Pulmonary edema and Starlings equation

Question 1

What are the 7 parts of Starlings law?

Answer 1

1. flow- Q_f = net flow of fluid across capillary wall
2. Filtration-K_f = filtration coefficient
3. P_c = capillary hydrostatic pressure
4. P_is = interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure
5. Q reflection coefficient
6. = plasma colloid osmotic/oncotic pressure
7. = interstitial fluid colloid osmotic/oncotic pressure

Question 2

What’s the only factor that can be measured in the clinic?

Answer 2

plasma colloid osmotic oncotic pressure

Question 3

infection, inflammation ARDS, toxins, 02 toxicity, inhalation of hot gas would increase ______thereby increasing ______

Answer 3

filtration

flow of fluid across capillary wall

Question 4

quantifies the the capillary membranes ability to prevent extravasation/leak of plasma proteins

Answer 4

reflection coefficient

Question 5

inflammation would cause a decrease in ?

Answer 5

reflection coefficient

Question 6

too much iv fluid, increased pressure in pulmonary veins, left heart failure or infarction, mitral valve stenosis, pulm vein occlusion would increase?

Answer 6

capillary hydrostatic pressure

Question 7

hypoproteinemia (liver disease) proteinuria, fluid volume overload would decrease?

Answer 7

plasma oncotic pressure

Question 8

more negative values favor edema, decreased by forced inhalation against upper airway obstruction, rapid evac of pneumothorax

Answer 8

interstitial fluid hydrostatic pressure

Question 9

edema causes ______compliance?

Answer 9

decreased