMC proliferation is due to

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Growth factors

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Within lipid accumulation and SMC proliferation, what happens to foam cell macrophages?

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They die, depositing necrotic cellular debris an lipids within the vascular wall

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The plaque structure is vulnerable and can

This would lead to

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Rupture
Ulcerate
Erode

Hemorrhaging to the plaque or thrombotic occlusion of the vessel lumen

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Clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis

Manifestations depend onf

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There are no symptoms until the artery is severely narrowed or totally obstructed

The vessels involved
the extend of vessel obstruction

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What organs/tissues are most frequently involved in atherosclerosis?

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Arteries supplying the heart, brain, kidneys, lower extremities, and small intestine

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Acute arterial occlusion is the

Commonly caused by

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Sudden interruption to blood flow

Thrombus - blood clot

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Most emboli start in

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The heart

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Thrombi arise from

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The erosion/rupture of a fibrous cap or an arteriosclerotic plaque

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Clinical manifestations of acute arterial occlusion depend on

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The artery involved and the adequacy of collateral circulation

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What are the 7 P’s of acute arterial occlusion?

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Pistol shot (acute onset)
Pallor
Polar (cold)
Pulselessness
Pain
Paresthesia
Paralysis
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Atherosclerotic occlusive disease is a

Caused by

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Peripheral artery disease

Atherosclerosis

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Atherosclerotic occlusive disease is common in the

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Lower extremities

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Symptoms of atherosclerotic occlusive disease show up

Symptoms occurs with

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Gradually

50% narrowing

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The primary symptom of atherosclerotic occlusive disease is

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Intermittent claudication (muscle pain that occurs when you’re active and stops when you rest)

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Other signs of ischemia are

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Atrophic changes (body tissue or organ atrophied)
Thinning of skin and subcutaneous tissues of the lower leg
Reduced size of leg muscles

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Thromboangiitis is also called

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Buerger disease

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Thromboangiitis is an

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Inflammatory arterial disorder that causes thrombus formation

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What/where does thromboangiitis affect?

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Medium sized arteries in the foot and lower leg

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What is the cause of thromboangiitis?

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Unclear

But smoking is involved (smoking causes everything)

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What the symptoms of thromboangiitis?

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Pain (even present at rest in severe cases)

Intermittent claudication in arch of foot/digits

Increased sensitivity to cold

Cyanotic extremities in dependent position (can be reddish/blue in nondependent positions)

Skin becomes thin, shiny, suffered hair growth and nutrition

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Raynaud disease/phenomenon is the

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Vasospasm of arteries and arterioles (usually fingers

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What causes Raynaud disease?

Raynaud phenomenon?

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No one knows

Due to other disorders/diseases

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Raynaud disease is brought on by

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The cold or strong emotions

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What are manifestations of Raynaud disease/phenomenon?

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Blanching of the extremities
> Primarily fingers
> Cold to the touch, can become red once spasm ends

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An aneurysm is an

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Abnormal localized dilation of a blood vessel

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Aneurysms are most common in the

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Aorta

49
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What are the two kinds of aneurysms?

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True and False

aneurysms can be hipster too

50
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A true aneurysm is

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Bounded by a complete vessel wall
> Blood remains within the vascular compartment

an abnormal dilation of an artery due to a weakened vessel wall

51
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A false aneurysm is a

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Localized dissection/tear in the inner wall of the artery with formation of an extravascular hematoma that causes vessel enlargement

when a blood vessel wall is injured and the leaking blood collects in the surrounding tissue

52
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What is the most serious complication of an aortic aneurysm?

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Rupture (then DEATH)

53
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Causes of thoracic aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm

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Atherosclerosis and degeneration of vessel media
Hypertension
Smoking

54
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List symptoms of a thoracic aortic aneurysm

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Substernal, back, and neck pain
Dyspnea
Stridor or brassy cough
Hoarseness
Distention of neck veins
Edema of the face and neck

may be asymptomatic until rupture

55
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What are symptoms of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

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Calcification
Pain (varies from mild mid-abdominal or lumbar discomfort to severe abdominal and back pain)
> pain from lower back to back of the legs
Erosion of vertebrae

56
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Most abdominal aortic aneurysms are

What can be the first sign?

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Asymptomatic

Pulsating mass

57
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Aortic dissection is chronic or acute?

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Acute - life threatening condition

58
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If you had a patient with an aortic dissection, what would you expect to see?

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Hemorrhage into the vessel wall with tearing to form a blood filled pocket

heart wall splits and blood pools between the layers

59
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What are the causes of aortic dissection?

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Conditions that weaken the elastic and smooth muscle layers of the aorta

60
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What are the 2 risk factors of aortic dissection?

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Hypertension

Degeneration of the medial layer of the vessel wall

61
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You might see a patient with an aortic dissection as a complication of

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Cardiac surgery

Catheterization

62
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What is the major symptom of aortic dissection?

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Abrupt excruciating pain (described as tearing or ripping)

63
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In the early stages of an aortic dissection, BP is typically

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Moderately or markedly elevated

64
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In the later stages of an aortic dissection, BP and PR become

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Unobtainable in on or both arms

65
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Other manifestations of aortic dissection are

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Syncope (fainting, LOC)
Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body)
Paralysis of the lower extremities
Heart failure - when the aortic valve in involved

66
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Veins move ___ from the body to the ___

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Deoxygenated blood

Right side of the heart

67
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What are the two mechanisms that prevent retrograde flow?

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Valves and action of leg muscles

68
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Varicose veins are

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Dilated, tortuous veins of the lower extremities

69
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What is the most common cause of varicose veins?

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DVT (deep vein thrombosus)

70
Q

You’re most likely to see varicose veins in ___ patients.

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Female

71
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There is a higher incidence of varicose veins in people who

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Are obese or pregnant
> Increase intra-abdominal pressure which puts stress on saphenofemoral junction

Stand for long periods of time
> standing increases venous pressure and causes dilation/stretching of vessel wall

72
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Clinical manifestations of varicose veins are

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Aching in lower extremities and edema

73
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In regards to varicose veins, prolonged exposure to increased pressure causes venous valves to

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Become incompetent (no longer close properly)
> reflux of blood causes further venous enlargement , pulling the valve leaflet apart
74
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Chronic venous insufficiency is

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Persistent venous hypertension in lower extremities

75
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The causes of chronic venous insufficiency are

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Increased venous hydrostatic pressure
Incompetent valves in veins
Deep vein obstructions
Decreased skeletal muscle pump function
Inflammatory processes
Endothelian dysfunction 
Ineffective blood flow
Retrograde blood flow
76
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Chronic venous insufficiency presents with

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Tissue congestion
Edema
Impaired tissue nutrition
Necrosis of subQ fat deposits - skin atrophy
Brown pigmentation of skin (due to hemosiderin deposits resulting from the breakdown of RBC)

Advanced stages:
Stasis dermatitis (shiny, bluish brown skin, poor healing)
Ulcers

77
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Venous thrombosis is

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Thrombus plus inflammation

78
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Venous thrombosis is most common in

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Lower extremities

79
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Venous thrombosis can cause a

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Pulmonary embolism

80
Q

How can a DVT cause a PE?

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By throwing a clot to the heart

81
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Are DVT or SVT more common?

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DVT

82
Q

Venous thrombosis is associated with

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Stasis of blood
Increased blood coagulability
Vessel wall injury

Virchow Triad

83
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Examples of stasis of blood

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Impaired cardiac function
Acute MI and congestive heart failure
Long airplane travel/extended sittin

84
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Examples of increased blood coagulability

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State of increased clot formation
Inherited disorders of factor V Leiden and prothrombin
Smoking
Birth control

85
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Examples of vessel wall injury

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Trauma and surgery
Infection or inflammation
Venous catheters

86
Q

Many cases of venous thrombosis appear without

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Symptoms

87
Q

Venous thrombosis symptoms are related to

List symptoms

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Inflammation

Pain
Swelling
Deep muscle tenderness
Fever
Malaise
Elevated WBC
Erythrocyte sedimentation
88
Q

BP is closely regulated to ensure

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Body tissues are perfused

Arteries don’t get damaged

89
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Hypertensions is

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Elevated BP

90
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What are the two types of hypertension?

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Primary - “essential” (no evidence of other diseases)

Secondary (due to another disease condition)

91
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Non-modifiable risk factors of hypertension are

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Age 
Gender
Race
Family history
Genetics
92
Q

Modifiable risk facts of hypertension are

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Diet
Levels of blood lipids
Smoking and alcohol consumption
Fitness and activity level
Overweight/obesity
Blood glucose control
93
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Clinical manifestations of primary hypertension

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Typically asymptomatic until long term effects on target-organ systems (kidneys, heart, eyes, blood vessels)

94
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Secondary hypertension has 5 big causes

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Renal hypertension

Disorders of adrenocortical hormones

Pheochromocytoma

Coarctation of the aorta

Oral contraceptive drugs

95
Q

Which of the big 5 is the largest cause of secondary hypertension?

A

Renal hypertension

96
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Renal hypertension is caused by

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Reduced renal blood flow and activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism

97
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Disorders of adrenocortical hormones is

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Hormonally induced renal retention of salt and water

98
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Pheochromocytoma is a

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Tumor of chromaffin tissue

> Contains sympathetic nerve cells that release catecholamine (most commonly located in the adrenal medulla)

99
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Coarctation of the aorta is a

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Congenital condition in which there is narrowing in the area of the arch of the aorta

100
Q

Oral contraceptive drugs cause is

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Largely unknown

> Probably cause is volume expansion

101
Q

Increased perfusion pressure leads to

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Damage of target organs

102
Q

Increased intravascular pressure leads to

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Damage of endothelial cells in vessels - increases the risk for atherosclerosis

103
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Hypertension is a big risk factor for atherosclerosis because

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It promotes plaque formation and rupture

104
Q

Hypertension predisposes to

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Coronary heart disease
Heart failure
Stroke
PAD

105
Q

Hypertension causes increased workload of the

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Left ventricle (heart pumps against high pressure in arteries)

106
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Chronic hypertension can lead to

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Nephrosclerosis (hardening of the walls of the small arteries of the kidney)

> > Glomerular perfusion is decreased

107
Q

People with hypertension are more likely to experience what in regards to the brain

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Dementia and cognitive impairment

Stroke

108
Q

Hypertension can lead to what eye changes?

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Microvascular changes in retina (retinopathy)

109
Q

Orthostatic hypertension is when

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BP drops after a person stands after sitting or lying down

Systolic BP drop of 20mmHg and/or diastolic BP drop of 10mmHg

110
Q

With the BP of a patient with orthostatic hypertension, you’d expect to see what in regards to systolic and diastolic?

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Systolic BP drop of 20mmHg and/or diastolic BP drop of 10mmHg

111
Q

A patient with orthostatic hypertension would present with

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May be asymptomatic or have dizziness and syncope

112
Q

What causes orthostatic hypertension?

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When moving to standing position, 500-700 ml shifts to lower part of body

> > Several normal body responses act to maintain blood pressure with this shift - Without those responses

Blood pools in lower extremities, meaning inadequate blood flow to brain, which causes symptoms

113
Q

Contributing factors of orthostatic hypertension are

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Effects of aging 
Reduced blood volume 
Bed rest and impaired mobility
Drug induced hypotension 
Disorders of autonomic nervous system
114
Q

Why do the effects of aging contribute to orthostatic hypertension?

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There is increased arterial pressure instability and deficiencies in circulatory system

115
Q

Why does reduced blood volume contribute to orthostatic hypertension?

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There is just not enough blood circulating around (not enough oxygen when the person stands)

116
Q

Why does bed rest and impaired mobility contribute to orthostatic hypertension?

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Reduced plasma volume
Decreased venous tone
Failed peripheral vasoconstriction
Weakness of skeletal muscles that support veins

117
Q

Why does drug induced hypotension contribute to orthostatic hypertension?

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Antihypertensives

Antipsychotics

118
Q

Why do disorders of the autonomic nervous system contribute to orthostatic hypertension?

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Sympathetic stimulation increases heart rate and cardiac contractility, which causes constriction of peripheral arterioles and veins
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