Causes of Relative Hypovolemia and Preload Reduction
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What is the peak concentration hypothesis related to?

  • Translational research in sepsis
  • Continuous renal replacement therapy in sepsis (correct)
  • Early enteral nutrition
  • Intensive insulin therapy
  • Which article discusses the evolving rationale for early enteral nutrition?

  • Renal replacement therapy in acute kidney injury
  • The Evolving rationale for early enteral nutrition based on paradigms of multiple organ failure: a personal journey (correct)
  • Guidelines for specialized nutritional and metabolic support in the critically-ill patient
  • Intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients
  • Which study is associated with intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients?

  • Intensive insulin therapy and mortality in critically ill patients (correct)
  • Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients
  • Translational research in sepsis
  • Hypoglycemia and risk of death in critically ill patients
  • Which article compares intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients?

    <p>Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of the article by Ortiz Leyba et al.?

    <p>Specialized nutritional and metabolic support in the critically-ill patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which article delves into translational research in sepsis?

    <p>Translational research in sepsis— an ultimate challenge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of hypotension in cases of gastric dilation/volvulus?

    <p>Obstruction of the vena cava</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary pathogenesis of hypotension in pericardial effusion with cardiac tamponade?

    <p>Right atrial collapse and failure of right-sided filling</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition can cause obstructive shock by twisting the stomach itself?

    <p>Gastric dilation/volvulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of hypotension associated with valvular disease?

    <p>Decreased contractility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common mechanism of hypotension in diseases causing a decrease in systemic vascular resistance?

    <p>Increased arterial vasodilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential cause of cardiogenic hypotension associated with severe mitral regurgitation?

    <p>Reduction in effective stroke volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In patients with SIRS/sepsis, what results in an increase in cardiac output and a hyperdynamic state during the early stages?

    <p>Afterload reduction brought about by arterial vasodilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of decreased cardiac output and hypotension associated with tachyarrhythmias?

    <p>Decreased cardiac contractility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential cause of hypotension through systemic release of vasoactive substances in anaphylaxis?

    <p>Vasodilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential cause of decreased venous return and further contributes to cardiovascular collapse in patients with SIRS/sepsis?

    <p>Systemic vasodilation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another example of reduced systemic vascular resistance through systemic release of vasoactive substances?

    <p>Severe acidosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of hypotension associated with secondary myocardial dysfunction?

    <p>Systemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the preferred method for measuring MAP values in dogs and cats to assess hypotension?

    <p>Direct blood pressure monitoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following clinical signs reflect peripheral vasoconstriction or impaired perfusion in patients?

    <p>Altered mentation and cool distal extremities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In dogs and cats, hypotension could be considered when the MAP is below which value?

    <p>80 mm Hg</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the potential complications from catheter placement during direct blood pressure monitoring in critically ill dogs?

    <p>Bleeding, infection, thrombosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of blood pressure measurement is generally less invasive, less expensive, and more readily available compared to direct methods?

    <p>Indirect blood pressure measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the preferred method for measuring blood pressure in critically ill or hypotensive dogs?

    <p>Direct blood pressure monitoring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which clinical sign reflects the reduction in systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and increase in peripheral perfusion in patients in the early stages of vasodilatory shock?

    <p>Bounding pulses and red mucous membranes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which patient demographic is direct blood pressure monitoring less commonly used in, except for temporary monitoring during anesthesia?

    <p>Cats</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the limitations of indirect methods of blood pressure measurement compared to direct measurement?

    <p>Overestimates blood pressure in hypotension, underestimates in hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which clinical signs may develop before a decrease in blood pressure, especially during compensation?

    <p>Tachycardia and weak peripheral pulses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be recognized before diagnosing hypotension based on MAP values in dogs and cats?

    <p>The limitations of the methods used for blood pressure measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which method of blood pressure measurement is generally less technically challenging compared to direct methods?

    <p>Indirect blood pressure measurement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main moment-to-moment regulator of blood pressure?

    <p>Baroreceptor reflex system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the release of histamines and leukotrines that promote vasodilation and increased vascular permeability?

    <p>IgE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which reflex originates in chemoreceptor organs and responds to a decrease in tissue oxygen tension, increase in carbon dioxide, or decrease in pH?

    <p>Chemoreceptor reflex</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What promotes vasoconstriction by triggering vascular smooth muscle contraction and stimulating sympathetic activity?

    <p>Angiotensin II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What plays a major role in expanding blood volume by promoting sodium and water retention in the proximal tubule?

    <p>Angiotensin II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes vasoconstriction and an increase in systemic vascular resistance through activation of V1 receptors?

    <p>Vasopressin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the immediate response to a decrease in blood pressure due to disruption of sympathetic outflow?

    <p>Increased venous tone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which system responds to decreased baroreceptor activity, sympathetic activation, or decreased tubular chloride as sensed by the macula densa?

    <p>RAA system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What promotes sodium reabsorption and potassium excretion in the cortical collecting duct?

    <p>Aldosterone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone primarily regulates vasopressin (ADH) release based on changes in blood osmolarity?

    <p>Vasopressin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor primarily determines mean arterial pressure (MAP)?

    <p>Heart rate and stroke volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What primarily affects systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and thereby determines MAP?

    <p>Systemic mediators and local factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary contributor to cardiac output (CO)?

    <p>Heart rate and stroke volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What mainly dictates heart rate, the other major contributor to cardiac output (CO)?

    <p>Relative balance between SNS and PNS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a vasoconstrictive agent primarily responsible for basal systemic vascular tone?

    <p>Endothelin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is directly related to preload and contractility, whereas it is inversely related to afterload?

    <p>Stroke volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following substances can serve to affect blood flow in response to changes in metabolic demand, muscle activity, and vascular injury?

    <p>Histamine and prostaglandins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What primarily determines mean arterial pressure (MAP) in a closed system?

    <p>Flow (cardiac output [CO]) and resistance (systemic vascular resistance [SVR])</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition results from a reduction in systemic arterial blood pressure?

    <p>Hypotension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What primarily affects tissue perfusion by exerting force against the vessel wall?

    <p>Arterial blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

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