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Circulatory Disturbances

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what is edema   excess accumulation of fluid in the extra-vascular compartment of the body  
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what are four mechanisms of Edema   1) increased hydrostatic pressure 2) decreased oncotic pressure 3)Sodium retention by kidneys 4) Lymphatic obstruction  
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what is congestive heart failure   a complex pathophysiologic syndrome which results when the heart is unable to pump an adequate volume of blood  
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what is responsible for the signs and symptoms of acute congestive heart failure   pulmonary congestion and edema  
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what is the most common cause of Left sided heart failure   myocardial ischemia  
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what is the most common cause of right sided heart failure   left-sided failure  
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what is cor pulmonale   right sided heart failure that results from pulmonary disease  
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what are some manifestations of right sided heart failure   congestion of liver, spleen, peripheral edema, ascites, and pleural effusions  
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what is brown induration   when you have chronic passive congestion of lungs there is leakage of blood from congested capillaries over time resulting in accumulation of hemosiderin in alveolar macrophages and thickening of the alveolar walls  
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what happens when you have chronic passive congestion of liver   you get centrolobular atrophy of liver cords and fatty change giving the gross appearance of "nutmeg liver"  
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what is a thrombosis   coagulation of blood within a vessel of a living individual  
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what are the three pathogenetic factors resulting in thrombosis   endothelial damage, Changes in flow, hypercoagulability of blood  
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what puts you at risk for a venous thrombosis   stasis, hypercoagulability (pregnancy, OCP)  
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what is the most important complication of venous thrombosis   embolization to the pulmonary artery  
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Atrial thrombi are often due to?   atrial fibrillation  
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Ventricular thrombi are often due to?   myocardial infarcts or cardiomyopathy  
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what is the most important complication of cardiac thrombi   embolization to peripheral arteries causing infarcts of brain, kidney, bowel and gangrene of the extremities  
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what are the five possible fates of thrombi   Lyse, Propagate, Organize, Canalize, Embolize  
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what is an embolism   pasage of any material (usually thrombus) from one point to another within either the arterial or venous systems  
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Pulmonary Emboli are are almost always from ?   deep vein of the calf  
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what percent of pulmonary emboli produce infarcts   15-20%  
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where do you see anemic or pale infarcts   heart, kidney, brain, spleen  
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where do you see hemorrhagic or red infarct   lung and intestine  
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Anaphylaxic shock is due to?   Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction  
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