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Topic 5 Flashcards

1
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Human body is homeostatic in regulation and is controlled by

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Hypothalmic and Endocrine Systems

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Hypothalamus regulates

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vascular regulation

skeletal muscle activity

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Endocrine system regulates

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metabolic regulation

stress response

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4
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Cold is sensed by _______ in the skin- Causes hypothalamus to trigger _____ nervous system response

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thermoreceptors

sympathetic

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5
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Vasoconstriction of the skin vessels=

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Decrease heat loss (convection)

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Vasodilation of skeletal muscle vascular beds=

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Increase muscular activity to produce heat by tensing/ shivering

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7
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Mild Hypothermia=

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32-35°

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Moderate Hypothermia=

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28-31°

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Deep Hypothermia=

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18-27°

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10
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Profound Hypothermia=

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< 18°

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11
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Induced hypothermia=

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-not physiological
-clinical use – global or localized to an area
During bypass provides:
•degree of organ & organism protection
•margin of safety

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12
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Mechanisms of protection=

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  1. reduction in metabolic rate and oxygen consumption
  2. preservation of high-energy phosphate stores
  3. reduction of excitatory neurotransmitter release due to ischemia
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reduction in metabolic rate and oxygen consumption=

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reduction in reaction rate of all biochemical processes especially enzymatic reactions

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14
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preservation of high-energy phosphate stores=

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less energy usage = more availability

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15
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reduction of excitatory neurotransmitter release due to ischemia=

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  • important central nervous system protection

- glutamate accumulation opens calcium channels and activates multiple destructive enzymatic systems

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16
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The safe period of hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is …

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longer than the period predicted on the basis of reduced metabolic activity alone

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17
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Hypothermia general effects

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  1. Allows lower pump flows (better surgeon visualization)
  2. Better myocardial protection
  3. Less blood trauma (low flow = low damage)
  4. Better overall organ protection
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18
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Flow= 2.4 L/min/m2
Temp= ?
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34-37˚C

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19
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Flow= 2.0 L/min/m2
Temp= ?
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30-34˚C

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Flow= 1.8 L/min/m2
Temp= ?
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25-30˚C

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21
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Flow= 1.5 L/min/m2
Temp= ?
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18-20˚C

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Flow= 1.0 L/min/m2
Temp= ?
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<18˚C

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23
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Methods of Hypothermia Induction=

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  1. Surface cooling (ice)
  2. Surface cooling with supplementary partial bypass
  3. Core cooling – Total extracorporeal circulation
    •Deep hypothermic total circulatory arrest (DHCA)
    •Low-flow, deep/profoundly hypothermic bypass (HLFB)
    •Intermittent, low flow deep/profoundly hypothermic bypass (HILFB)
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24
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Surface cooling=

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  • Inverse effect related to size: small infants less than 5 kg
  • Myocardial cooling used on adults and peds
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25
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Profound hypothermia with arrest (DHCA)=

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  • repair complex congenital heart defects – small infants & children
  • operations involving the aortic arch
  • operations where maintenance of venous drainage difficult
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26
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If arrest period longer than 60 minutes

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  • use intermittent arrest with brief periods of hypothermic flow
  • low-flow hypothermic perfusion is safer than total arrest
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27
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Important items: hot and cold

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  1. Warming/cooling blanket
  2. Blanketrol water warmer
  3. Warm air blower
  4. Blanket warmer cabinet
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28
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Physiology of Hypothermia=

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  1. Biochemical= metabolic regulation

2. Chemical= acid-base regulation

29
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Biochemical Reactions=

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  1. all reactions decrease in rate as temperature decreases
    •Metabolic – energy producing/utilizing
    •Humoral and coagulation cascades
    •Cellular – maintenance of cellular function
    •communication pathways
    •receptor mechanisms
    •membrane proteins (enzymatic & environmental)
30
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Cold=

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  1. decreased energy
  2. more bleeding
  3. diminished neuro transmission, receptor function, and protein activity
    THIS EFFECT IS GLOBAL WITH CPB
31
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Q10 Principle=

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relates an increase or decrease in reaction rates to a change in 10° C

32
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Most physiological rates Q10 are

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2-3 in the body

33
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Oxygen consumption is a

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reaction

34
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Q10 is a useful way to express the

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temperature dependence of a process

35
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If your Q10 = 2 then a decrease in temperature 10° C will result in a

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50% reduction in reaction rates.

36
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Reduction in Oxygen Consumption (VO2) (7°C Principle)=

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Every 7°C drop in temperature will result in a 50% decrease in oxygen consumption/demand

37
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Gas solubility is ______ related to temperature

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inversely

38
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gas content in solution =

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partial pressure of gas x solubility

39
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if you decrease the temperature, then solubility

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increases which increases the amount dissolved

40
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Temperature does not change

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O2 or CO2 content – just the proportion of the components (dissolved vs. partial pressure)

41
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pH responds to changes in

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CO2 content, not changes in the CO2 components

42
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Henry’s Law part 1=

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  1. As pressure increases, solubility of gasses in liquids increases
    Part one in English: More pressure means more gas can be dissolved in a liquid. Decreasing pressure causes that gas to come out of the liquid. (Δ P = Δ solubility - direct relation)
43
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Henry’s Law part 2=

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  1. As temperature increases, solubility of gasses in liquids decreases
    Part two in English: Colder liquids hold more gas than warmer liquids. As a liquid warms up, the gas starts to come out of solution. (Δ T = Δ solubility – inverse relation)
44
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Henry’s Law formula

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Content = Partial pressure x Solubility

45
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At a constant temperature, the amount of a given gas that dissolves in a given type and volume of liquid is

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directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid

46
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Temperature is DIRECTLY related to

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partial pressure

47
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Temperature is INVERSELY related to

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solubility

48
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Increased temperature=

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Decreased solubility

Increased partial pressure

49
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Decreased temperature=

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Increased solubility

Decreased partial pressure

50
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Rate of Cooling

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cool at 1C per minute

51
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Rate of Warming

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warm at 1C per 3 to 5 minutes

52
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Consequences of cooling/warming too fast

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  1. development of temperature gradients within tissues
  2. body cooling after bypass
  3. exposure to hyperthermia
53
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Cooling/warming limitations

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  1. water temperature of heat exchanger
  2. blood pressure and systemic vascular resistance
  3. flow rate
54
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Importance of Temperature Gradients=

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  1. Gaseous micro emboli (CME) formation (gas solubility and temperature)
  2. Temperature gradients (between heat exchanger and venous blood/ between arterial blood and patient)
  3. Reduce probability of GME generation
55
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Reduce probability of GME generation=

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  1. limit temperature gradient between arterial and venous blood (adults: <200 mmHg
56
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How does Exposure to Hyperthermia happen

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time pressure of rewarming

  1. efficiency of heat exchanger (more or less than expected)
  2. high water temperatures
  3. perfusionist inattention
57
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Consequence of hyperthermia

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risk of cerebral injury

58
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Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest (DHCA)=

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  1. Cool patient to 18 to 20C. Turn off pump for limited period of time (30 to 60 minutes)
  2. Organ at greatest risk – brain
  3. Optimal depth of cooling-temperature monitoring – multiple sites. EEG cessation
59
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DHCA Safe Circ Arrest Times- 4 – 5 min
Temp?
O2 consumption?

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37C

100%

60
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DHCA Safe Circ Arrest Times- 8 – 10 min (Moderate)
Temp?
O2 consumption?

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29C

50%

61
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DHCA Safe Circ Arrest Times- 16 – 20 min (Deep)
Temp?
O2 consumption?

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22C

25%

62
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DHCA Safe Circ Arrest Times- 32- 40 min (Profound)
Temp?
O2 consumption?

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16C

12%

63
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DHCA Safe Circ Arrest Times- 64 – 80 min
Temp?
O2 consumption?

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10C

6%

64
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DHCA Benefits

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  1. Allows exposure
  2. Reduces metabolic rate and molecular movement
  3. Allows cessation of circulation
  4. Excitatory neurotransmitter reduction
65
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DHCA disadvantages

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  1. Neurologic injury & morbidity
  2. Brain is at the most risk
    • >40 min increases risk
    • >60 min arrest is detrimental
66
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Increase tolerance of brain to ischemic insult by using

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  1. thiopental – short acting barbituate

2. solumedrol – anti-inflammatory, stabilize cell membranes

67
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Homogenous temperature=

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  1. rate of cooling / warming
  2. hemodilution
  3. acid-base management
  4. head in ice
68
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Recovery – reperfusion conditions=

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  1. perfusate temperature

2. perfusate composition: mannitol, bicarbonate, others

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