3.21 path Flashcards
(40 cards)
Rarer causes of DVT
Protein C/S
ATIII deficiency
If a person has a DVT, what 3 mutations should you check for
Factor V Leiden
Prothrombin
Hyperhomocysteinemia
Cause of heparin induced thrombocytopenia
Antibodies to heparin-PF4
Platelet activation
Thrombocytopenia and thrombosis
Anti phospholipid syndrome related to what disease
Lupus
Elevated PT, PTT, D-dimer
Low platelets and fibrinogen
DIC
Pulmonary infarction
Obstruction of small branches
Pulmonary hemorrhage
Middle sized branches obstructed
Have dual blood supply
Septic emboli result in
Abscesses
Most systemic emboli go to
Lower extremities
Air or gas embolism requires how much air or gas
At least 100 mL
Frothy blood at autopsy
Air or gas embolism
Divers, tunneled, foundation workers get
Decompression sickness (air embolism)
The bends
Small vessels in joints and skel m obstructed
The chokes
Respiratory distress
Chronic decompression sickness
Caisson disease
Result of caisson disease
Multiple foci of ischemic necrosis
Fat embolism time span
1-3 days after long bone injury
Oil red O
Fat embolism
Bland infarction
No infection
Organs with white infarction
Heart
Spleen
Kidneys
Organs with hemorrhagic / red infarcts
Lung
Liver
Intestine
Also loose tissues, because key is reperfusion
Microscopic morphology of infarction timespan
1-2 days acute inflammation (neutrophils)
3-5 days macrophages
5-7 days fibroblasts
Weeks to months scar formation
Major characteristics of shock
Hypoperfusion
Hypoxia
A burn causes what type of shock
Hypovolemic