HAEMORRHAGE Flashcards
What is the HAEMORRHAGE ?
Escape of blood outside the cardiovascular system.
What is the Physiological Local causes of bleeding ?
menstruation
What is the General Causes of bleeding ?
1- Hypertension & general venous congestion
2- Blood diseases
3- Vitamin C or Vitamin K deficiency
What isnthe effect of Chronic (repeated) external blood loss ?
iron deficiency anemia
Rapid loss of Small amount (10% of blood volume):
No effect.
What is the Compensation of Rapid loss of 750-1000 ml of blood (20% of blood volume) ?
1- catecholamines
2- renin
3- antiduretic hormone
Rapid loss of more than 1 liter (more than 30 % of blood volume) lead to ?
Shock (haemorrhagic shock) (hypovolemic shock)
What is the Definition of HAEMORRHAGE ?
Escape of blood outside the cardiovascular system.
What isnthe Physiological of Local causes of bleeding ?
menstruation
What is the Pathological of Local causes of bleeding ?
1- Traumatic injury of vessels
2- Rupture of aneurysm
3- Local venous congestion.
What is the General Causes of bleeding ?
1- Hypertension & general venous congestion
2- Blood diseases
3- Vitamin C or Vitamin K deficiency
What is the External Hemorrhage in the Respiratory tract ?
1- Epistaxis: bleeding from the nose.
2- Hemoptysis: coughing blood. The source of blood is the lung or bronchi.
Epistaxis is ?
bleeding from the nose.
Hemoptysis is ?
coughing blood.
Hematemesis is ?
vomiting of blood