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
Melena is ?
dark digested blood in stools. (black, tarry stools)
Bleeding per rectum is ?
passage of red undigested blood with stools.
Hematuria is ?
Blood in urine
Example of External Hemorrhage in the Urinary tract ?
Hematuria: Blood in urine.
Give example of External Hemorrhage in the Female genitalia ?
1- Menorrhagia
2- Metrorrhagia
excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding ?
Menorrhagia
Irregular uterine bleeding not related to menstruation ?
Metrorrhagia
Example of Internal Hemorrhage ?
1- Hemothorax: hemorrhage into the pleural sac
2- Hemopericardium: hemorrhage in the pericardial sac.
Example of Interstitial Haemorrhage ?
1- Petechial haemorrhage
2- Purpura
3- Ecchymosis: (bruises)
4- Hematoma