Lecture Two Flashcards
1
Q
What is the result of low ECF?
A
dehydration
2
Q
What is the result of high ECF?
A
Oedema and effusion. This causes fluid within the body cavitie. Called Oedema if it is flowing into the tissue matrix. If it is into a body cavity its effusion
3
Q
Compare Exudate or Transuduate:
A
4
Q
What colour is exuduate?
A
yellow
5
Q
What are the five primary mechanisms of Oedema and effusion? (provide an example and state whether they would be observed as localised or generalised)
A
(3 and 4 would be generalised others can be localised or generalised)
6
Q
What is the name for fluid within the abdominal cavities?
A
ASCITES
7
Q
What is the result of left sided heart failure?
A
Congestion of lungs and increased hydrostatic pressure of septal capillaries
