Lecture 6 Thrombosis, embolism and shock Flashcards

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Define thrombosis?

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Formation of a solid or semi-solid mass from blood constituents which moves within vascular system.

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Where may thrombi form?

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1) lumen of heart 2) arteries 3) veins 4) capillaries.

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What may aortic thrombus cause?

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Ischaemia and emolism to the leg

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What may vein thrombus cause?

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Oedematous right leg. Deep vein thrombosis. ?after abdo surgery.

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What do capillary thrombi cause?

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(involves both thrombus formation and haemorrhage). Minute thrombi may cause scattered ischaemic lesions.

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Factors that promote thrombosis

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Virchow’s triad. Abnormalities of 1) vessel wall 2) Blood flow 3) blood constituents

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Factors affecting vessel wall in arteries?

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Atheroma, inflammation

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Factors affecting vessel wall in heart?

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Myocardial infarction, rheumatic endocarditis.

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Factors affecting vessel wall in veins?

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1) Trauma, inflammation. 2) Chemicals (sclerosants - irritant substances injected to remove varicose veins). 3) Glucose (atheroma in diabetes)

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Factors affecting vessel wall in capillaries?

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Inflammation

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General factors affecting blood flow?

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Heart failure or circulatory shock.

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Factors affecting blood constituents?

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Polycythaemia, hyperproteinaemia, abnormalities of clotting

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What is polycythaemia

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abnormally ^ haemoglobin

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What can make someone have polycythaemia?

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Dehydration, polycythaemia rubra vera or chronic hypoxia.

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What can lead to hyperptoteinaemia?

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Multiple myeloma (tumour of plasma cells in bone marrow with accumulation of immunoglobins in plasma)

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What can cause abnormalities of clotting?

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Pregnancy (Xbleeding when placenta detaches). Older contraceptive pills, following trauma (liver produces more clotting factors). Thrombocythaemia.

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Define thrombocythaemia

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High platelet count in blood

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What are the three thrombi fates?

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Resolution (fibrinolysis), Organisation (incorporated into scar by macrophages/fibroblasts), Detachment (thromboembolism)

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Define embolism

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The transport of abnormal material (solid,liquid or gas) by the blood stream and its impacting in a blood vessel.

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Types of emboli

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Thrombi, fat (from multiple bone #), gas (infusion/vascular surgery).

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What is caisson disease?

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When ascending from the depths too rapidly, bubbles of N2 form in blood -> enters bones and joints -> pain known as bends.

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How can an air embolus from IV therapy be found?

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filled pericardium with water, cut into ventricular cavity, can see bubbles.

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Types of emboli? (5)

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Tumour material, infective agents, aheroma, amnootic fluid, foreign bodies.

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Define shock

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A physiological state. Systemic ↓ in tissue perfusion, ↓ oxygen delivery and insufficient removal of metabolic waste -> tissue injury

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What causes hypovolaemic shock
Haemorrhage - internal or external. Severe burns.
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What causes cardiogenic shock
Large acute myocardial infarction, other acute cardiac disease.
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What causes neurogenic shock
Spinal cord trauma, regional anaesthesia.
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What causes obstructive shock
Cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, massive pulmonary embolism
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Define cardiac tamponade
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Define tension pneumothorax
build-up of air in pleural space. Due to lung laceration -> allows air into the pleural space.
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What causes septic shock
Endotoxins (gram negative), exotoxins (gram positive). Both -> blood vessels dilating
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What causes anaphylactic shock?
Severe form of allergic reaction
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Clinical features of shock: BP?
↓BP
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Clinical features of shock: HR?
Tachy >90bpm
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Clinical features of shock: RR?
29 breaths per minute
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Clinical features of shock: Urine output?
Low
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Clinical features of shock: blood vessels?
Cutaneous vasoconstriction/vasodilation
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Clinical features of shock: feelings?
anxiety, agitation OR indifference, lethargy, obtunded.
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Clinical features of shock: Additional?
Hypoxia, metabolic acidosis.