18 Questions
What is the primary cause of congestion in the systemic vasculature?
Impeded blood flow centrally
What is the result of a weakened ventricle in the heart?
Backup of blood in the atrium and supplying vessels
What is the term for the narrowing of the outflow valves?
Stenosis
What is the effect of chronic passive congestion on the liver?
It becomes enlarged and slightly 'bumpy'
What is the result of increased volume load on the heart?
Backup of blood in the atrium and supplying vessels
What is the primary reason for backup of blood in the heart?
All of the above
What is the result of increased hydrostatic pressure in the lungs?
Sludging of blood in the pulmonary capillaries
What is the condition characterized by lumpy-bumpy expansions on the atrioventricular valves?
Endocardiosis
In which part of the heart would you expect to see backup in case of left heart failure?
Left atrium
What is the term for the white branching pattern on the surface of the lungs?
Dilated lymphatics
What would you expect to see in the lungs in case of left heart failure?
Diffuse congestion and edema
Where would you expect to see changes in a case of chronic left heart failure?
Lungs and liver
What is the main characteristic that distinguishes congestion from hemorrhage?
Blood confined to within vessels
What is the term used to describe the affected area when the collected blood has a strikingly dark color?
Cyanotic
What is the result of constricting the outflow at the venous end of a capillary bed?
Congestion
What term is sometimes used to describe congestion in older texts?
Passive hyperemia
What is the primary cause of congestion?
Obstruction of blood outflow
What is the term used to describe the inflammatory response characterized by increased blood flow?
Hyperemia
Learn about the different causes of blood vessel congestion, including torsion, thrombus, embolus, and tumor. Understand the effects of generalized congestion on the systemic vasculature and how it relates to heart failure.
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