hemodynamics Flashcards
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___% of body weight is water
60
what is the transcellular third space
body cavity spaces (pericardial, peritoneal, pleural, joint)
^ interstitial fluid
edema
fluid accumulation which are low protein, few cells
transudates
causes of transudates
^ fluid vol, ^ hydrostatic pressure, v plasma proteins, lymph blockage
what causes ^ fluid volume?
kidney failure (retention of sodium)
what causes ^ hydrostatic pressure within the veins?
prolonged standing, generalized (heart failure)
what causes v plasma proteins?
malnutrition, ^ protein loss nephrotic syndrome
what causes lymphatic blockage?
worms (microorganisms–elephantiasis), cancer cells
bad generalized edema is called:
anasarca
generalized edema in fetus:
hydrops fetalis
hemorrhage
blood escaped from blood vessels
hematoma
leaked blood enough to form a mass
worst sites for hemorrhage?
brain, heart, eye, pit.. gland
thrombosis
transformation of fluid blood into solid aggregate of cells and fibrin in vascular lumen
embolism
free particles/masses (emboli) floating in blood stream that aren’t normal
Virchow’s triad?
blood vessel wall damage, blood flow abnormalities, blood component alterations
irregular swirling layers of red cells, fibrin, platelets, and a few white cells is called;
lines of Zahn (tells you that this is a thrombus)
characteristics of antemortem thrombi?
attached, hard and crumbly, lines of zahn
postmortem clot characteristics?
non-adhesive, soft, chicken fat/currant jelly appearance
most common reason for DIC?
systemic infection, and mestatic cancer
what are fates of thrombi?
lysis, organization, recanalization, embolization
what is organization?
ingrowth of vessels and inflammatory cells
clinical effects of thrombi?
occlude lumen of vessel, narrow lumen