Circulatory Disorders: Edema Causes and Classification

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Which of the following can lead to Generalized, pitting edema?

  • Acute inflammation
  • Lymphatic obstruction
  • Increased tissue osmotic pressure
  • Increased vascular hydrostatic pressure (correct)

What type of edema is characterized by a passive type of hyperemia due to obstructed venous flow?

  • Congestion (correct)
  • Localized, non-pitting edema
  • Pitting edema
  • Generalized edema

Which condition denotes increased flow in an area due to arteriolar dilatation?

  • Congestion
  • Pitting edema
  • Lymphedema
  • Hyperemia (correct)

What type of edema is associated with acute right-sided heart failure or shock?

<p>Venous edema (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a cause of physiological hyperemia?

<p>Muscle exercise (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of edema is characterized by engorgement with oxygenated blood and is red due to increased flow in an area due to arteriolar dilatation?

<p>Hyperemia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the escape of blood outside the cardiovascular system?

<p>Hemorrhage (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for accumulation of blood within tissues?

<p>Hematoma (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of thrombosis according to Virchow's triad?

<p>Roughness of the intima (Endothelial injury) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of thrombus is deep vein thrombosis in the lower limb classified as?

<p>Venous thrombosis (phlebothrombosis) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of embolism?

<p>Circulation of insoluble material and its impaction in a narrow blood vessel. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of acute loss of more than 25% of total blood volume?

<p><strong>Hypovolemic shock</strong> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In hemorrhage, what is the term for hemorrhage through body orifices such as epistaxis and hemoptysis?

<p><strong>External hemorrhage</strong> (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the causes of hemorrhage according to its site?

<p><strong>External, internal, interstitial</strong> (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for accumulation of blood within tissues in the form of larger subcutaneous hematomas?

<p><strong>Ecchymosis</strong> (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the formation of a compact mass composed of circulating blood elements inside a vessel or heart cavity during life?

<p><strong>Thrombosis</strong> (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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