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Hydropic

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(reversible cell injury)

  • accum of water
  • *1st manifestation of most forms of rev cell injury
  • results from malfunction of Na-K pumps (Na ions flow into cells…H2O follows–>
  • generalized swelling in cells of whichever organ is effected; megaly: increase in size/weight; ie: splenomegaly during mono
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Intracellular accumulations

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(reversible cell injury)
could happen from genetic disorder or enzymes missing..
1 excessive amts of normal intracell substances (ie proteins, lipids, carbs etc)
2 accum of abnormal sub pro by cell bc of issues (cellular stress–>accumulation of (abnormal) broken down proteins)
3 accumulation of pigments and particles that cell is unable to degrade (ie newborns w imm liver & increased RBC (which the liver can’t process)–> accumulation of bilirubin–> discoloration of skin

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Cellular adaptions: responses to increase/decrease in functional demand…

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atrophy: cells shrink and reduce their differentiated function; protective mechanism for E conservation, but negative if goes on too long; ie: during ischemia, starvation, differences w/ endocrine processes
hypertrophy: increase in cell size accompanied by augmented functional capacity (bc working harder); ie cells that can’t reproduce and undergo mitotic div would hypertrophy
hyperplasia: increase in # of cells by mitotic division
* can have hypertrophy/plasia at same time, ie pregnancy- breast tissue undergoes both; ie: hypertension

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cellular adaptions: responses to persistent injury

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metaplasia: replacement of one differentiated cell type w/ another; ie: smokers w/ chronic irritation of bronchia mucosa–> change of cells to handle the stress
dysplasia: disorganized appearance of cells bc of abnormal variations in size, shape and arrangement
* HPV can have either - hopefully doc intervenes at metaplasia, before dysplasia can begin
* either can lead to cancerous cells

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Irreversible cell injury

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Necrosis & apoptosis

  • both are processes that lead to cell death
  • could have both together in same process (heart attack)
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necrosis

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  • consequence of external injury or ischemia (inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles)
  • characterized by cell rupture caused by disruption of plasma/cell membrane–> intracell contents spill out–> inflammation;
  • take lab values of spillage to monitor the prob
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apoptosis

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  • can happen as natural progression of cell life or if signals sent
  • no breaking of membrane/spillage/inflammation
  • “organized cell death”
  • norm process
    ie dementia pt - change in CT scan shows atrophy of brain related to apoptosis
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nutritional cell injuries

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deficiencies (ie iron, vit D)
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excess (ie Na excess = hypertension; fat excess = obesity…diabetes)

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chemical cell injuries

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free radicals
heavy metals (ie lead)
toxic gases (ie CO2 poisoning)
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Physical & Mechanical cellular injuries

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  • temp extremes: too hot, heat stroke; too cold, frost bite
  • abrupt changes in atmospheric pressure: altitude increase can lead to cell injury if they don’t adapt; altitude decrease and lead to N imbalance “the bends
  • abrasion…trauma
  • electrical: ie burns
  • radiation: can cause damage…1 directly to DNA; 2 creates free radicals –> cell dysfunction–>necrosis
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Infectious & Immunologic cellular injuries

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~Bacteria:
- endotoxins: toxins inside bacteria released when bacteria killed (plasma wall broken)–> wreaks havoc on body
- exotoxins: released/excreted by bacteria as a protective mechanism to stay alive (ie cholera/dyptheria)
~Virus: invades cell and replicates
~Indirect immunologic responses too

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Rel bw host and pathogen:

symbiosis, mutualism, and commensialism

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benefit human/no harm to microorganisms
benefit to both
benefit microorganisms/no harm to human

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pathogenicity

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benefits organism/harms human; ability of microorganisms to cause disease

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toxigenicity

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ability of microbe to produce endo/exo toxins; thought to be more virulent

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immunogenicity

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ability of pathogen to induce immune response (toxins, enzymes, mobility etc)

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virulence

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how severe of a disease a mircroorg may cause

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endo v exo toxins

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endo: toxins inside that are released when cell wall ruptured (organism is killed)
exo: toxins excreted by org (ie: tetanus)

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bacteria

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single cell; rigid wall; no internal organelles
cocci/bacilli/spiral
gram +, -, acid fast (resist stain)
aerobic or anaerobic

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fungi

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eukaryotic; w/ organelles- complex structure; rigid wall; often part of normal flora, but cause prob when body’s defense compromised (ie: mycotic infection); located superficial/cutaneous, subcutaneous (ulcer/abcess), and systemic

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parasites

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best themselves w/ host and live off of/benefit from them; protozoa (single cell); helminths (round/flat worms); arthropods (lice/ticks); **most often on skin/in GI tract

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viruses

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most common affliction;
simple microorg-no metabolism and can’t reproduce independently; must infect host to replicate
hard to treat/prevent bc of ability to adapt
can bypass defense mech bc they dev intracellularly (which gives them protection)

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incubation stage

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period from initial exposure to onset of 1st symptoms; contagious before you knew you had it

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prodromal

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occurrent of initial symptoms (mild)

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illness

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pathogen multiplies rapidly; immune/inflamm responses triggered; dev symptoms specific to pathogen

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convalescence
1- immune/inflamm systems have successfully removed agent and symptoms go down 2- latent phase w/ resolution until reactivation 3- fatal
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subclinical
pt functions normally even tho disease processes are well established (subclinical hypertension)
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clinical manifestation of infection | use for assessment of patient
*majority of s/s from inflammation nonspecific s/s: fatigue, malaise, weak, aching, decreased app hallmark s/s is fever, except for older pt and immunosuppressed pt
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aplastic anemia
bone marrow suppression leads to decreased production of RBC (toxic, radiation, immune injury)
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anemia of chronic disease
chronic infection, inflammation, malignancy leads to increased demand or suppression of RBC
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folate deficiency (B vit)
lack of folate leads to premature cell death
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Iron deficiency
most common cause of anemia and most common nut deficiency in the world lack of iron leads to lack of hemoglobin
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thalassemia
impaired synthesis of hemoglobin chain; congenital
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sickle cell anemia
abnormal hemoglobin molecule (don't have same o2 carrying ability); congenital
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hemolytic disease of newborn
maternal antibodies cause destruction of fetal cells
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acute blood loss | as related to type of anemia
blood loss leads to insufficient RBC
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pernicious anemia
lack of vit B leads to altered DNA synth
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``` post hemorrhage (as related to type of anemia) ```
blood loss leads to insufficient RBC
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erythropoiesis
hormone secreted by kidney in response to cellular hypoxia; stimulates RBC production in bone marrow
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claudication
pain in muscle
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DPG
type of salt in cell's protein- helps hgb release o2 easier (more DPG = more o2)
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cardiac output
volume of blood output from heart per min; made up of two components: CO = HR x SV
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Stroke volume (SV)
volume of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with every heart beat
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mild symptoms of anemia
none; compensatory mechanisms are working
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moderate symptoms of anemia
fatigue, malaise, loss of E, tachycardia, exertional dyspnea
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mod to severe symptoms of anemia
orthostatic/general hypotension; vasoconstriction->pallor; tachypnea/dyspnea; tachycardia/transient murmur, angina pectoris; intermittent claudication; night cramps in muscles; h/a, light headedness, faintness; tinnitus (noise/ringing in ears)
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relative v absolute anemia
relative: increase in total RBC mass with an increase in plasma vol (which causes decreased hgb content in bl...diluted); ie: pregnancy absolute: decrease in number of RBC
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microcytic anemia
type of iron def anemia (secondary to...); presence of hypochromic RBC in bl smear
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Hypochromic anemia
generic term for any type of anemia in which the RBC are paler than normal. (Hypo- less, chromic-color.) A normal red blood cell will have an area of pallor in the center of it
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etiology of iron deficiency anemia
1 decreased absorption (bc of body's ability/chronic illness) 2 physiologic increase in general requirement (pregnancy) 3 excessive iron loss (normal bl loss) 4 renal issues
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hemostasis
physical process that stops bleeding @ site of injury while maintaining norm bl flow elsewhere
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primary hemostasis
interaction between platelets and the endothelium of the injured blood vessel; immediate response to trauma is vasoconstriction to reduce blood loss, resulting from vasospasm; then forms "platelet plug" that adheres and clumps in 3-7m
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secondary hemostasis
involves formation of fibrin clot (coagulation) to maintain primary hemostasis efforts; happens via intrinsic/extrinsic pathways and is series of clotting factors being activated (fibrinogen to fibrin) over 3-10m; final stage: clot retraction (firm clot formed) by 1h
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key players in hemostasis | always in body; part of both primary and 2ndary hemostasis
- platelets (thrombocytes): activators coagulation factors; degranulation triggers the cascade effect; stickiness helps them adhere to endothelium and each other (clump together) - coagulation factors: activated by platelets, and then activate each other or tissue factors; mostly plasma proteins produced by the liver that are normally circulating in the blood
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prothrombin (PTR) & INR lab tests
evaluate extrinsic pathway of coagulation
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activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTI) lab test
evaluate intrinsic pathway of coagulation
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Virchow's triad
(risks for thrombus) - circulatory stasis: (immobile/laying for period of time) - hypercoaguable condition: body pushed towards increased coagulation ie: pregnancy, oral contra, chemo/cancer pt, obesity - endothelial/vessel wall injury: trauma ie: IV, cath, smoking, hypertension * *C-s pt meets all these criteria!
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blood pressure equation
BP = CO (bl vol output/min) x SVR (resistance overcome to push bl thru circ system & create flow)
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edema/hypervolemia
excessive accumulation of fluid w/in the interstitial space
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forces involved in edema/hypervolemia
1 increased capillary hydrostatic pressure 2 increased interstitial oncotic pressure 3 increased cap membrane permeability 4 lymphatic channel obstruction (can't carry waste away)
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clinical dehydration/hypovolemia
too small volume of fluid in the extracellular space (vascular/plasma/interstitial); body fluids are too concentrated
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forces involved in dehydration/hypovolemia
1 fluid loss: emesis, hemorrhage, diarrhea, polyuria, diaphoresis 2 reduced fluid intake: GI issues/altered mental status 3 fluid shift: burns...edema in some spaces but not the right ones (interstitial space)
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Na
``` 135-145 mEq/L major ECF cation nerve conduction & neuromuscular fct regulates acid-base balance maintains water balance ```
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clinical manifestations of hyponatremia
CNS dysfunction: confusion/lethargy...seizures/coma n/v, h/a
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clinical manifestations of hypernatremia
``` (increased conc of fluid = dehydration)... thirst/dry mucuous membranes hypotension tachycardia oliguria confusion/lethargy...seizures/coma ```
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Potassium
``` 3.5-5 mEq/L major ICF cation cardiac muscle contractions maintains acid-base balance neuromuscular transm of nerve impulses *heart and GI ```
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clinical manifestations of hypokalemia
- smooth and skeletal muscles HYPERpolarized (less reactive to stimuli); ie: GI- abdominal dissension, decreased bowels/paralytic ileum; general muscle weakness - cardiac: dysrhythmias
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clinical manifestations of hyperkalemia
- smooth and skeletal muscles HYPOpolarized- can't fire again after discharge; GI cramping/diarrhea; general muscle weakness - cardiac: dysrhythmias/cardiac arrest * dialysis if kidneys not functioning
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Calcium
``` 9-11 mg; 4.5-5.5 mEq/L heart protectant- cardiac AP CNS- nerve impulse transm bone, teeth, muscle contraction blood coagulation ```
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clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia
increased neuromuscular excitabilit/hyperactive reflexes: twitching, seizures, tetany heart dysrhythmias
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clinical manifestations of hypercalcemia
decreased neuromuscular excitability/diminished reflexes: weakness, paralysis, constipation CNS: fatigue, lethargy, confusion n/v heart dysrhythmias- heart block, bradycardia kidney stones
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3 major mechanisms regulating acid-base status
``` Bicarbonate-carbonic acid buffer system (ECF; always happening in body); 20 HCO3: 1 CO2; *body adjusts carbonic acid to maintain pH ratio respiratory system (2nd line- fast acting) renal system (2nd line- slow acting) ```
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respiratory acidosis
condition that causes excess carbonic acid (aka you're shallow breathing/not taking deep breaths)... - impaired gas exchange: asthma, COPD, pneumonia - inadequate neuromuscular fct: injury, surgery, pain - impairment of respiratory control in the brainstem: opioids ABG's: increased co2 and decreased pH
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clinical manifestations of respiratory acidosis
neuro: blurred vision, tremors h/a, lethargy tachycardia, heart dysrhythmias
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respiratory alkalosis
condition that causes a carbonic acid deficit: hyperventilation-- panic attack, anxiety, crying (peds), acute pain, hypoxemia, brain stem injury ABG's: decreased CO2 and increased pH
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clinical manifestations of respiratory alkalosis
increased neuromuscular excitability- numbness, tingling, spasms excitation/confusion cerebral vasoconstriction
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Metabolic acidosis
excess of any acid except carbonic acid - increase in metabolic acid (diabetic ketoacidosis (type I), burns, shock - decrease in base (bicarb): severe diarrhea, intestinal decompression - combo of both ABG's: decreased HCO3 and decreased pH
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clinical manifestations of metabolic acidosis
fruity breath GI: n/v, diarrhea-->dehydration CNS dep: h/a, confusion, lethargy, coma cardiac: tachycardia, dysrhythmia
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metabolic alkalosis
deficit of any acid except carbonic acid - increase in base: overuse antacids, hypovolemic - decrease in acid: emesis, gastric secretion removal (tube) - combo of both (hypokalemia...diuretics) ABG's: increase in HCO3 and increase in pH
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clinical manifestations of metabolic alkalosis
CNS irritability, and then depression: tingling, tetany, seizures ECF vol depletion: n/v, diarrhea, hypotension hypokalemia w/ muscle weakness
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bacterial enzyme
helps organism exist in environment
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antiphagocytic factors
microbes containing outside coding that leave them unrecognizable to body's phagocytic defense mechanisms (leukocytes) also help w/ adherence
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mode of transmission
droplet, airborne, oral/fecal, vector
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vector
any get that carries/transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
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negative intraplural pressure
produced by babies (coughing/crying) to open collapsed alveoli after birth
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importance of surfactant
decreases the surface tension of alveolar fluids and helps alveoli open more easily after birth
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reasons of closure for... foramen ovale ductus arteriosus ductus venosus
- pressure change in atria - increased oxygen of blood - unsure
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-plasia
growth & dev (mitotic division) | ie: increased altitude--> body produces more RBC
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mechanism of lack of o2 in body
``` atp pro in cell ceases ATP dependent pumps fail Na accumulates in cell-> cell swells excess calcium interferes glycogen depleted lactic acid produced pH decreases...causes dysfunction ```
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reperfusion injury
- calcium overload (when we reperfuse body is washed w ca - formation of reactive o species * *both can trigger apoptosis - inflammation
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mycoses/mycotic infection
any disease/infection caused by fungi
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chain of infection
``` agent resevoir portal of entry/exit mode of trans portal of exit/entry host ```
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pica
craving of non-food substances; can occur w/ iron deficiency anemia
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vascular purpura
disease causing swelling/inflammation of bl vessels (vasculitis) when bl vessels bleed you get the purpura rash
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normal platelet count
200k-400k | <100k? hemorrhage concern...bl can't clot...can't admin pitocin
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types of coagulation disorders | deficiencies of one or more clotting factors
- vit k def...admin supp - inherited: Von Willebrand- lack of glycoprotein in bl, causing inability to clot; hemophelia- bl can't clot normally - disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)- late stage of HELLP
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hemarthrosis
blood in joints
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hematoma
blood in brain
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petechia
capillary hemorrhages; | *purpura are groups/patches of peticha
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hemtochezia
blood in stool
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hemoprysis
blood in sputum
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intrinsic v extrinsic pathway of coag cascade
intrinsic is triggered when bl comes into contact w/ endothelium...platelets forming extrinsic triggered by tissue factor (trauma) *both pathways come down to common pathway and activate factor X....which activates Xa
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treatment of bleeding discorders
- avoid cause (from a med? stop the med!) - steroids- stimulates immune response- prevents breakdown of platelets - admin IVIG - intravenous immunoglobulin...prevents bleeding (in the short term - days/weeks) - factor replacement (whichever needed) - admin plasma/platelet
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thrombocytopenia
decreased pro or increased demand of platelets assess: petechiae, purpura, bleeding, decreased platelet count in lab treat: treat/remove root of cause; block imm response; bl/platelet transfusion
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deep vein thrombosis
i. d.: ultrasound or labs->d dimer (neg= don't have) | treat: thrombolytic (tPA) med to break down clot; anticoagulant to prevent further clotting
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estrogen (as related to UTI)
the urethra is an estrogen dependent structure; lack of estrogen = more prone to infection; lack of estrogen--> prepubescent/post menopause
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uropathogenic properties (pathogens causing UTIs)
- ability to attach to uroepithelial cells (fimbriae/pilli) - ability to attach to latex cath - ability to express toxins - ability to produce biofilms (harder to breakdown/eradicate)
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most common uropathogens
``` e coli STIs pseudomonas staph sprophyticus klebisella proteus ```
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PID
infection of cervix (cervicitis), ovaries (oophoritis), uterus (endometritis), oviducts (salpingitis) aerobic & anaerobic gonorrhea and chlamydia most common
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mechanisms behind preeclampsia
maternal immunologic intolerance abnormal placental implantation CV/inflamm changes
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labs to draw for hypertensive disease in pregnancy
protein in urine liver enzymes platelet count (low= thrombocytopenia-->hemorrhage)

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