metabolic acidosis - low pH, low HCO3
metabolic alkalosis - high pH, high HCO3
respiratory acidosis - low pH, high CO2
respiratory alkalosis - high pH, low CO2
metabolic acidosis causes - Primary Cause: Addit
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metabolic acidosis - low pH, low HCO3
metabolic alkalosis - high pH, high HCO3
respiratory acidosis - low pH, high CO2
respiratory alkalosis - high pH, low CO2
metabolic acidosis causes - Primary Cause: Addition of large amounts of fixed acids to body fluids; Contributing Causes: Lactic acidosis (circulatory failure), Ketoacidosis (diabetes, starvation), Phosphates and sulfates (Renal dz), Acid ingestion (salicylates), Secondary to respiratory alkalosis, Adrenal insufficiency
metabolic alkalosis causes - Primary Cause: Retention of base or removal of acid from body fluids; Contributing Causes: Excessive gastric drainage, Vomiting, Potassium depletion (diuretic therapy), Burns, Excessive Sodium Bicarb admin
respiratory acidosis causes - Primary Cause: Hypoventilation (causes hypercapnia); Contributing Causes: COPD, Pulmonary dz, Drugs, Obesity, Mechanical asphyxia, Sleep Apnea
respiratory alkalosis causes - • Primary stimulation of CNS: hyperventilation. Can be due to emotional origin (anxiety, fear, apprehension), CNS infection (encephalitis), or salicylate poisoning.
• Reflex stimulation of CNS. Hypoxia stimulates hyperventilation (heart failure, pneumonia, pulmonary emboli).
Can also be stimulated by fever.
• Mechanical hyperventilation, resulting in "over breathing."
Neuro exams include: - -hand strength, limb strength
-ability to follow commands
-ability to move eyes in equal and uniform fashion
-deep pain stimulus response
-symmetrical and coordinated movement
-clear, speech.
Acute Bronchitis patho - infection or inflammation of the bronchi. In more than 90% of individuals, this is a self-limiting disorder caused by viruses.
will not have high fevers and will have only scattered coarse wheezes on examination without evidence of pulmonary consolidation.
Chest X-ray examination is usually normal.
Chronic Bronchitis patho sequence - The chronic bronchitis pathophysiologic sequence of events is as follows:
Hypersecretion of bronchial mucus, which leads to
Recurrent respiratory infections, which lead to
Airway inflammation, which leads to
Bronchospasm and irreversible airway obstruction
chronic bronchitis patho - characterized by chronic inflammation with recruitment of neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes to the lung, with progressive damage to airways and the lung parenchyma.
hyperplasia of the mucus-producing goblet cells of the bronchial epithelium occurs, resulting in the production of large amounts of mucus in the airways.
Mucus accumulation facilitates the colonization and growth of bacteria, which further contributes to airway inflammation, bronchospasm, and eventual scarring.
Narrowed airways cause v/q mismatching and expiratory airway obstruction with air trapping, resulting in both hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
CAD risk factors pathological - Major:
Advanced age
Gender (men > women before age 55, women > men after age 55)
Dyslipidemia
Hypertension
Smoking
Diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance
Obesity
Sedentary lifestyle
Metabolic syndrome
Atherogenic diet
Non traditional:
Markers of inflammation
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Fibrinogen
Protein C
Others
Troponin I
Adipokines
Chronic kidney disease
Air pollution & ionizing radiation
Medications
Coronary artery calcification and carotid artery wall thickness
atherosclerosis pathophysiology - -Inflammatory response
-Injury to endothelial lining
-LDL penetrates vessel wall
-inflammation/macrophage adhesion
-cytokines released
-release enzymes & oxygen radicals that oxidize LDL
-foam cells occur that form fatty streak
-collagen deposits & makes firm plaque
CKD patho - lab values - azotemia - increased serum urea, serum creatinine, & other nitrogenous compounds
Uremia
Proteinuria
urine sediment
elevated potassium
elevated creatinine clearance
anemia
elevated potassium
GFR < 15 mL/min = dialysis
colon cancer risk factors - -obesity
-ETOH
-Family hx
-polyposis
-UC
-Diet: high fat, high red meat, low fruits, low fiber
-Smoking
Colon cancer screening - Begin at 50
FOBT (fecal occult blood test)
Colonoscopy q 10y
-monitoring for recurrence using eval of serum levels of tumor marker carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
colorectal cancer manifestations - gradual onset of changes in bowel movements, melena or hematochezia, weight loss, abdominal pain, and bowel obstruction.
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