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Pathophysiology - Exam 3 - UTA (Urban)
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED CORRECT
SOLUTIONS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS
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Arteriosclerosis -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Thick and Hardened artery

HTN | Smoking | Diabetes

Intima is damaged and walls stiffen. Elasticity and compliance decreases.

Atherosclerosis -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Fatty Deposits

Plaques form | tissue inflamed | High amount of LDL's (low-density lipoproteins=more
fat than protein)

Hypertension -ANSWER✅✅✅✅the force of the blood against the artery walls is too
high.
Pre - Stage I - Stage II

Preload -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Volume of blood returning from the heart.

Normal volume = 4-6ml

Afterload -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Amount of blood ejected from the heart

Contractility -ANSWER✅✅✅✅How effectively the heart works to eject blood "toned"

Arterial Insufficiency -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Muscle tone and the state of the lumen are
compromised.

Aneurysms -ANSWER✅✅✅✅A ballooning and weakened area in an artery.

Venous Disorders -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Valvular Disorders -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Gravity Winning - not necessarily pathogenic
Valve Incompetence - pathology invlolved

, Cardiogenic Shock -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Heart suddenly can't pump enough blood to
meet your body's needs

What side of the heart is the Arterial side? -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The LEFT.
OXYGENATED blood is going "out" via aorta to all arteries and tissues

What side of the heart is the Venous side? -ANSWER✅✅✅✅The RIGHT.
DEOXYGENATED blood if flowing "in" from all the veins and tissues.

Inotropic -ANSWER✅✅✅✅POSITIVELY or NEGATIVELY modifying the force or
speed of contraction of muscles.

pos- pumps faster
neg- pumps less

Systemic Vasodilation -ANSWER✅✅✅✅from anaphalaxis or Sepsis

Analyphalyaxis -ANSWER✅✅✅✅severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
It can occur within seconds or minutes of exposure to something you're allergic to.

Low blood pressure (hypotension)
A weak and rapid pulse

In a case of HIGH preload -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Volume too LARGE- heart is working too
hard.

CAUSES: Fluid Excess States
1. heart failure
2. iatrogenic fluid overload
3. hormonal imbalances (SIADH)

In a case of LOW preload -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Volume too SMALL - not enough to
sustain good perfusion

CAUSES:
Fluid volume deficit (bleeding, dehydration, hormonal imbalances like DI)
Systemic vasodilation (blood pools in periphery- sepsis, anaphylaxis)

Afterload problems -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Resistance - ANY resistance to forward flow

RV Afterload Pathologies -ANSWER✅✅✅✅Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
Too High due to: athero/arteriosclerosis of pulmonary vasculature (narrowed stiff
pulmonary artery) Stiff noncompliant lung tissue (lung disease)

If RV afterload too high, can result in RIGHT heart failure. COR PULMONALE

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