exam 2.2 circulatory

Question 1

What is the difference between exudates and transudates and which of those cause non-pitting edema?

Answer 1

exudates- high protein, yellow color, non-pitting edema

transudate- low protein, clear, pitting edema

Question 2

What is the “newspaper” test?

Answer 2

If you can read a newspaper through it, it’s a transudate

Question 3

Normally people don’t develop edema because the ___ and the ____ pressure balance on another out.

Answer 3

hydrostatic and osmotic

Question 4

How does Hypoalbuminemia cause edema?

Answer 4

low albumin count leads to a decrease in osmotic pressure and fluids leak out

Question 5

In what types of diseases does a person develop Hypoalbuminemia?

Answer 5

Liver disease, Kwashikor, nephrotic syndrome

Question 6

What is myxedema?

Answer 6

swelling in face or legs associated with hypothyroidism

Question 7

where do effusions collect and why?

Answer 7

in the body cavities (pleural, pericardium)

why??

Question 8

What is the major cause of ascities, and why does this fluid typically only collect in the abdomen?

Answer 8

caused by cirrhosis, collects in abdomen because fluid leaks out through portal vein

Question 9

What is the difference between hyperemia and congestion?

Answer 9

Hyperemia- increased arterial pressure