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MI 30m-12h microscopic
necrosis - karyolysis
RBCs
wavy myocytes
hypereosinophilia
macroscopic 30m-12h
nothing
12-24h whats happening
necrosis, start of acute inflammation
12-24h microscopic
contraction band necrosis, some neutrophils
12-24h macroscopic
mottled haemorrhagic
1-3 days whats happening
acute inflammation, troponin peak
1-3 days microscopic
neutrophils
1-3 days macroscopic
yellowing of walls - puss
3-7 days whats happening
end of acute inflam, start of early granulation
3-7 days microscopic
macrophages, vessels of granulation
3-7 days macroscopic
central yellowing, red rim
1-8 weeks whats happening
early to late granulation tissue, start of collagen
1-8 weeks microscopic
initially high cellularity, high vascularity, increasing collagen, fibroblasts
1-8 weeks macroscopic
white grey translucence
> 8 weeks whats happening
fibrosis and scar
> 8 weeks microscopic
fibroblasts, collagen
> 8 weeks macroscopic
white
what are complications of 30-12h and >8 weeks
arrhythmia and CF
complications 12-24h
arrythmia and pericarditis
complications 1-3 days and 3-7 days
mural thrombus, arrhythmia, rupture
complications 1-8 weeks
mural thrombus, aneurysm, arrhythmia
what type of nucleus do smooth msucle cells have
cigar shaped
what are nexus junctions
same as gap junctions but in heart (part of intercalated disk)
what is dense pink area, central in MI
necrotic cardiomyocytes - necrotic island - myocytes heal from outside in, dont take central necrosis into account when getting age of infarction
what do nuclei of granulation tissue vessels look like
puffed up
fibrinous exudate
plasma and protein exudate - typical reaction of pericardium or pleura on inflammation
dressler’s syndrome
presence of pericarditis after MI
purulent/suppprative exudate
exudate from blood vessels rich in neutrophils
fibrinous exudate
exudate from blood vessels rich in protein (fibrin) (fibrin looks like fairy floss)
serous exudate
fluid/plasma exudate from blood vessels rich in plasma
difference between lobar and bronchopneumonia
lobar - throughout a lobe, spreads through alveoli
broncho - patchy, spreads through airways
microscopic features of asthma
- goblet cell hyperplasia/hypertrophy
- smooth muscle cell hypertrophy
- bright red eosinophils, bilobed
thickened BM - fibrosis - lots of lymphocytes
what microscopically tells you asthma and not chronic bronchitis
presence of eosinophils and smooth muscle
microscopic features of proximal tubules
- big cells - far apart nuclei
brush border with microvilli
how do you tell difference between distal and proximal tubules
distal tubules - nuclei closer together (smaller cells), not as eosinophilic, no brush border
microscopic appearance of collecting duct
cuboidal
microscopic features of pylonephritis
neutrophils in tubules, nutrophils in interstitium
normal glom
dilated capillaries
microscopic features of ATN
necrotic/karyolysis of tubule cells
casts of tubular cells
normal glom
microscopic features of benign nephrosclerosis
- glomerulosclerosis
- tubule atrophy - no real tubule lumen
- interstitial fibrosis - space between tubules (shouldnt be any space)
- mononuclear chronic infiltration in interstitium
- arteriosclerosis
- hyaline arteriolosclerosis
how can you tell difference between ATN and renal infarct
renal infarct - tubules AND glom are dead
63 yr old woman, history of recurrent UTIs, intermittent vague right flank pain and occasional mild haematuria. afebrile, high BP, urine dipstick RBC positive, but no WBC or protein, creatinine is 114 (quite high)
hydronephrosis - urine backed up in kidney due to blockage of calyces by calculi
dull visceral pain bc pain in kidney
what is polycystic kidney disease
diffuse cysts throughout kidney, genetic, linked to cilia immotility in prox tubule
38 yr old with haematuria after sharp pain in left flank. describes long history of vague dragging pian in lower back. afebrile, doesnt seem unwell, BP high. Urine dipstick RBC positive, but neg for WBCs and protein. High serum creatinine, slim build, abdo exam reveals bilateral palpable kidneys
polycystic kidney disease
42 yr old man, fatigue, SOB on exertion, nocturia, peripheral oedema worsening over several months. pale, tired, mild oedema to mid calf, high BP, hypertensive changes in fundoscopy. urine dipstick - mild proteinuria, neg for RBCs, WBCs a. v v high serum creatinine
glomerulosclerosis
tissue oxygen delivery equation
tissue O delivery = CO x Hb x %satn X 1.34 ml/min
initiation of secondary haemostasis
extrinsic pathway
amplification of secondary haemostasis
intrinsic pathway
measure of extrinsic pathway
PT
measure of intrinsic pathway
APTT
what do you measure of warfarin checking
PT
what do you measure for heparin checking
APTT
what is PT meausre of
extrinsic pathway, warfarin
what is APTT measure of
intrinsic pathway, heparin
2 components of hyaline arteriolosclerosis
smooth muscle cells produce too much Ecm
proteins from blood leak into damaged endothelium into wall of vessel
3 sequelae of hyaline arteriolosclerosis
- cerebral haemorrhage
- benign nephrosclerosis
- hypertensive retinopathy
3 sequelae of atherosclerosis
- embolic event
- chronic ischeamia
- aneurysm
type of calcification in atherosclerosis
dystrophic calcification
what is metastatic calcification
serum Ca and P too high adn start to precipitate out of solution
what is dissection
weakening in intima of blood vessel results in tear and blood between intima and media
squelae of dissection
rupture into pericardium - cardiac tamponade
rupture into thorax - exanguination
track to coronary arteries - MI
track to carotid arteries - stroke
what is T wave inversion indicative of
hypertrophy
when is AF v bad bc patients need atrial kick
in diastolic dysfunction
when does LV remodelling occur
post MI
what is LV remodelling
increased volume, more spherical, hypertrophy, interstitial fibrosis
what stimulates cardiac remodelling
angiogensin, symp on B1Rs
what is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
autosomal dom mutation in sarcomere proteins causing increase LV thickness (particularly septum)
myocyte disarray, LV outflow obstruction from septum, diastolic dysfunction, ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death
what is dilated cardiomyopathy
idopathic, most common cardiomyopathy
what does normal endothelium produce thats anticoagulant
thrombomodulin, protein C and S
what is arterial thrombus associated with pathologically
endothelial dysfunction
virchow’s triad
abnormal endothelium
abnormal blood flow
abnormal coagulation
4 things that can happen to thrombus
- dissolution
- organisation - granulation tissue
- propogation
- embolus
7 Ps of ischaemia
pale, pulseless, purple, painful, paralysed, paraesthetic, perishingly cold