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define hypoxia

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a state of reduced oxygen availability.

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define ischemia

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pathological reduction in blood flow to tissues.

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what causes ischaemia

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obstruction do to thrombosis.

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Is ischaemia reversible

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Yes if short duration

no is prolonged

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what are 2 methods of artificial tissue perfusion

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percutaneous coronary interventions for MI

thrombolysis for clots

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why might reperfusion of ischema tissue might not be beneficial

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1- tissue may be have undergone necrosis.

2-generation of reactive oxygen species by inflammatory cells can cause further injury

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define reperfusion injury

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generation of reactive oxygen species by inflammatory cells can cause further injury

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define infrarction

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Ischaemic necrosis caused by occlusion of the arterial supply or venous drainage

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what is the most common cause of most infarctions

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arterial thrombus or embolism

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what are the causes of infarction

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thrombus and emboli
vasospasm
atheroma expansion
Extrinsic compression (e.g. tumour)
Twisting of vessel roots (e.g. volvulus)
Rupture of vascular supply (e.g. AAA)
Vasculitis- inflammation of the blood vessels.
Hyper viscosity- thick blood
Steal.- blockage just after splitting of an atery into 2 so blood flows through the path of least resistance.
Venous occlusion- Also causes infarction but it is uncommon

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define red infarct

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(haemorrhagic)

Dual blood supply / venous infarction- e.g lungs has 2 blood supplies bronchial and pulmonary.

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define white infarct

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Single blood supply hence totally cut-off

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what shape are most infarcts

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wedge shaped

obstruction upstream so all of down stream is affected.

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If a person dies suddenly (e.g. massive heart attack) what do you see in the tissues?

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Nothing!

No time to develop haemorrhage / inflammatory response

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Effects of vascular occlusion is variable and depends on four factors
these factors effect whether a tissue will become infected or not.

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Nature of the blood supply
Rate of occlusion
Tissue vulnerability to hypoxia
Blood oxygen content

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which organs have a dual blood supply

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Lungs (pulmonary and bronchial arteries)
Liver (hepatic artery and portal vein)
Hand (radial and ulnar artery)

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define watershed regions and give 2 examples

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regions occur at the point of anastomosis between 2 vascular supplies.
splenic flexure and brain.

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how does the rate of occlusion affect infarction

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Slow developing occlusions are less likely to infarct tissues
Allows time for the development of alternative (collateral) perfusion pathways

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Brain is 1 to 2% of total body weight but how much cardiac output and the oxygen of the body does it required

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requires 15% of cardiac output and 20% of body oxygen consumption.

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how long does it take the brain and heart to infarct without oxygen

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brain-2-3 mins

heart- 20-30 mins

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patients with what condition have reduced oxygen in the blood

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Congestive cardiac failure
– Poor cardiac output and impaired pulmonary ventilation
– May develop an infarct with a normally inconsequential narrowing of the vessels!

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define angina

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chest pain due to ischemia / MI.

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define stable angina

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only comes about after physical exertion.

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define unstable angina

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develop chest pain more often at reduced levels of exercise or even at rest- indicates the plaque is enlarging and may even rupture.

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what happens if you have ischamia of the brain
cerebrovascular disease.
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what happens if you have ischamia of the the bowel
when you eat you need increase blood flow but if you cannot supply it due to volvulus then bowel dies.
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what is the leading cause of death on both males and females
Ischaemic heart disease.
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what is ischema of the heart known as
isachemic heart disease.
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define cerebrovascular disease
Any abnormality of the brain caused by a pathological process involving the blood vessels thrombus and embolism bleeding (haemorrhagic)
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causes of isachemic stroke
Thrombosis secondary to atherosclerosis | Embolism (e.g. mural thrombus)
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causes of haemorrhagic stroke
Intracerebral haemorrhage (hypertensive) Ruptured aneurysm in the circle of Willis (subarachnoid) Berry anyersum- blockage in a blood vessel of the circle of willis. If it burst then causes subarachnoid haemorrhage- pain in the back of the head.
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causes of ischaemic bowel disease
Usually caused by thrombosis or embolism in the superior or inferior mesenteric arteries
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what causes limb ischaema
Gangrene- Infarction of entire portion of limb (or organ) Dry gangrene-Ischaemic coagulative necrosis only Wet gangrene- Superimposed infection, Dry gangrene becomes wet gangrene is infected. Gas gangrene- Superimposed infection with gas producing organism e.g. clostridium perfringens
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define shock
A physiological state characterised by a significant reduction of systemic tissue perfusion (severe hypotension) resulting in decreased oxygen delivery to the tissues
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cellular effects of shock
membrane ion pump dysfunction intracellular swelling leakage of intracellular contents into the extracellular space Inadequate regulation of intracellular pH anaerobic respiration-lactic acid.
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Systemic effects of shock
Alterations in the serum pH (acidaemia) Endothelial dysfunction - vascular damage. Stimulation of inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cascades End-organ damage (ischaemia)
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Is shock reversible
Yes initially | No if prolonged.
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what are the consequences of untreated shock
1. Cell death 2. End-organ damage 3. Multi-organ failure 4. Death
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There are 3 types of shock
HYPOVOLAEMIC CARDIOGENIC DISTRIBUTIVE
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what are the subcategories of distributive shock
``` ANAPHYLACTIC SEPTIC TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME NEUROGENIC Others ```
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what are the main events in hypovolaemic shock
Intra-vascular fluid loss (blood, plasma etc). decreased venous return to heart AKA preload decreased stroke volume so lower cardiac output.
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what are the compensation mechanisms for hypovalaemic shock
* increase vasoconstriction so that heart rate increase which increases cardiac output. * cold, clammy, tachycardia, shut down and oliguria(to prevent more fluid loss)
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what cues hypovolaemic shock
Haemorrhage Non-haemorrhgic fluid loss.- diarrhoea, vomitting, heat stroke and burns. Third spacing- Acute loss of fluid into internal body cavities, third-space losses are common postoperatively
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what are the main events in cardiogenic shock
Cardiac pump failure, cardiac output is reduced
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How can you compensate for cardiogenic shock
increase systemic vascular resistance.
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what are the 4 main causes of cardiogenic shock
Myopathic (heart muscle failure) Arrythmia-related (abnormal electrical activity) Mechanical Extra-cardiac (obstruction to blood outflow)
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what causes myopathic cardiogenic shock
MI infarction right ventricular infarction- dilated cardiomyopathies.– “Stunned myocardium” following prolonged ischemia or cardiopulmonary bypass
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what are the Arrhythmia-related cardiogenic shock
Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias Atrial fibrillation / flutter causes decreased cardiac output, by impairment of co-ordinated atrial filling of the ventricles. Ventricular tachycardia, bradyarrhythmias, and complete heart block decrease cardiac output while ventricular fibrillation abolishes CO.
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what causes mechanical cardiogenic shock
Valvular defects (e.g. prolapse), ventricular septal defects Atrial myxomas (benign tumour) , ruptured ventricular free wall aneurysm. Valvular
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what causes Extra-cardiac cardiogenic shock
Anything that impairs cardiac filling or ejection of blood from heart Massive pulmonary embolism, tension pneumothorax, Severe constrictive pericarditis, pericardial tamponade (heart cannot dilate against pericardial sac as it is filled with fluid) etc
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define distributive shock
have the same volume of blood but tissue perfusion decreases because it dosen’t get as far.
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what is the main cause of distributive shock
decreased systemic vascular resistance
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how do you compensate for distributive shock
increase cardiac output- flushed and bounding heart.
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what are the 4 subtypes of distributive shock
SEPTIC SHOCK ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK NEUROGENIC SHOCK TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME
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what causes septic shock
systemic infections
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what groups of people are more likely to get septic shock
Immunocompromised, elderly, very young
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how does septic shock cause vasodilation (molecules)
cytokines
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what causes anaphylactic shock
commonly drug allergy | Severe type I hypersensitivity reaction
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how does anaphylactic shock cause vasodilation
– Small doses of allergen causes IgE cross-linking – Massive mast cell degranulation – Vasodilation
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what are the consequences of vasodilation in anaphylactic shock
Contraction of bronchioles / respiratory distress Laryngeal oedema Decreased BP- struggling to breath. Circulatory collapse resulting in shock / death
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what causes neurogenic shock
Spinal injury / anesthetic accidents
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how does neurogenic shock cause vasodilation
Loss of sympathetic vascular tone | Vasodilation
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what causes toxic shock
S. aureus / S. pyogenes exotoxins aka “superantigens
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how does toxic shock cause vasodilation
superantigens”- binds non-specifically to active lots of T ceels and lots of cytokines which decreases BP and decreases SVR. causes vasodilation
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is toxi shock T cell specific and require antigen presenting etc.
NO
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define combined shock
Different types of shock can co-exist
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patients with septic shock can have a combined shock with
``` – Primary distributive component • Inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cascades ↑ vascular permeability / vasodilation – Hypovolemic component • Decreased oral intake • Insensible losses • Vomiting, diahorrhea – Cardiogenic component • Sepsis-related myocardial dysfunction ```

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