Reversible cell injury is caused by a decrease in ATP, resulting in hydropic swelling.
Hydropic swelling occurs when the failure of the sodium potassium pump causes sodium to stay in the cell and water to follow sodium.
Cellular accumulation is a type of reversible cellular injury caused by too much stuff in a cell.
Atrophy is a type of reversible cellular injury where cells shrink due to not getting enough nutrients or fluids.
Hypertrophy is an increase in cell size due to stress, such as exercise or organ growth to compensate for equivalent organ dysfunction.
Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells.
Metaplasia is the conversion of one cell type to another cell type to compensate for stress.
Dysplasia is a disorganized increase in the number of cells.
Stagnant or Ischemic Hypoxia is an inability to provide required oxygen because the heart doesn’t pump as efficiently due to multiple reasons, causing cell damage.
Anemic Hypoxia decreases the oxygen carrying capacity of blood due to a reduction in red blood cells.
Hypoxemic Hypoxia is when the decreased oxygen partial pressure causes oxygen to not be able to enter the blood solution.
Histotoxic Hypoxia is when a cell is unable to use the oxygen being delivered to it.
Myogenic theory is the theory that smooth muscle requires oxygen to stay contracted, thus oxygen concentration regulates the contraction of precapillary sphincters.
Metabolic theory is the theory that the increase in metabolic rate or decrease in nutrient/oxygen availability cause an increase in the release of vasodilator substances like lactic acid that create systemic vasodilation.
Cerebral Edema is a result of hypoxia causing an increase in the permeability of cerebral capillaries.
Renal Failure could lead to Hypoxia in the kidneys due to the kidneys reliance on active transport to filter solutes out of solution.
Dicrotic notch is a pleth wave point indicating aortic valve closure.
Reperfusion injury occurs due to accumulation of Ca overload and the release of cytochrome c in the cell that signal apoptosis.
Free radicals are electron hungry atoms that can overwhelm natural defense mechanisms and cause oxidative injuries to cells.
Grey Matter is unmyelinated brain matter that is mostly cell bodies and dendrites that use slow continuous propagation.
White matter is myelinated brain matter that is mostly axons.
Nuclei are clusters of neuron cell bodies in brain and spinal cord.
Schwann Cells are cells that myelinate PNS nerves.
Neurolemma is the nucleus and cytoplasm of Schwann cells.
Astrocytes are neuroglia that cling to neurons and provide structural support as well as form blood brain barrier.
Microglia are phagocytic white blood cell derivatives that ingest and digest things that shouldn’t be in brain like pathogens.
Ependymal cells are cells that line 4 ventricles and spinal canal to create CSF by filtering blood.
Oligodendrocytes are cells that form myelin around CNS cells.
Satellite Cells are flat cells that surround neuron cell bodies for protection of PNS.
Sodium Potassium Pump is a mechanism that works to restore resting membrane potential.
Hypernatremia causes rise in resting membrane potential bringing resting membrane potential closer to threshold thus making it easier to start an action potential. I.e. High and fast, Muscle twitching, dysrythmias
Hyponatremia lowers resting membrane potential making it harder to create and action potential I.e. low and slow symptoms
Hypocalcemia is not enough calcium that probably causes hypernatremia that makes neurons more excitable. I.e. fast and frequent. paresthesia, twitching, muscle spasms, bronchiole spasms, hypervetilation
Hypercalcemia is too much calcium that probably causes hyponatremia. I.e. low and slow, fatigue, lethargy, bradycardia, cardiac arrest
Hypokalemia is decreased potassium lowering resting potential and making cells less excitable. I.e. decreased muscle excitability, weakness, NV, paralysis, respiratory arrest, postural hypotension
Hyperkalemia is increased cell potassium, caused by all issue that inhibit sodium potassium pump or normal cell solute exchange. I.E. first fast and frequent SS then low and slow