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Common Clinical Disinfectants
Alcohol- disrupts cell membranes, denatures proteins, not sporicidal
Chlorhexidine- disruption of cell membranes, coagulation of cytoplasm, not sporicidal
Hydrogen peroxide- free radicals, sproricidal
Iodine- halogenation of proteins and nucleic acids, sporicidal
Bezold-Jarisch reflex
receptors in atria, great veins, and ventricle that cause vagal-mediated bradycardia and hypopnea secondary to underfilling or ischemia
Cricothyrotomy (indications, procedure, anatomy)
- laryngeal edema (emergency airway)
- punctures through skin, superficial cervical fascia, investing deep fascia, pretrachial fascia, cricothyroid membrane
- Reference figure in ‘Neck 14-15’ lecture
Platelet Deficiencies
Hereditary defects of platelet function
Syndrome
Defect
Bernard-Soulier Syndrome
GP Ib/IX (vWF Receptor)
Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia
GP IIb/IIIa Complex
d-Storage Pool Disease
Dense Body Deficiency
a-Storage Pool Disease (Gray Platelet Syndrome)
Alpha Granule Deficiency
Scott Syndrome
Decreased platelet surface acidic phospholipid expression
Quebec Syndrome
Multimerin defect; a-granule and procoagulant activity defect
Stimulus-response coupling defects
Heterogeneous; defects of cyclooxygenase, G-couple proteins or calcium response
Platelet Physiology
Endothelial damage–> subendothelial collagen with vWF binds to GP Ib-IX-V receptors on platelets–> activated plates change chape and release granules –> platelet releases ADP and produces TxA2–> platelet receptor GPIIBIIIA binds fibrinogen for aggregation
Anti-platelet Pharmacotherapy
- Clopidgrel, Prasugrel, Ticlopidine, nucleosides (P2Y12 ADP receptor activation antagonist)
- NSAIDS, Asprin (inhibit TxA2 synthesis and secretion)
- Dipyridamole (decrease platelet cAMP levels)
- inhibit GPIIaIIIb receptors (Abciximab, tirofiban, eptifibatide)
Mechanism of orthostatic hypotension in pregnancy
Supine/right lateral decubitis position–> compression of IVC–> decrease venous return–> decreased preload–> decreased cardiac output–>hypotension; predominantly in women >20 weeks gestation
Carcinoid Tumor (Description, Serotonin Syndrome)
- chromogranin positive low-grade malignancy of neuroendocrine cells commonly found in the small bowel as a submucosal polyp-like nodule
- secretes serotonin
- if tumor metastasizes to liver, tumor-secreted serotonin bypasses MAO-mediated conversion to 5’HIAA and enters to hepatic vein to be distributed systemically to the right heart, skin, lungs etc.
- MAO found in lungs, serotonin in the right heart causes fibrosis and valvular pathology
- Symptoms: skin flushing, abdominal cramping, n&v, diarrhea
Pathological Changes in Brain Injury
- acute injury produces eosinophilic neuronal necrosis, shrinkage of cell body, pyknosis of the nucleus, loss of nissl substance (red neuron)
- subacute injury and chronic injury produces cell loss and reactive gliosis (hypertrophy/plasia of astrocytes)
- axonal injury produces chromatolysis (swelling with eccentric displacement of nucleus to periphery)
- neurodegenerative disease causes neurofibrillary tangles and Lewy bodies (abnormally phosphorylated tau)
Progression of Stroke (Gross)
negligible (< 2 days)–> edema, pallor, blurred gray-white junction (2-10 days)–> liquefactive necrosis + cavitation (>10 days)
Progression of Stroke (microscopic)
red neurons (12-14 hours)–> PMNs (24-48 horus)–> lipid-laden macrophages (3-5 days)–> coagulative necrosis–> liquefactive necrosis–> remote infarct (CSF-filled glial (astrocyte) lined space)
Osteomyelitis (mechanisms of spread)
- hematogenous seeding due to an episode of bacteremia
- spread from a contiguous focus of infection, as occurs in an infected diabetic foot wound
- direct inoculation of bone, such as with a compound fracture
Osteomyelitis (Situation/Causative Organism/Mechanism of Spread/Site of pathology)
Childhood age/staph aureus/hematogenous seeding/long bones
Sickle cell/hematogenous/salmonella+s.aureus/long bones
Pott/hematogenous/mycobacterium TB/vertebrae
Diabetes mellitus/contiguous spread from infected foot ulcer/pseudomonas aeruginosa+serratia/bones of the feet
Recumbent patients with impaired motility/contiguous spread from pressure sores/polymicrobial/sacrum+heels
Prosthetic joint replacement/direct inoculation/s. aureus+ s. epidermis/prostheses
Mechansism of Lactic Acidosis
- Imparied gluconeogenesis/glycogenolysis
- increased metabolic rate (seizures/exercise)
- decreased oxygen delivery (hypoperfusion)
- decreased oxygen use (cyanide toxicity)
- diminished lactate catabolism due to hepatic failure
Prepatellar bursa (Anatomy, function, pathology)
- located between patella and overlying skin adn prepatellar tendon, lined by synovium and very little fluid
- diminsishes friction and ensures maximal range of motion in knee
- bursitis presents as knee pain, swelling, redness, and inability to flex
- may be secondary to chronic kneeling
