Pathophysiology Paramedic Class Rcc

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Neoplasia

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Cell with an uncontrolled growth

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Hypercapnia

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High plasma Co2 (Caused by hypoventilation)

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Minute Volume

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The amount of air moved in & out of the respiratory tract in 1 minute

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Hypocapnia

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Low plasma Co2 (Caused by hyerventilation)

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Metabolic Acidosis

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Low bicarbonate
(HCO3-)

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Solvent

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Disolves in water

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Third Space

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Internal losses from intracellular or intravascular spaces
(Bowel obstructions, peritonitis, pancreatitis, or ascites from liver failure)

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Oncotic force

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Blood plasma pressure

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Hydrostatic pressure

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Blood pressure

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ADH

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Chief H2O regulator
(vasopressin)

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Hyperplasia

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Increased number of cells within a tissue or organ

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Hypertrophy

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Increased size of cells

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Atrophy

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Decrease in the size of cells

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Metaplasia

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Cellular change from one to another

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Necrosis

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Cellular death by an outside force

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Apoptosis

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Cellular suicide

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Ischemia

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Deminised blood flow

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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen

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Dysplasia

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Abnormal or disordered growth in a cell

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Histology

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Study of tissue

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Histopathology

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Study of abnormality or disease

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Neurons & Neuroglia

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Only two nervous cells

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Oncogenesis

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Study of various cancer assosiated causes

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Hemophillia

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Bleeding because a clotting deficency

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Hemochromatosis

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Excessive absorption of iron

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Anemia

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Low count of red blood cells

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Hypoperfusion

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Shock

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Gout

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Crystal deposits on joints (Increased risk of kidney stones)

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Crohn's disease

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Chronic inflimation of the digestive tract wall

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Cholecystitis

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Inflimation of the gallbladder
(gallstones blockage)

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Obesity

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20% over body weight

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Huntingtons disease

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Uncontrolable jerking or writhing

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Alzheimers

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Causes 50% of dementia

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Stroke Volume

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Blood ejected by the heart in 1 pump

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Preload

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Blood delivered to the heart in diastole filling
(Sometimes refered to as passive filling)

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Cardiac Contractal Force

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The more the heart is streched, the harder it will squeeze

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Frank-Starlings Mechanism

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The more the heart is streched, the harder it will squeeze

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Catecholamines

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Controlled by sympathetic nervous system

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Catecholaminies

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Epinepherine and Norepinepherine

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Afterload

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The resistance against which the ventricles must contract

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Cardiac Output

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Blood pumped from the heart in one minute

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Cardiac Output Equation

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Stroke Volume x Heart rate

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Pperipiheral Vascular Resistance

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Pressure against which the heart must pump

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Blood Pressure Equation

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Cardiac Output x Peripheral Vascular Resistance

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MODS

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Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
60-90% mortality rate
Septic Shock

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Bacteria

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Single-celled prokaryote organism that has an internal cytoplasm and a ridged cell wall

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Grams Staining

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Detects Bacteria

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Antibiotic

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Is used to kill bacterial infections

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Virus

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Cause of most infections
Is only killed by killing the cell

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Sodium
(Na+)

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Water follows sodium

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Hyper/Hypo-Natremia

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Abnormal increase or decrease in sodium levels

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Potassium
(K+)

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Electrical Impluses
(Especially in heart)

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Hyper/Hypo-Kalemia

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Abnormal increase or decrease in potassium levels

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Calcium
(Ca++)

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Muscle & Nerve actions

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Hyper/Hypo-Calcemia

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Abnormal increase or decrease in calcium levels

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Magnesium
(Mg++)

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Big roll in the bodies biochemical functions

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Hyper/Hypo-Magnesemia

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Abnormal increase or decrease in magnesium levels

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Chloride
(CL-)

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Kidney and fluid regulator

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Bicarbonate
(HCO3-)

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Principal buffer of body

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Phosphate

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Body energy and buffer

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Cations

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Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium

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Anions

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Chloride
Bicarbonate
Phosphate