Edema, Hemorrhage, Congestion and Shock Flashcards
edema
increased fluid in the extracellular matrix
hyperemia
increased flow
congestion
increased backup
hemorrhage
extravasation
hemostasis
keeping blood as a fluid
thrombosis
clotting blood
embolism
downstream travel of a clot
infarction
death of tissues w/o blood
shock
circulatory failure/collapse
fluid collection in lung
hydrothorax
fluid collection in heart
hydropericardium
fluid collection in abdominal cavity
ascitis
fluid collection in entire body
anascara
mechanism of edema
- increased vascular hydrostatic pressure
- decreased plasma oncotic pressure
- lymphatic obstruction
- sodium and water retention
- inflammation
increased hydrostatic pressure due to
impaired venous return
impaired venous return due to
- congestive heart failure/constrictive pericarditis
- cirrhosis of liver
- venous obstruction or compression by thrombosis, external pressure or LE inactivity
mechanism of congestive heart failure
heart not pumping blood effectively causing backing of blood in veins
mechanism of cirrhosis of liver
scarring of liver impairs return of blood through portal vein, increased back pressure in smaller veins causes ascites
mechanism of venous obstruction
back up of blood causes edema of surround tissues
arteriolar dilation caused by
- heat
- neurohumoral dysregulation
reduced plasma oncotic pressure leads to
protein losing glomerulopathies - leaky capillaries cause loss of albumin
causes of reduced plasma oncotic pressure
- liver cirrhosis - reduced albumin synthesis
- malnutrition
- protein losing gastroenteropathy
lymphatic obstruction leads to
impaired lymphatic drainage - lymphedema
causes of lymphatic obstruction
- inflammatory
- neoplastic
- postsurgical
- postirradiation
examples of lymphedema
- filiariasis causing elephantiasis
- irradiation of breast and axilla for treatment of breast cancer causing upper limb edema
sodium and water retention
excessive water intake with renal insufficiency
increased tubular reabsorption of sodium (salt) occurs in
-renal hypoperfusion
increased oncotic pressure
increased salt retention causes water retention and leads to
- increased hydrostatic pressure (due to intravascular fluid volume expansion)
- decreased vascular colloid osmotic pressure (due to dilution)
subcutaneous edema caused by
cardiac or renal disease
pulmonary edema
impedes oxygen diffusion
brain edam caused by
herniation of brain stem or impedes vascular supply to brain stem
transudate
Protein and cell poor fluid
Specific gravity: less than 1.012
Protein content: less than 3 gms/dl
Lactic dehydrogenase low
example of transudate
cardiac failure and decreased protein levels
exudate
Protein and cell rich fluid
Specific gravity: more than 1.012
Lactic dehydrogenase high
example of exudate
inflammation
where does dependent edema occur
in extremities and gravity prone areas of body
ex. heart failure
pitting edema
When skin and underlying soft tissues with edema are compressed with fingers, the impressions remain
pitting edema is associated with
heart failure and is transudate
hypermeia and congestion caused by
locally increased blood volumes
hyperemia
- active process of arteriolar dilation
- increased blood flow leading to erythema
example of hyperemia
inflammation, muscle during exercise
types of congestion
- passive process
2. cyanosis