final lecture 4 Flashcards
1
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If a thrombus dislodges & becomes free-floating:
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embolus
2
Q
incidence of VTE ___ eahc decade of life >50
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doubles!
3
Q
VTE and gender
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not much difference
4
Q
virchows triad describes
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the 3 categories of factors that contribute to thrombosis
5
Q
virchows triad factors
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hypercoagulability, endothelial damage, venous stasis/turbulent flow
6
Q
hypercoagulability aka
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thrombophilia
7
Q
hypercoagulability acquired disorders
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prego, malignancy, trauma, HIT, antiphospholipid syndrome
8
Q
fate of thrombus
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propagation- more plts accumulate
emobolization-PE
dissolution/resolution - by t-PA
organization & recanalization
9
Q
most common sites of arterial thrombi
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coronary, cerebral & femoral
10
Q
deep vein thrombosis
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block veins of lower extremities
11
Q
pulmonary embolism
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blocks pulmonary ARTERIES
