Physiology Flashcards
Scoring system which is part of the current international consensus definition for sepsis and septic shock?
- SOFA
qSOFA?
- Quick Systemic Organ Failure
- Components: RR, GCS and SBP < 100mmHg
- qSofa > 2 is 10% mortality
Surviving sepsis campaign, compnents? Hour-1 bundle?
- Measure lactate and check again if > 2
- Blood culture before antibiotics
- Broad spectrum abx
- 30ml/kg crystalloid for hypotension or lact > 4
- Vasopressor to aim MAP > 65
Bugs responsible for necrotising fascitis?
- Type (1) - Polymicrobial?
- Staphylococci
- Anaerobes
- Gram negative
- Immunocompromised
Bugs responsible for necrotising fascitis?
- Type (2) - Monomicrobial?
- Beta-haemolytic streptococci group A (S. pyogenes)
- Co-infection with S. Aureus
- Trauma
Options for diagnosis & management of Necrotising Fascitis?
- Fascia biopsy
- Immediate surgery
Pharmacokinetics of antibiotics?
- Dose given reaches Cmax (maximum concentration)
- Distribution & elimination occurs
- MIC reached (Minimal inhibitory concentration).
Minimal inhibitory concentration, properties?
- Concentration must be above MIC
- All beta-lactams work by duration above MIC
Antibiotics of choice in Necrotising fasciitis?
- Vancomycin if MRSA is a concern
- flucloxacillin for staph. Aureus
- clindamycin for streptococci (Good tissue penetration)
Coverage of Clindamycin?
- Anaerobic cover
- Streptococcus
Immunoglobulin as adjunctive therapy in sepsis?
Effective for necrotising fasciitis. InStinct trial (Scandinavian)
AF and SVV?
There is a decrease in SVV with AF
Tricyclic antidepressant overdose and ECG changes?
- Prolonged QRS / QTc
Timing of inflation of intra-aortic balloon should be timed with which portion of the ECG?
Middle of T-wave
Mechanical assist cardiac device, indication?
- Intractable arrhythmias in severe LV dysfunction
- Chronic HF causing renal & hepatic dysfunction
- Intractable angina with poor LV function despite medical & revascularization treatment
- Post-cardiotomy shock
What is the commonest cause of pulmonary HTN?
- Left heart disease
What is the commonest cause of pulmonary HTN?
- Left heart disease
Effect of high respiratory rate on RV and LV?
- This will increase the pre-load of the RV
- It increases LV afterload
- Increased transmural pressures
PEEP & cardiovascular response?
- Decreases transmural pressures
- Reduces RV pre-load
What contributes most to ventilator-induced lung injury?
Plateau airway pressure
Peak airway pressure is related more to ?
Airway resistance
Airway driving pressures will decrease with increasing what ventilator setting?
PEEP
How to calculate driving pressures?
Driving pressures = Plateau pressures - PEEP
Calculation of compliance ?
Compliance = Volume / Driving pressure
Calculation of CO2 gap?
CO2 gap = PaCO2 - ETCO2
Conditions causing increased CO2 gap?
- PE
- Dead-space ventilation
- Low filling status - Needs fluid resuscitation
Uses of Esophageal pressure monitoring?
- Used to assess whether ventilation is lung-protective
- Measures estimated pleural pressure
- It can measure patient’s work of breathing
NAVA (Neurally-Adjusted Ventilator Assist)? Functions & uses?
- Measures the electrical activity of the coastal diaphragm
- Allows for proportional ventilation
Wasted effort can be illustrated using what diagram?
The campbell diagram
Improve patient - ventilator interaction?
- Increasing trigger sensitivity
Factors affecting cardiac output?
- Pressure within the venous system
- Capacitance of the venous reservoir
- The resistance to venous return
- Peripheral distribution of the blood flow
What is Cardiac output?
CO = HR x SV
Factors influencing SV?
Preload, contractility & afterload
Factors influencing SV?
Preload, contractility & afterload
Factors influencing SV?
Preload, contractility & afterload
Preload dependent on ?
Venous return
Afterload dependent on?
Arterial pressure
What is CVP?
- Equivalent to the RA pressure
- Filling pressure of the right side of the heart
- Determinant of cardiac function
- It is a key determinant of venous return
Venous valves in the thorax?
There are no venous valves in the thorax
Factors increasing CVP?
- Increased circulating volume
- Decreased venous capacitance
- Increased venous tone (vasopressors)
- Decreased cardiac function (HF/Obstructive acute HF - PE/Tamponade)
Etiology of shockable rhythms?
- IHD/ AMI
- Electrolyte abnormalities
Etiology non-shockable rhythms?
- Hypovolaemia
- Hypoxia
- Hypothermia
- Electrolyte abnormality
- PE
- Tamponade
- Tension PTX
- Trauma & Toxins
- AMI
Etiology non-shockable rhythms?
- Hypovolaemia
- Hypoxia
- Hypothermia
- Electrolyte abnormality
- PE
- Tamponade
- Tension PTX
- Trauma & Toxins
- AMI
Factors causing falsely elevated oxymetry readings?
- Carboxy-haemoglobin
- Met-haemoglobin
Factors causing falsely low oxymetry readings?
- Ambient light
Location of the respiratory centre?
Medulla oblongata
Location of the respiratory centre?
Medulla oblongata
Functions of the central chemoreceptors?
- ## Directly senses CO2 changes (conc. of hydrogen ions in the CSF)
Location of peripheral chemoreceptors?
- Carotid
- Aortic arch
Function of peripheral chemoreceptors?
- Sense PO2
- Sense change in pH of blood
Calculation of PaCO2?
PaCO2 = CO2 production / Minute volume
Calculation of alveolar ventilation?
Alveolar ventilation = RR x (Tidal volume - Dead-space)
Effective tidal volume diminishes with increased RR
What is dead-space ?
- Volume not participating in gas exchange
What are the different components of dead-space?
- Anatomical dead-space (2ml/kg)
- Alveolar dead-space
- Instrumental dead-space
Physiology of alveolar dead-space?
- Ventilated but not perfused
- Increased arterial CO2 due to lack of excretion via the lungs
Causes of alveolar dead-space?
- PE
- Hypoperfusion
- Intrinsic PEEP