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Ischaemia, Infarction & Shock (14) Flashcards

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Hypoxia

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Any state of reduced tissue oxygen availability (generalised - whole body/regional - specific tissues)

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Ischaemia

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Pathological reduction in blood flow to tissues, result of obstruction usually due to thrombosis/embolism > tissue hypoxia

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If ischaemic for short duration

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Cell injury reversible

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If prolonged/sustained ischamia

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Irreversible cel damage/cell death occurs by necrosis/infarction

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Therapeutic reperfusion

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Good if reversible

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Examples of therapeutic reperfusion

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PCI for MI or thrombolysis for stroke

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Reperfusion injury

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Generation of reactive oxygen species by inflammatory cells causes further cell damage

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Infarction

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Ischaemic necrosis caused by occlusion of arterial supply/venous daring

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Infarct

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Area of infarction in tissues

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Causes of infarction

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Thrombosis, embolism, vasopasms (narrow), atheroma expansion, extrinsic compression (tumour), twisting of vessel roots (volvulus), rupture of vascular supply (AAA), venous occlusion

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Red infarction

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Haemorrhagic, dual blood supply/venous infarction (blood supply damaged so leaks)

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White infarction

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Anaemic, single blood supply hence totally cut off

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What shape are most infarcts?

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Wedge-shaped, obstruction usually occurs upstream, entire down-stream will be infarcted

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14
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Histological characteristic of infarction

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Usually coagulative necrosis (in brain - colliquative)

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15
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Effects of vascular occlusion vary on..

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  1. Nature of blood supply
  2. Rate of occlusion
  3. Tissue vulnerability to hypoxia
  4. Blood oxygen content
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Nature of blood supply

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Lung (pulmonary and bronchial arteries), liver (hepatic artery, portal vein), hand (radial and ulnar artery), severe ischameia for infarction

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Which organs are more vulnerable to infarction due to the nature of their blood supply?

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Kidneys, spleen, testis (single supplies)

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Heart hypoxia

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Cardiac myocyte death takes 20-30mins

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Brain hypoxia

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Neurone deprived of oxygen irreversible cell damage occurs 3-4 mins, brain is 1-2% of total body weight but requires 20% body oxygen consumption and 15% cardiac output

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Clinical manifestations

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Heart - IHD/stable angina/MI

Brain - cerebrovascular disease (TIA/CVA)

Intestines - ischaemic bowel

Extremities - peripheral vascular disease/gangrene

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Cerebrovascular disease

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Any abnormality of the brain caused by pathological process involving blood vessels

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Causes of ischaemic stroke

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Thrombosis secondary to atherosclerosis, embolism

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Causes of haemorrhagic stroke

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Intracerebral haemorrhage (hypertensive), Ruptured aneurysm in the circle of Willis (subarachnoid)

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Causes of ischaemic bowel disease

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Thrombosis/embolism in superior/inferior mesenteric arteries

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What does IBD present with?

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Abdominal pain

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Gangrene

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Infarction of entire portion of limb/organ

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Dry gangrene

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Ischaemic coagulative necrosis only

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Wet gangrene

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Superimposed infection

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Gas gangrene

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Superimposed infection with gas producing organism e.g. clostridium perfringens

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What is shock?

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Physiological state, significant reduction of systemic tissue perfusion (severe hypotension) > decreased oxygen delivery to tissues

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Shock results in a critical imbalance between

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Oxygen delivery and oxygen consumption

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Cellular effects of shock

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Membrane ion pump dysfunction, intracellular swelling, leakage of intracellular contents into extracellular space, inadequate regulation of intracellular pH, anaerobic respiration > lactic acid

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Systemic effects of shock

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Alteration in the serum pH (academia), endothelial dysfunction > vascular leakage, stimulation of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cascades, end-organ damage (ischaemia)

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Results of prolonged shock

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Cell death, end-organ damage, multi-organ failure, death

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Hypovolaemic shock

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Intra-vascular fluid loss (blood, plasma etc)

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Mechanism of hypovolaemic shock

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Decrease venous return to heart (pre-load), decrease stroke volume > decrease cardiac output, decrease mean arterial blood pressure. Need vasoconstriction increase SVR

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Haemorrhagic causes of hypovolaemic shock

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Trauma, GI bleed, ruptured haematoma, haemorrhagic pancreatitis, fractures, ruptured aortic, abdominal/left ventricular free wall aneurysm

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Non-haemorrhagic causes of hypovolaemic shock

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Diarrhoea, vomiting, heat stroke, burns, third spacing

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Third spacing

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Acute loss of fluid into internal body cavities, common postoperatively and in intestinal obstruction, pancreatitis/cirrhosis (draws in fluid)

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Cardiogenic shock

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Cardiac pump failure, decreased CO and arterial pressure

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Causes of cardiogenic shock

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  1. Myopathic (muscle failure)
  2. Arrhythmia-Related
  3. Mechanical
  4. Extra-cardiac (obstruction to blood outflow)
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Myopathic shock causes

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MI (>40% LV myocardium), RV infarction/dilated cardiomyopathies, ‘stunned myocardium’ - following prolonged ischaemic/cardiopulmonary bypass

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Arrhythmia-related cardiogenic shock causes

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Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias

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Atrial fibrillation and shock

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Flutter > decrease CO by impairment of co-ordinated atrial filling of ventricles

45
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Ventricular tachycardia, bradyarrhythmias and complete heart block and shock

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While ventricular fibrillation, abolishes CO

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Mechanical cardiogenic shock

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Valvular defects (prolapse), ventricular septal defects, atrial myxomas (non-cancerous tumour - often grows on atrial septum), rupture ventricular free wall aneurysm

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Extra-cardiogenic shock causes

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P.E, tension pneumothorax, severe constrictive pericarditis, pericardial tamponade (impairs cardiac filling/ejection of blood from heart)

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Pericardial tamponade

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Blood filling pericardial sac usually aids dilation

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Distributive shock sub-types

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Septic, anaphylactic, neurogenic shock, toxic shock syndrome

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Distributive shock

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Decrease SVR due to severe vasodilation, compensate by increasing CO > flushed/bounding heart

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Septic shock

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Severe systemic infections - gram +ve/-ve bacteria/fungi

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Who gets septic shock?

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Immunocompromised, elderly, very young

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What happens in septic shock

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Increase in cytokines/mediators > vasodilation > pro coagulation (DIC) > ischaemia > wide spread clotting and thrombosis > use of all clotting factors > haemorrhage > death

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Anaphylactic shock

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Severe type 1 hypersensitivity reaction, small doses of allergy > IgE cross-linking, mast cell degranulation > vasodilation > respiratory distress/laryngeal oedema/circulatory collapse

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Who gets anaphylactic shock?

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Sensitised individuals

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Neurogenic shock

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Spinal injury/anaesthetic accidents, loss of sympathetic vascular tone, vasodilation > shock

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Toxic shock syndrome

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NOT SAME AS SEPTIC SHOCK, S.aureus/S.pyogenes produce exotoxins ‘superantigens’ non-specific binding of class 2 MHC to T cell receptors (up to 20% of T cells activated at once), widespread release of cytokines, decrease SVR

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Treatment of shock

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O2, fluid, antibiotics

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