Haemodynamic disorders Flashcards
1
Q
Describe the coagulation cascade
A
Fig 4.3, p73
2
Q
What is Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation?
A
p361
3
Q
What is an embolus?
A
A detached intravascular solid/liquid/gas mass that is carried by the bloodstream from its site of origin to a distant site
4
Q
What are the mechanisms of oedema formation?
A
p66-67
5
Q
Describe the process of normal haemostasis.
What is the role of the endothelium?
What is the role of platelets?
A
p69-71
6
Q
Explain the factors which predispose to thrombus formation.
What are the different fates of thrombi?
A
p75-77
7
Q
Define shock and its different categories.
Describe the pathogenesis of septic shock.
A
p81-82
8
Q
How do microbes initiate septic shock?
A
p81-82, p124 Goljan
9
Q
What are the complications of septic shock?
A
ATN, DAD, DIC, MODS
