Hemodynamics I Flashcards
What is edema?
Swelling of tissue due to increased fluid in interstitial spaces.
What is ascites?
Fluid in the abdominal cavity.
What is anasarca?
Generalized edema.
What is hyperemia?
Erythema; an active increase in arterial blood flow.
What is congestion?
Passive decrease in venous outflow.
What is hemorrhage?
Extravasation of blood due to blood vessel rupture.
What is hematoma?
Hemorrhage enclosed within tissue.
What is petechia?
Tiny (1-2 mm) hemorrhage due to platelet deficiency.
What is hemostasis?
- The maintenance of blood in a free-flowing liquid state in normal blood vessels
- The formation of a blood clot at a site of vascular injury
What are platelets?
Anucleate cellular components of blood.
What are platelets important in?
In initiation and propagation of clotting.
Do platelets have granules?
Yes, but no nucleus.
What is thrombosis?
Inappropriate formation of blood clot in a blood vessel; usually occlusive.
What is hypercoagulability?
Abnormal tendency to form blood clots.
What is coagulopathy?
Abnormal tendency to bleed.
What is an embolus?
Detached intravascular solid, liquid, or gaseous mass carried by blood to a site distant from its point of origin.
What is an infarction?
Area of ischemic necrosis.
Generalized edema due to renal failure initially appears where?
Tissues with loose connective tissue matrix i.e. periorbital edema.
What is pitting edema?
Transient pit forms in the skin at site of finger pressure.
What are the 5 pathophysiologic categories of edema?
- Increased hydrostatic pressure
- Decreased plasma osmotic pressure
- Sodium retention
- Inflammation
- Lymphatic obstruction
What are the 4 most common causes of edema?
- Increased hydrostatic pressure
- Decreased plasma osmotic pressure
- Sodium retention
- Inflammation
What are 3 examples of edema due to increased hydrostatic pressure?
- Lungs: due to left heart failure
- Lower body: due to right heart failure
- Leg: due to deep venous thrombosis
What is dependent edema?
Edema due to increased hydrostatic pressure is worse in legs when standing and sacrum when lying down.
What are 2 example of edema due to decreased plasma osmotic pressure?
- Nephrotic syndrome: due to protein loss.
- Hepatic cirrhosis: due to increased hydrostatic pressure in portal venous system and decreased plasma osmotic pressure due to protein loss into ascites and deficient hepatic protein synthesis
T or F. Edema due to sodium retention is always generalized with increased hydrostatic pressure.
T.
What are 2 types of edema due to inflammation?
- Localized: at site of infection
2. Generalized: with SIRS or sepsis
What is edema due to lymphatic obstruction called?
Lymphedema.
Lymphedema can be caused by what 5 things?
- Tumor
- Inflammation
- Surgery
- Radiation
- Scar
Is lympedema usually localized or generalized?
Localized.
What is peau d’ orange?
Lymphedema from breast cancer causes skin over tumor to resemble the skin of an orange.
What is the most common cause of pulmonary edema?
Left heart failure. Others: ARDS, hypersensitivity reaction, pneumonia, and renal failure.
What kind of fluid is found in pulmonary edema?
Frothy fluid. Pink too if blood present.
What is the symptom of pulmondary edema?
Dyspnea.
What is the sign of pulmonary edema?
Pulmonary crackles.
Airspaces in pulmonary alveolar edema are filled with what?
Pink, proteinaceous fluid.
Localized cerebral edema is caused by what 2 things?
- Abscess
2. Tumor
Generalized cerebral edema is caused by what?
Encephalitis.
What does the brain look like with generalized cerebral edema?
Swollen gyri and narrowed sulci.