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encased within the choroid plexus of the lateral ventricles, located at the
superior part of the inferior horn.
Flow of CSF starts from the plexuses of the lateral ventricles through the
interventricular foramina of Monro, passing within the iii rd ventricle,
transversing the cerebral aqueduct of Sylvius it empties into the ivth ventricle.
Flow is then diverted along vessels of Virchow Robin spaces within sulci and concaves
of the cerebral cortex.
Csf and interstitial fluid within this perivascular spaces exchange small solutes via
diffusion, generating a current which enables metabolites to arise from deep within
cerebral hemispheres to the ventricular system and corticle subarachnoid spaces.
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within the subarachnoid spaces, granulation valves aid in a single
directive of CSF towards venous blood. even though the brain
capillaries are permeable to solutes, proteins, molecules and
microorganisms and red blood cells.
in comparism to plasma which has less water, lower acidity and higher
concentrates of protein, magnesium, chloride, potassium, bicarbonates,
glucose, calcium however the sodium concentrates are equal.
CSF is turned over iii - iv times a day, at a rate of 0.35 ml / min and 500 ml /
day.
fluid switches of ions, metabolites and ions between CSF and blood
function as a density separation medium, between cranial CSF, extra
neuronal fluid, cisternal fluid, spinal fluid and blood compositions.
Interactions between CSF and blood circuit
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Homeostatic maintenance of water and solutes is carried out by the kidneys. water
balance and osmolality is regulated by thirst while elimination of excess is mediated by
the nephronic system. volumes of the vascular system and the extracellular fluids are
sodium chloride dependent, the concentration of which is kidney regulated.
extracellular fluids are maintained within a slim range.
interstitial fluid arises from the extracellular, composing iii/iv of the total which is about
x.v litres. with a partitioning capillary wall, the remaining i/iv of extracellular fluid is
made up via plasma at iii .v litres.
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Relationship between intracellular and extracellular fluids, systemic outreaches
Sources and electrolyte constituents
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Cardiac passage of intestitial fluid through capillary bed linkage
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Passage of solutes within the nephrons for osmolality regulations
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interstitial fluids is fluid surrounding cells within various systemic tissue, this
includes bone water mass and circulations within dense connective tissue.
the major variance between plasma and interstitial fluid lies within their
respective compositions, plasma contains greater concentrates of proteins,
other molecular entities are similar in concentrations.
the key solutes that contribute towards the osmolality of extracellular fluids are
sodium, chloride and bicarbonate, other lesser contributors are urea, glucose,
potassium, phosphate and calcium.
intracellular fluids have a ph of vii . i while extracellular fluids are more alkali at
vii. iv, the main cations and anions within are chloride, bicarbonate,
potassium, sodium, calcium, and inorganic phosphate. Ineffective osmoles
are mediated by membrane transversing ions, with water remaining outside
due to the lack of aquaporins thus cellular compositions are unaffected.
sodium and anions contribute to effective osmoles these affect body
fluids and changes systemic osmolality, varying ionic particle
concentrates within the extra and intracellular fluids thus affect their
volumes.
with intracellular fluid anions less in content than that inherent within
the extracellular, this is due to a lesser concentrate of chloride,
bicarbonate with a greater constituent of organic anions, phosphates
and proteins.
as water transverses the various compartments smoothly, this mobility
is mainly affected by hydrostatic pressure and osmotic pressure, the
hydrostatic pressure created is generated by the pumping heart,
gravity upon blood flowing within veins, , osmotic and oncotic
pressure of plasma proteins, it is an important determination of fluid
pressure across capillary walls .
apart from the nephrons, other routes of fluid exit include the skin,
lungs, through sweat, urine and waste these routes are non regulated.
the renal fluid output is tightly regulated for the maintenance of water
balance with intake a precise match for water loss , if intake is high,
there is positive water loss and osmolality of body fluid declines, if loss
increases, negative water balance results and systemic fluid osmolality
shoots up.
Channels within the membrane for water and ion passage
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disorders of water balance change the osmolality of body fluids, which
can be monitored by measuring plasma osmolality, major
determinants of which include sodium, chloride and bicarbonate, any
changes with in the plasma sodium balance would bring about
resultant variations in the volume of the extra cellular fluid
compositions, but will not affect its osmolality.
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Mechanisms of action and production of vasopressin
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hemodynamics influences its secretions with receptors located in both
the low pressure site of the left atrium and pulmonary vessels and the
high pressure sites at the aortic arch and carotid sinuses of the
circulatory systems.
low pressure receptors are located within the high compliance sites of
the venous system which carries majority of blood, the high pressure
receptors are responsive to arterial pressures, while baroreceptors
within the cardiac zones senses stretch from cardiac atrial and arotic
arch walls.
the signals conveyed from these baroreceptors are carried via the vagal
and glossopharyngeal nerves to the brainstem control centres just
beneath the medullary oblongata that regulate heartbeats and thus
blood pressures, signals are then further relayed from the brainstem
region to vasopressin secretary cells of the supraoptic and
paraventricular hypothalamic nuclei, decreases in blood volume and
arterial pressures which were genetically predefined , steps it down to
lower osmotic values.
Vasopressin increases the permeability of the collecting duct at the
medullary portion which thus becomes receptive to urea passage, vii
receptor bindings upon the basolateral membranes of a cell, coupled
with adenyl cycvlase via stimulatory G protein.
Aquaporins proteins are channels that permit faster transport of water through cell
membranes. Initially discovered in plants during 1994 (Maurel et al. 1994). ii tandems of
iii membrane-spanning helices linked via connecting loops, with an axis of Asn-Pro-Ala
(NPA) thus creating a central pore passage for water entry
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Translocation of an excess proton
in either direction is opposed by a
free-energy barrier centered at
the NPA region. Both hop and
turn steps of proton translocation
are opposed by the electrostatic
field of the channel. Notably, the
10-12-kcal-per-mole barrier to
proton translocation peaking at
the NPA region results from a
combination of factors. These
include not only the orientational
control of water molecules but
also desolvation penalties and
electrostatic effects caused by the
charge distribution in the
channel.
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TAJKHORSHID, B. ROUX and R.
POMES.
"Molecular Basis of Proton
Blockage in Aquaporins"
Structure 12, 65-74 (2004). [
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sensations of thirst arise from the thirst centre within the
hypothalamus, this response is triggered by angiotensin ii and sodium
chloride, which would increase body fluid osmolality, decrease blood
pressure, an extremely potent initiator of the thirst response is
hyperosmolality, with a ii to iii % increase in plasma osmolarity or a x
% decline in blood volume or arterial pressure initialising an intense
desire for fluids.
congestive heart failure could have been due to a number of factors such as
a congenital heart defects, history of heart attack, narrowed myocytes
arteries, diabetes, alcohol abuse, coronary artery disease, myocardial
infarction, endocarditis of cardiac valves, myocarditis, cardiac fibrosis, high
blood pressure, overworked myocytes that have increased in size and
number to a maximal and their subsequent necrosis, heart valve disease
due to rheumatic fever or cardiomyopathy.
as the cardiac pump can no longer shunt blood to the other systemic
organs, a couple of characteristic symptoms would be fatigue, pneumonia,
reduction in exercise capabilities, nausea, lack of appetite, abdominal pain,
visible as edema at peripherals, ascites, shortness of breadth while prone,
during exercise and sleep.
Congestive cardiac
failure and a healthy
cardiac
(Top) Gross
examination revealed
massive cardiomegaly
of transgenic heart
(×1.8). (Middle) Four-
chamber section of
hearts (×1.8)
demonstrates
massive enlargement
of both ventricles and
atria with atrial filling
by organized
thrombus. (Bottom)
Cardiac histology
(left ventricular free
wall, ×18) shows mild
edema and pale,
hypertrophied
myocytes without
significant
inflammation in
transgenic heart.
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as a characteristic combination of these symptoms are inherent in the
patient, congestive heart failure could be a contributor, however unless
systemic confirmations are seen, other probabilities cannot be ruled
out as different configurations of systemic malfunctions or injuries
could result in the same symptomic set.
As pulmonary pressure heightens from fluid build up from a weakly circulating blood
stream brought about by the damaged left ventricle, interstitial pulmonary edema
occurs indicated via perihilar and perivascular haziness, peribronchial cuffing, a
thickened interlobular septa, and artery-bronchus ratio deflections.
Congestive heart failure expands the cardiac silhouette. However blood ejection has
little to do with size. Structural shifts depend more upon the degree of deflections of
capillary wedge pressure which is an indirect estimate of left atrial pressure, indicative
of left ventricle failure and also the severity of valve stenosis as these aspects slow
mobility and thus affect pressure within the left atrial affecting the overall readings.
During severe situations, pleural effusions and airway edema might also be indicated.
Intensive care unit patients tend to reflect such findings, other supine radiographical
discoveries may include bronchus intermedius fibrosis, increase in pulmonary artery–
bronchus ratio in the upper vs. lower lung lobes during supine radiograph. As blood
flow is affected by posture, this factor is considered and findings thus interpreted
accordingly .
Findings that favour CHF are an enlarged cardiac silhouette, Kerley lines, and pleural
effusions. Lobar pneumonia and abscess, pulmonary infarction, lung masses or
nodules, and focal pleural disease are usually readily distinguishable from CHF.
Radiation free Magnetic Resonance Imaging works via emission of a strong magnetic
field within the system, just as gravity is to earth bond creatures, all photons are
bonded by electromagnetism ( interactions between them an thus the subsequent
exchange of photons, during which a force is generated ), this field resonates within
correlating with their respective spins, collisions, exchanges and interactions thus
bringing about corresponding imaging from their width, height, depth and
concentrate differences.
the variance in spectrum thus produces clearly defined shades , scanner detectable,
which eventually paint a morphological shaded outline with varying tones for greater
insight.
Directional navigations is carried out with radio waves which are fields directed
within the enclosed space, creating mobility of the photons ( force carrying bosons,
spin = i ) thus inducing their scatter and interactions, like waves with sand. This
increases the spin of water molecules especially hydrogen ( valence, only one
electron thus the lightest and most susceptible to mobility and electron exchanges)
which through increased rotations, fuels interactions, thus generating greater spins.
Atoms with spin one half greater or lesser than the other tend to be attracted most
to each other.
Thus this method portrays an extremely sharp image of size, morphology and
density within cardiac zones, the valves, myocytes and valves. Interpretations
permit an understanding of function, ejection quantum, and structural well beings.
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further diagnostic confirmations could include the electrocardiogram and
chest x-ray to locate cardiac enlargement, previous cardiac attacks,
fibrosis, arrhythmias, and pulmonary fluid accumulates.
peripheral edema would also occur from the dysfunction pumping action
of the heart, with the legs mostly affected due to gravity and
peripherals are often most susceptible as they are at the outreaches of
the system and blood is thus shunted there less and at a longer
duration as compared to the axial areas.
this is the outcome of severe right sided congestive cardiac failure for
an extended duration, thus leading to lack of perfusions resulting in
chronic liver injury, ensuring inflammation and cumulating in fibrosis.
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Principles of Physiology
Iv th edition
Matthew N. Levy,
Bruce M. Koeppen,
Bruce A. Stanton
Elsevier Mosby
2006