Exam 1: Edema, Hyperemia, Congestion Flashcards
What does the health of cells and organs depend on?
Uninterrupted circulation to deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove waste
What does tissue well-being also require?
Normal “fluid balance”
What can abnormalities in vascular permeability or homeostasis result in?
Injury, even with an intact blood supply
What does normal fluid homeostasis encompass?
Maintenance of vessel wall integrity as well as intravascular pressure and osmolarity within certain physiologic ranges
What affects the net movement of water across the vascular wall?
Changes in vascular volume, pressure, or protein content (or alterations in endothelial function)
What percentage of lean body weight is water?
Approximately 60%
Describe the distribution of water in the body
66% is intracellular
25% is extracellular
What percent of total body water is in blood plasma?
8%
What is edema?
Increased fluid extravasation into interstitial/extracellular spaces (including body cavities)
How is edema most easily recognized?
Grossly
Where does edema generally manifest microscopically?
Only as subtle cell swelling, with clearing and separation of the intracellular matrix elements
Where may edema occur and where is it most commonly seen?
In any tissues
SQ, brain, and lungs
What can edema occur as?
Localized process or may be systemic
How can you indicate edema?
Add “hydro” to the anatomic site (hydrothorax, hydropericardium, etc)
What kind of lesion is edema considered to be?
A space displacing lesion (exerts pressure in a closed area; brain and lung)
What are general causes of intracellular edema?
Depression of metabolic systems of the tissues or lack of adequate nutrition to cells (depressed ionic pumps, Na and water leak in)
Inflammation (increased permeability of cell membranes, Na and water leak in)
What are general causes of extracellular edema?
Abnormal leakage of fluid from blood capillaries
Failure of lymphatic system to return fluid from interstitium
Renal retention of salt and water
Describe non-inflammatory edema
Transudate
Low protein levels
Fluid accumulation due to hydrostatic imbalances between intravascular and extravascular compartments despite normal vascular permeability
Clear, colorless, or slightly yellow
Describe inflammatory edema
Exudate
Related to increased endothelial permeability
High protein levels
Caused by leakage of plasma proteins and leukocytes
Usually opaque
What is the specific gravity of transudate and exudate?
T: Less than or equal to 1.015
E: Greater than 1.017
What is the protein content of transudate and exudate?
T: Less than 2.5 gm/dL
E: More than 3 gm/dL
How many cells are present in transudate and exudate?
T: Less than 1000
E: More than 1000
Are there fibrin clots in transudate and exudate?
T: No
E: Yes, fibrin is escaping
What is the clarity of transudate and exudate?
T: Clear
E: Turbid