Pathology II - Cardiac + LYMPHEDEMA Flashcards
What is another term for heart failure?
Congestive heart failure
what is a condition where the heart cannot maintain a normal cardiac output to meet the body’s demands for blood and oxygen?
Heart failure
heart failure typically begins with what part of the heart?
left ventricle
what heart sounds may be heard with heart failure?
S3 gallop “ventricular gallop”
What drug is used to increase the strength of contraction in heart failure?
digitalis
What are 4 common compensations seen in heart failure due to impaired cardiac output?
INcreased
blood volume
cardiac filling pressure
heart rate
cardiac muscle mass
what is one common sign of heart failure?
tachycardia
What is left vs. right sided heart failure associated with congestion where?
Left: signs of pulmonary venous congestion
Right: signs of systemic venous congestion
Diagnoses such as left ventricular infarct, aortic or mitral vale disease, and hypertension create pulmonary congestion that my result in left-sided heart failure but over time can lead to?
fluid accumulation spreading to ankle, congestive hepatomegaly, ascites, and pleural effusion
AKA RIGHT SIDED HEART FAILURE
What is an abnormal swishing or whooshing sound that may be due to turbulent flow through a damaged or narrowed heart valve?
Heart Murmur
What heart sound is an early sign of HTN?
S4
BP classifications
Noraml <120/80
Elevated 120-129 <80
Stage I 130-139 80-89
Stage II >140 >90
What is a nuclear medicine procedure that tests the function of the lymphatic system?
Lymphoscintigram
what is the most common cause for secdonary lymphedema in the U.S.?
breast cancer surgery and treatment
What are the 3 types of insufficiencies of the lymphatic system?
- Dynamic
- Mechanical
- Combined
what type of lymphatic insufficiency occurs when there is excess lymph circulating that exceeds the transport capacity of the system?
What kind of edema does it result in?
Dynamic Insufficiency
Pitting edema
What type of lymphatic insufficiency occurs when the transport capacity of the system is reduced due to damage to the lymph system?
What type of edema does it result in?
Mechanical insufficiency
non-pitting edema (PROTEIN-RICH LYMPHEMDEMA)
What type of edema results from PROTEIN-RICH lymphedema?
NON-PITTING (its hard, fibrotic)
What type of lymphatic insufficiency occurs when there is both an increased in lymph fluid as well as a decrease in transport capacity?
Combined Insufficiency
What technique involves injection of a contrast medium into a lymph vessel to allow for visualization of the entire lymph system through radiography?
Direct lymphography
what technique invovles injection of a contrast medium just under the skin to allow for visualization of smaller superficial lymph vessels?
Indirect Lymphography
What technique involves injection of radioactive material to allow for visualizaiton of the lymphatic system through nuclear medical imaging to determine how effectivley lymph is being transported?
Lymphoscintigraphy
How many circumferencial measurements are recommended for upper and lower extremities to deduce fluid has been removed and not redistrubuted in lymphedema?
7
what are the 3 classifications for circumferential measurements of lymphedema?
Mild: <3 cm difference between affected and unaffected
Moderate: 3-5 cm difference between affected and unaffected
Severe: >5 cm difference between affected and unaffected limbs