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04/16/2012

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Term
Tamponade
Definition


 

rapid accumulation of fluid in pericardial that causes pressure with causes cardiac compression

 

why is it a big deal?

 

low cardiac output

 

visceral and parietal- protects it around that part of heart

If pressure = DPM then  R atrium cannot fill diastole which causes right heart failure (pericardocentesis)

 

Term
Cardiac output
Definition


 

calculated by: stroke volume x HR

 

putting thru system with each contraction per minute

normal is 5 mL/min

 

Term
difference between valvular stenosis and regurgitation
Definition


 

valvular stenosis- stiffening of valve. ventricle hypertrophy cause the blood stays put and backflows

 

Mitral insufficiency- back flow, eats leaflets prolapse (most common with L. side)

 

Term
Constrictive Pericarditis
Definition
fibrotic scarring and calcification of pericardium, t-wave inversion
Term
afterload
Definition


 

the resistance to ejection of blood from the L. ventricle

 

 

 

Term
preload
Definition


 

residual left over in the ventricle

 

-didn't get rid of it all


 

Term
angina; prinzmetal angina
Definition


 

·         chest pain (lack of blood in <3)

 

·         can give nitroglycerin and will go away

 



 

·         spasm of arteries

 

·         goes away with rest

 

·         stress and exercise induced

 

Term
angina VS. mi
Definition


 

if nitroglycerin given and chest pain disappears then angina

 

if persists you are going to cath lab

 

Term
frank sterling law
Definition


 

more stretch the stronger the contraction

 

Term
myocardium- its own internal conduction system
Definition

 

 

what makes the myocardium diff from muscle tissue?

 


 

Term
philadelphia chromosome
Definition

what is the diagnostic tool for CML diagnostic tool?

 


 

Term
the pericardial sac has 2 layers and is for friction rub
Definition

pericardial space and purpose?

 


 

 

 

Term
thrombus
Definition


 

·         clot that forms and is attached and stuck

 

Term
Chronic venous insufficiency
Definition
 (CVI)- inadequate venous return. Venous HTN, circulatory statis, tissue hypoxia
Term
Venous thrombus
Definition

 

- clot on vessel wall (if detaches thromboembolus) More common than arterial thrombi.

 

 

Term
embolus
Definition
traveling
Term
variscosities
Definition

Get DVT from standing or crossing legs 9anything that puts pressure)

 blood pooled distended vein

Term
Variscosities DVT
Definition

primary: smoking and obesity

secondary: modifiable, high anxiety->high stress->renal failure

Kidney's being number 1

Term
DVT
Definition

from venis stasis, smoking, trauma, pregnancy, oral contraception, hypercoagulation, polycythemia

Prevent by taking anticoagulants: heparin, coumadine, ASA , plavix, Aggrenox

Term
ultra sound (doppler), measure circumference on both calves, homans sign, inspect if color is pale and dusky if there is tightness
Definition
you can diagnose DVT with
Term
Yellow Marrow-
Definition


 

middle of bone

 

structure and strength

 

Term
Red Marrow
Definition


 

At the ends

 

Compact & Marrow

 

Term
Saccular aneurysm
Definition

looks like a sac on one side, intema weakened on one side

"outpuching" from arterial wall

Term
Fusiform aneurysm
Definition

looks like a hufe sac on entire arterial wall, spindle-shaped

both sides are bulging

Term
False aneurysm
Definition
looks ruptured, injured sac formation affecting artery or heart, through all 3 walls
Term
aterosclerosis and develop slowly over time
Definition
with aneurysms they result mostly from
Term
6 cm
Definition

be worried when aneurysm is above_________.

Use dacron graft/patch

Term
abdominal aortic aneurysm
Definition


 

pain in the back (comes off renal)

 

in flank area

 

Term
erythropoietin
Definition


 

hormone secreted by kidneys and forms RBC's

 

Term
120 days
Definition
life span of RBCs
Term
6 or < 6 days
Definition
life span of WBCs
Term
7-10 days
Definition
lifespan of platelets
Term
albumin
Definition


 

detects protein

 

#1 component of plasma

 

straw colored

 

Term
pulmonary artery
Definition
only deoxygenated artery in your body
Term
hypertension
Definition

builds up in arteries -plaque

 

narrows vessels and instead of pumping blood through big vessel you have it working harder to pump that blood through

 

the peripheral vascular resistance goes up and BP goes up

 

Term
aplastic anemia
Definition

hemorrhaging

-RBC and blood transusion iron

Term
Pernicious anemia
Definition

lack of vitamin b 12

IM not Subq

-usually have to come in to get them with a shot, but doesn't work effectively if given

Term

DVT (treated with anticoagulant; start with herparin because it's intrinsic and then coumadin)

Herparin measures PTT

TPA-clot buster

Pt/INR coumadin

thrombopheltis

Definition

Major complications for patients that had major abdominal surgeries:

 

Term

disseminated, intravascular, coagulation

hemmorrhaging and clotting happens at the same time

-use blood transfusions and heparin

-20% survival rate

Definition
DIC process
Term
Petechiae
Definition
pinpoint pricks under blood
Term
Hypercromic
Definition
increased concentration of HgB
Term
hypocromic
Definition
RBC decreased levels of HgB, pale in color
Term
hypertrophic
Definition

the walls of ventricles thicken and are stiff non compliant and decrease in ventricular filling

 

Term
restrictive
Definition

endocardialfibrus- decrease following diastole strict but not thickened

 

Term
polycythemia
Definition


 

·         Definition: increase RBC's

 

·         increase in production

decrease in plasma

 

Term
leukocytosis; erythropolycythemia; leukopenia
Definition

 

 

Increase in WBC's-

 

increase in RBC's

 

decrease in WBC-

 

Term
antibodies, o2, co2, and albumin
Definition
plasma components
Term
intrinsic plasma
Definition
contact damaged vessel
Term
extrinisic plasma
Definition

·         tissuethromboplastin released by endothelial cells comes in contact w/clotting factors

 

Term
leukemia pt. characteristics-
Definition


 

lymph nodes enlarged

 

petechiae

 

pale, weak, weight loss

 

Term
thrombocytopenia
Definition

decreased platelets, and clotting factors, can bleed to death

< 150,000

Term
Shock
Definition

cardiogenic: cardiac output lost

hypovolemic-volume lost

start to lose vitals

if there is not enough volume the BP decreases and heart rate increases

Term

with hodgkins use reed sternberg and run EBV

with nonhodgkins look for symptoms

Definition
how can you distinguish hodgkins from nonhodgkins?
Term
 pulmonary emboli
Definition


 

can come anywhere in the body

 

and breaks off and travels to the lung

 

Term
Sickle Cell Anemia-
Definition


dont have permeability and you get tissue hypoxia

cause clotting and more viscous

*PAIN*

-genetic

·         autosomal recessive

Term
ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura)
Definition


 

platelets decrease rapidly

 

eaten up by the spleen

 

decrease in platelets by own immune system

 

 

 

Term
CHF- R&L
Definition


 

right neck vein distention

 

digoxin

 

lasics

 

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