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Topic 4: Endocrine Flashcards

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When we are on bypass (heart and lungs are being bypassed)- what does it mean for drug administration?

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Heart and lungs not perfused

  • not able to secrete normal hormones
  • not part of drug metabolism
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Deeper levels of anesthesia appear do what?

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  • To reduce or eliminate endocrine responses

- Also appear to reduce mortality

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Posterior lobe aka

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Neurohypophysis

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Anterior Lobe aka

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Adenohypophysis

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Pituitary Gland has what two functions?

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neural and endocrine

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Posterior pituitary is what portion of the gland?

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the “neurosecretory” portion—it’s essentially modified nervous tissue

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Posterior pituitary secretes what?

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ADH (vasopressin)

Oxytocin

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Oxytocin does what?

released by what?

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Positive feedback loop during labor
Milk letdown during lactation
The “Cuddle” hormone

released by post pituitary

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to – peripheral vascular resistance?

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May increase peripheral vascular resistance

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to –cardiac contractility?

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May decrease cardiac contractility

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to coronary blood flow?

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May decrease coronary blood flow

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to renal vascular resistance?

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Increases renal vascular resistance

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to renal blood flow?

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Reduces renal blood flow

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to von Willebrand factor?

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Stimulates release of von Willebrand factor

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High concentrations of ADH (Vasopressin) do what to hemostasis?

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May improve hemostasis

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ADH (Vasopressin) is a potent regulator of what?

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Regulates renal water excretion (POTENT)

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What Stimulates Vasopressin Release?

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Increase plasma osmolarity
Decreased BV or decreased (or perceived) BP 
Hypoglycemia
Angiotensin II
Stress
Pain
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Venting keeps what low?

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left atrial pressure low simulating low CBV (potent stimulant)

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Can Vasopressin release be stopped while on bypass?

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Magnitude of increase can be reduced but not eliminated

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Pulsatile Flow effect on Vasopressin release?

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No significant decrease during bypass – significant decrease immediately after – back to normal 48 hours post-op
-Strangely, no effect on U.O.

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How to prevent large Vasopressin release with Drugs?

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Anesthesia with large doses of synthetic opioids
Fentanyl (50 μg/kg) or sufentanil
Regional anesthesia (Works for non-cardiac procedures)
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ADH concentrations increase markedly during CPB ___ of anesthesia or perfusion technique

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irrespective

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Anterior portion secretes what kind of hormones?

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trophic hormones that regulate:

  • Adrenal cortex** (ACTH)
  • Thyroid** (TSH)
  • Ovaries/Testes
  • Growth (HGH)
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Most damaging complication to pituitary

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Pituitary Apoplexy

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Pituitary Apoplexy is most common in what pts?

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Rare, more common in patients with pituitary adenomas (benign tumor) usually diagnosed post hoc

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Pituitary Apoplexy symptoms

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Ptosis (droopy eyelids) 
opthalmoplegia (paralysis muscles controlling eye) 
nonreactive & dilated pupils  
decreased visual acuity  
hormonal defects
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Pituitary Apoplexy treatment

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Hormonal replacement (HGH) / hypophysectomy

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Damage to pituitary usually blamed on what?

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ischemia, hemorrhage, and edema of gland

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produce norepinephrine?

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Adrenal medulla

Peripheral sympathetic & central nerve terminal

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Epinephrine concentration increases how much over CPB from preoperative levels?

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10 fold

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Norepinephrine concentration increases how much over CPB from preoperative levels?

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4 fold

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EPI PEAK on bypass

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When target temperature reached

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NOREPI PEAK in bypass

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After release of cross-clamp and rewarming

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Prevention of Catecholamine release?

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As with vasopressin, magnitude of increase can be reduced but not eliminated…and the adrenal medulla is just one honking big sympathetic nerve

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Reduce Catecholamine release with Propofol?

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Propofol infusion during bypass (4 mg/kg/hr) versus single bolus injection diazepam (0.1 mg/kg)
-Significant reduction of [catecholamine]

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Reduce Catecholamine release with anesthesia?

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Deep anesthesia versus light
-Greater depth (regardless of type) gives significant reduction of [catecholamine] and decreased mortality (documented in peds)

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Reduce Catecholamine release with opiod general anesthesia?

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High dose opiod general anesthesia (fentanyl or sufentanil) plus thoracic epidural versus high dose opiod anesthesia alone
–Significant reduction of [catecholamine] during and after bypass

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38
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Reduce Catecholamine release with spinal block ?

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General anesthesia with high spinal block (bupivacaine) versus general anesthesia alone
-Significant reduction of [catecholamine]

39
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Reduce Catecholamine release with pulsatile vs non-pulsatile flow?

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Pulsatile versus non-pulsatile flow

-Older studies – minimal difference due to “technique” and definition of “pulsatile”?

40
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Cortisol

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Corticosteroid (adrenal cortical hormone)
released in response to stress
increases blood sugar, increases stores of sugar in liver as glycogen
suppresses immune system

41
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Cortisol increases what?

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increases blood sugar

increases stores of sugar in liver as glycogen

42
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Corticotropin /
promotes increased production & release of corticosteroids and cortisol
Acts as an appetite suppressant, anxietomimetic, and (conversely) a pro-inflammatory

43
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone promotes what?

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promotes increased production & release of corticosteroids and cortisol

44
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Adrenocorticotropic hormone acts as what?

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Acts as an appetite suppressant, anxietomimetic, and (conversely) a pro-inflammatory

45
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Adrenal Cortical Hormones (Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic) Increase may be attenuated by what?

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Deeper levels of anesthesia

Addition of thoracic epidural

46
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Carbohydrate metabolism regulated by: (5)

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insulin
glucagon
cortisol
growth hormone
epinephrine
47
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Glucose concentration increases?

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Hyperglycemia—worse with hypothermia

Stay elevated for many hours post-CPB

48
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hypoinsulinemia

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Insulin levels decrease—worse with hypothermia

49
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Insulin resistance: Type I DM

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do not require increased insulin doses

50
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Insulin resistance: Type II DM

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do require increased insulin doses

51
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Atrial Natriuretic Factor does what? antagonist of what?

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Incredibly efficacious vasodilator
Almost the exact physiologic antagonist of aldosterone
Peptides released from cardiac atria

52
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Atrial Natriuretic Factor released from what?

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Peptides released from cardiac atria

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Atrial Natriuretic Factor release triggered by? (5)

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  • atrial distention (such as a-fib)
  • Β-adrenergic stimulation
  • Angiotensin-II
  • Hypernatremia
  • Endothelins (the most potent vasoconstrictors known)
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the most potent vasoconstrictors known

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Endothelins

55
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Atrial Natriuretic Factor does what? (5)

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  • increased glomerular filtration rate
  • inhibits renin release
  • reduced plasma concentrations of aldosterone
  • antagonize renal vasoconstrictors
  • reduce arterial blood pressure
56
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Interestingly, ANF helps prevent ______ myocardium and has other ______ on cardiomyocytes and cardiac vascular endothelium

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“scarring” of ischemic

anti-ischemic effects on

57
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ANF concentrations reduced when on CPB?

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Concentrations reduced during bypass
hypothermia
cross clamping

58
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ANF concentrations rise when?

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Concentrations rise during rewarming and post bypass

59
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What happens to the relation between Atrial Naturetic factor concentration and atrial pressure during bypass and early post operative period?

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normal relation lost during bypass and early post operative period

60
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Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone regulates what?

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atrial pressure, intravascular volume, electrolyte balance

61
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what secretes renin ? why is renin secretion increased?

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Juxtaglomerular apparatus secretes renin

-increased secretion due to sodium depletion, decreased blood volume, reduced renal perfusion

62
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Aldosterone (increased concentration) stimulates what?

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stimulates readsorption of sodium and secretion of potassium and hydrogen ion by renal distal tubules

63
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Angiotensin II (increased concentration) increases what? (2)

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  • increased blood pressure by direct vasoconstriction

- stimulates release of aldosterone for adrenal glands

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Research utilizing ACE-inhibitors and ARBS suggest that CPB temporarily breaks the linkage between what during and immediately post-bypass?

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“breaks the linkage” between Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone and hypo- or hypertension

65
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Eicosanoids metabolized by ?

66
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Prostaglandins mostly related to ?

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inflammation

67
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Thromboxanes mostly related to?

68
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Endoperoxide prostaglandins H2 produces?

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PGE2, PGF2alpha, PGD2

prostacyclin (PGI2) or thromboxane (TXA2)

69
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PGE generally

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vasodilator

70
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PGF2alpha, PGD2

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pulmonary vasoconstrictor

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PGI2

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disaggregates platelets, potent vasodilator

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TXA2

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platelet aggregator, potent vasoconstrictor

73
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Prostacyclin & thromboxane increase when?

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during bypass and begin to decrease shortly thereafter

74
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Aprotinin is what? affect on prostacyclin?

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protease inhibitor – reduces increase in thromboxane – no effect on prostacyclin – better preservation of platelet function

75
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CPB can induce “sick euthyroid syndrome”, what levels are low?

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T3 and T4 levels are low but the thyroid gland is apparently “normal”

76
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CPB can induce “sick euthyroid syndrome” resulted from what?

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The result of disruption of the thyrotropic feedback loop

77
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“sick euthyroid syndrome” does giving thyroxine help?

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Mixed evidence whether giving thyroxine helps (trophic and pro-metabolic effects) or hurts (possible increased risk of MIs)

78
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things that stimulate histamine release? (5)

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-opioids (morphine / meperidine)
-muscle relaxants (tubocurarine)
-antibiotics
-heparin
-protamine
Concentration increases with administration of heparin – remains elevated

79
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Ionized Ca %

80
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bound to protein Ca%

81
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chelated Ca%

82
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Blood concentration of Ca maintained by?

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parathormone and vitamin D (bones / kidney)

83
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Give extra calcium only when the following three conditions are present (per your book):

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1) ready to terminate bypass
2) ionized calcium is reduced
3) need to increase contractility and BP

84
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Second most abundant intracellular cation

85
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Mg key factor in enzyme systems (5)?

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  • transmembrane electrolyte gradients
  • energy metabolism
  • synthesis various messaging substances
  • function of ion channels
  • hormone secretion and action
86
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Mg Ionized, bound and chelated

%’s?

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Ionized (55%), bound protein (30%), chelated (15%)

87
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is it possible have normal [plasma] but intracellular depletion of Mg?

88
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Mg does what during bypass?

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Decreases during bypass

Decreased levels may associated with cardiac dysrhythmias

89
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Mg does what?

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Helps suppress arrhythmias

  • direct myocardial membrane effect
  • direct / indirect effect on cellular sodium and potassium
  • antagonism of calcium entry into the cell
  • prevention of coronary arterial spasms
  • antagonism of catecholamine action
  • improves myocardial oxygen supply / demand ration
  • inhibition of calcium current during plateau phase of myocardial action potential
90
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Mg is antagonist of what?

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  • antagonism of calcium entry into the cell (inhibition of calcium current during plateau phase of myocardial action potential)
  • antagonism of catecholamine action
91
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Supplemental magnesium typical dose?

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Typically ~ 2 grams post-cross clamp removal

92
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Changes in potassium concentration caused by?

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  • cardioplegia
  • anesthetic drugs
  • priming solutions
  • renal function
  • carbon dioxide tension
  • arterial pH
  • hypothermia (decrease as cool, increase as warm)
  • insulin treatment of hyperglycemia moves glucose and potassium into cell)
93
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Albumin may help reduce decrease in what concentration?

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