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Pathophysiology Flashcards

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Normal blood flow is termed:

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Laminar blood flow

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Stasis:

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Blood flow is stagnated/stopped (ABNORMAL)

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Turbulent blood flow:

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Forceful, unpredictable flow

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Virchow’s Triad:

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3 factors affecting thrombosis

  1. Changes in the blood vessel wall (endothelial injury due to atheromatous coronary artery)
  2. Changes to the constituents of blood (hypercoagulabilty of the blood)
  3. Changes in the pattern to blood flow (status or turbulent)
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State the different types of hypoxia:

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  • Cytotoxic
  • Anaemic
  • Stagnant
  • Hypoxic
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