Hemodynamic Disorders 1 Flashcards
Hemorrhage
Escape of blood from intravascualr space
Hematopoiesis
Process of formation and development of the various types of blodd cells and other formed elements
Petechiae
Minute hemorrhagic spots, of pinpoint to pinhead size
Ecchymosis
A red-purple patch caused by extravasation of blood into the skin, differing from petechiae only in size.
Purpura
Systemic generalized multifocal random hemorrhages (up to 1cm in diameter) in many organs and tissues
Suffusion
The act of pouring fluid over body, tissue
Paintbrush Hemorrhage
Linear hemorrhage found in very dense tissue, substructures of which are organized in a linear manner
Cardiac Tamponade
Compression of the heart due to critically increased volume of fluid in pericardium
Hemothorax
Blodd in the pleural cavity
Hemarthrosis
Blood in a joint
Hyphema
Blood in the anterior chamber of eye
Melena
Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by the gastrointestinal juices
Hematochezia
Passage of bloody stools (undigested blood)
Epistaxis
Bleeding from nose
Hemoptysis
Spitting of blood derived from the lungs or bronchial tubes as a result of pulmonary or bronchial hemorrhage