Session 1.2h - Gray's Anatomy for Students - Thorax - Regional anatomy - Mediastinum (Images and Clinical) Flashcards
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Fig. 3.51
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- Superior thoracic aperture
- Sternal angle
- Sternum
- Diaphragm
- TI - TXII labelled
Lateral view of the mediastinum.
Fig. 3.50
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- Right pleural cavity
- Mediastinum
- Left pleural cavity
Cross-section of the thorax showing the position of the mediastinum.
Fig. 3.52
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- Sternal angle
- Superior mediastinum
- Anterior mediastinum
- Inferior mediastinum
- Middle mediastinum
- Posterior mediastinum
Vertebrae TI - TXII labelled
Subdivisions of the mediastinum.
Fig. 3.53
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- Junction between fibrous pericardium and adventitia of great vessels
- Visceral layer of serous pericardium (epicardium)
- Pericardial cavity
- Parietal layer of serous pericardium
- Fibrous pericardium
Sagittal section of the pericardium
Fig. 3.54
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- Trachea
- Left common carotid artery
- LEFT PHRENIC NERVE
- LEFT PERICARDIACOPHRENIC VESSELS
- Pericardium
- RIGHT PERICARDIACOPHRENIC VESSELS
- Diaphragm
- RIGHT PHRENIC NERVE
- Superior vena cava
Phrenic nerves and pericardiacophrenic vessels.
Fig. 3.55
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- Superior vena cava
- Ascending aorta
- TRANSVERSE PERICARDIAL SINUS (separates arteries from veins)
- Branch of right pulmonary artery
- Right pulmonary veins
- Inferior vena cava
- THORACIC AORTA
- Cut end of pericardium
- OBLIQUE PERICARDIAL SINUS (formed by reflection onto the pulmonary veins of heart)
- Left pulmonary veins
- Left pulmonary artery
- Arch of aorta
Posterior portion of pericardial sac showing reflections of serous pericardium.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
What is pericarditis?
An inflammatory condition of the pericardium.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
What can cause pericarditis?
Common causes are:
- viral infections
- bacterial infections
- systemic illnesses (e.g., chronic renal failure)
- after myocardial infarction
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
Why must pericarditis be distinguished from myocardial infarction?
Because the treatment and prognosis are quite different.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
What are symptoms of pericarditis?
As in patients with myocardial infarction, patients with pericarditis complain of “continuous central chest pain that may radiate to one or both arms”.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
How can pain from pericarditis be relieved?
By sitting forward
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
What is a differential between myocardial infarction and pericarditis?
Unlike myocardial infarction, the pain from pericarditis may be relieved by sitting forward.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericarditis)
What can be done to help differentiate between pericarditis and MI?
An electrocardiogram (ECG).
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
How much fluid is normally present between the visceral and parietal layers of the serous pericardium?
Normally, only a tiny amount of fluid
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
What is a pericardial effusion?
When in certain situations, the pericardial cavity is filled with excess fluid.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
What can pericardial effusion lead to?
Cardiac tamponade
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
Why can pericardial effusion lead to cardiac tamponade?
Because the fibrous pericardium is a “relatively fixed” structure that cannot expand easily, a rapid accumulation of excess fluid within the pericardial sac compresses the heart (cardiac tamponade), resulting in biventricular failure.
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
What is cardiac tamponade?
Excess fluid within the pericardial sac compressing the heart
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
What can cardiac tamponade lead to?
Biventricular failure
(IN THE CLINIC: Pericardial effusion)
How can we treat pericardial effusions?
Removing the fluid with a needle inserted into the pericardial sac can relieve the symptoms.
(IN THE CLINIC: Constrictive pericarditis)
What is constrictive pericarditis?
Abnormal thickening of the pericardial sac
(IN THE CLINIC: Constrictive pericarditis)
What can happen in constrictive pericarditis?
Abnormal thickening of the pericardial sac can compress the heart, impairing heart function and resulting in heart failure.
(IN THE CLINIC: Constrictive pericarditis)
How is constrictive pericarditis diagnosed?
By inspecting the jugular venous pulse in the neck.
(IN THE CLINIC: Constrictive pericarditis)
What happens to the JVP in normal individuals?
It drops on inspiration