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02/21/2011

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Anasarca
Definition
severe and generalized edema with widespread subcutaneous tissue swelling
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dependant edema
Definition
influenced by gravity
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pitting edema
Definition
finger pressure leaves a depression
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Hyperemia
Definition
locally increased blood volumes. causes erythema. Active compared to congestion
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Congestion
Definition
passive process compared to hyperemia. reduced outflow of blood
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chronic passive hepatic congestion
Definition
centrilobular regions are grossly red-brown. (nutmeg liver). Centrilobular area can undergo necrosis
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hemorrhagic diatheses
Definition
clinical disorders with an increased tendency to hemorrhage, often without significant injury
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hematoma
Definition
hemorrhage contained within tissue
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petechiae
Definition
minute 1/2mm hemorrhages into the skin
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purpura
Definition
>3mm hemorrhages often from vasculitis
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ecchymoses
Definition
subcutaneous >1cm hematomas
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Hemostatis
Definition
Beneficial version of thrombosis
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Antiplatelet effects of endothelial cells
Definition
prostacyclin (PGI2) NO, ADPase
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Anticoagulant effects of endothelial cells
Definition
heparin-like molecules, thrombomodulin activates protein C to inactivate Va & VIIa, tissue factor pathway inhibitor
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Fibrinolytic effects of endothelial cells
Definition
t-PA
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Pro-platelet effects of endothelial cells
Definition
vWF is essential to platelet binding
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Procoagulant effects of endothelial cells
Definition
Tissue factor: major activator of the extrinsic clotting cascade
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Antifibrinolytic effects of endothelial cells
Definition
inhibitors of plasminogen activators (PAIs)
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Platelet alpha-granules
Definition
P-selectin: adhesion molecule, fibrinogen, fibronectin, factors V & VIII, platelet factor 4: anti-heparin, PDGF, TGF-beta
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Platelet Dense (delta) granules
Definition
ADP and ATP, calcium, hitamine, serotonin, epinephrine
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Platelets' reaction step 1
Definition
Adhesion: binding to vWF
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Platelets' reaction step 2
Definition
secretion (release reaction): dense-bodies are released, negatively charged phospholipids appear.
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Platelets' reaction step 3
Definition
aggregation: amplified by TxA2, thrombin stabilizes the platelet plug
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Platelet Plug Stabilization step 1
Definition
thrombin binds protease-activated receptor causing aggregation and contraction and fusion of the platelet mass
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Platelet Plug Stabilization step 2
Definition
thrombin converts fibrinogen to fibrin
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GpIIb-IIIa receptors
Definition
activated by ADP, binds fibrinogen when activated leading to aggregation
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Glanzmann thrombasthenia
Definition
inherited deficiency of GpIIb-IIIa
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Thrombus associated inflammation
Definition
stimulates neutrophil and monocyte adhesion due to chemotactic fibrin split products
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First Arm of Hemostasis
Definition
Vascular Wall (endothelial cells)
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Second Arm of Hemostasis
Definition
Platelets
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Third Arm of Hemostasis
Definition
Coagulation Cascade
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Thrombin
Definition
Converts fibrinogen to fibrin. activates protease activated receptors (PARs)
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Extrinsic Clotting Cascade
Definition
exogenous trigger, most physiologically relevant. PT. Requires tissue factor, also initiated by calcium. factors VII, X, II, V, fibrinogen.
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Intrinsic Coagulation Cascade
Definition
required exposing factor XII (Hageman factor) to thrombogenic sufaces. PTT. Initiated by negative particles. factors XII, XI, IX, VII, X, V, II
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PARs
Definition
activation is initiated by cleavage of the extracellular end. A 'tethered' peptide thus released triggers the 'clipped' receptor.
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Endogenous Anticoagulant Classes for Clotting Control
Definition
Antithrombins, Proteins C & S, TFPI
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Antithrombins
Definition
inhibit thrombin and IXa, Xa, XIa, XIIa, (Antithrombin II and heparin)
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Proteins C & S
Definition
Vit K dependent, inactivate Va & VIIIa
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TPFI
Definition
inactivates tissue factor/VIIa complexes
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Fibrinolytic Cascade
Definition
moderates the size of a clot. greatly plasmin. blocked by PAIs
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Plasmin
Definition
product of plasminogen cleavage. breaks down fibrin, produces FSPs, activated by Plasminogen Activators
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Plasminogen Activators
Definition
Most important is t-PA, Plasminogen can also be activated by XII. Also u-PA and streptokinase.
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FSP
Definition
Fibrin split products or degradation products. Includes D-dimers. Mild anticoagulant effect. products of plasmin cleavage of fibrin
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D-dimers
Definition
An FSP clinically useful for diagnosing thrombotic states including DIC, DVT, PE
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t-PA
Definition
Most clinically relevant plasminogen activator, largely confines activity to recent thrombosis due to fibrin affinity.
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u-PA
Definition
Urokinase-like PA: can activate plasmin in the fluid phase.
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Streptokinase
Definition
exogenous bacterial plasminogen activator
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PAIs
Definition
Plasminogen activator inhibitors, increased by thrombin and cytokines
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Three primary abnormalities that lead to thrombosis
Definition
endothelial injury, turbulent blood flow, hypercoagulability
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Turbulence
Definition
stasis is a major contributor in the development of venous thrombi. Promotes endothelial activation, platelet/endothelium proximation, prevent factor dilution
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Leiden Mutation
Definition
single nucleotide mutation in factor V, caucasians common. Causes hypercoagulable state
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Prothrombin G20210A)
Definition
3' intron mutation. almost 3x thrombin levels. Causes Hypercoagulability
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Elevated homocysteine
Definition
Causes hypercoagulability, prehaps causes thioester linkages. either deficiency of cystathione beta-synthase or more commonly 5,19-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase.
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Rare inherited primary hypercoagulability
Definition
antithrombin III, proteins C & S
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HIT Syndrome
Definition
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: Thrombophilic state. caused by unfractionated heparin. Antibodies targed heparin/platelet factor 4 complex. Causes DIC-like condition
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Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Definition
Previously lupus anticoagulant syndrome: antibodies to epitopes on plasma proteins. Signs: recurrent thromboses, repeated miscarriages, cardiac vegetations, thrombocytopenia. False-positive syphilis. Primary and Secondary Forms.
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Definition
widespread small-vessel thrombi, cardiovascular surgery becomes difficult. treat with anticoagulation and immunosuppression.
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Lines of Zahn
Definition
Laminations alternating platelet and fibrin layers. Signifies flowing blood at source
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Mural thrombi
Definition
occur in the heart chambers or in the aortic lumen
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Arterial Thrombi
Definition
Frequently occlusive. Decreasing frequency: coronary, cerebral, femoral
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Phlebothrombosis
Definition
Venous Thrombosis (Red or stasis thrombi): invariably occlusive, long cast of the lumen, relatively few platelets. Can cause varicose ulcers.
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Postmortem Clots
Definition
gelatinous with dark red dependent portion and yellow 'chicken fat' upper portion.
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Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Definition
verrucous endocarditis
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DVT
Definition
Deep Vein Thrombosis: larger leg veins, often embolize, asymptomatic in half. Virchow's Triad
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Virchow's Triad
Definition
Hypercoagulability
Hemodynamic changes (stasis, turbulence)
Endothelial injury/dysfunction
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Trousseau Syndrome
Definition
Migratory Thrombophlebitis: procoagulants (mucin, VIII, tissue factor) from tumors cause thromboembolism.
Term
DIC
Definition
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (consumption coagulopathy): widespread fibrin thrombi in the microcirculation, often causes circulatory insufficiency
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Saddle Embolus
Definition
Pulmonary Embolus that straddles the pulmonary artery bifurcation
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Paradoxical Embolus
Definition
embolus that gains access to the systemic circulation through atrial/interventricular defect
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Fat/Marrow Embolism
Definition
After fractures of long bones. Pulmonary insufficiency, neurologic symptoms, anemia, thrombocytopenia, tachypnea, dyspnea, tachycardia, petechial rash
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Air Embolism
Definition
Most than 100 cc of air required
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Decompression sickness
Definition
A form of air embolism caused by sudden decreases in atmospheric pressure. Includes 'the bends', 'the chokes', caisson disease. Treated with high pressure.
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The Bends
Definition
gas bubbles cause edema, hemorrhage, and focal atelectasis or emphysema. Severe embolus causes 'the chokes' respiratory distress
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Caisson diease
Definition
More chronic form of 'the bends' including ischemic necrosis of the femoral heads, tibia and humeri.
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Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Definition
1 in 40,000 but mortality is 80%. Permanent neurological deficit in 85% of survivors. Dyspnea, cyanosis, shock.
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Red Infarct
Definition
Occur with venous occlusions, loose tissues, dual circulations, sluggish veins, re-established flow. Lungs.
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White Infarct
Definition
solid organs with end-arterial circulation including heart, spleen and kidney or where density limits collateral flow.
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Acute Infarct
Definition
poorly defined and slightly hemorrhagic
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Ischemic Coagulative Necrosis
Definition
After 4 to 12 hours (living). From reparative response beginning in the margins. Replaced by scar. Brain instead undergoes liquifactive necrosis.
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Septic Infarct
Definition
Caused by infected vegetations or microbes seeding necrotic tissue. Infarct is converted into an abscess.
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Infarct
Definition
Determinants: vascular supply (collaterals?), rate (slow occlusion?), hypoxic vulnerability (neurons/ myocytes?), pO2: (cyanosis?)
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Shock
Definition
Caused by hemorrhage, trauma, burns, MI, PE, sepsis. Hypotension, hypoperfusion, hypoxia.
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Septic Shock
Definition
Mortality near 20%. Mostly Gram-Positive. Systemic vasodilation, hypoperfusion. DIC. Bacteria cause inflammation, endothelial activation, metabolic abnormalities, immune suppression, organ dysfunction.
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Inflammation in Septic Shock
Definition
TLRs trigger inflammation in response to microbial materials. Complement cascade is activated producing anaphylotoxins, chemotactic fragments, and opsonins.
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TLRs
Definition
Toll-like receptors: cause immune cells to produce TNF, IL-1, IFN-gamma, IL-12, IL-18
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Endothelial Activation in Septic Shock
Definition
Cause thrombosis, vascular permeability, vasodilation. Anticoagulant factors are diminished. Hypoperfusion. NO is increased.
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Metabolic Abnormalities in Septic Shock
Definition
Insulin resistance and hyperglycemia which decreases neutrophil function. Glucocorticoid deficit.
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Immune Suppression in Septic Shock
Definition
Cytokine soup and from apoptotic cells
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Organ Dysfunction
Definition
kidneys, liver lungs and heart. Due to metabolic changes and hypoperfusion
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Stage 1 of Shock
Definition
Nonprogressive: neurohumoral mechanisms to maintain pressure
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Stage 2 of Shock
Definition
Progressive: hypoxia, lactic acidosis causing dilation, peripheral pooling worsens output, DIC, organ damage begins
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Stage 3 of Shock
Definition
Irreversible: lysosomal enzyme leakage, NO synthesis affects heart, renal shutdown w/ tubular necrosis, death
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