BLOOD pathologies Flashcards
Risk factors for heart disease
age
heredity
gender
race
lipid profile
diet
sedentary lifestyle
smoking
diabetes
excessive alcohol consumption
obesity
stress
coronary artery disease
due to atherosclerosis.
cardiac mm is damaged because of inadequate blood flow to heart.
artherosclerosis
fatty lesions build up in the walls of arteries making the vessels inelastic and brittle
ischemia
reduction of blood flow to the heart mm due to blockage of coronary arteries
(often results in hypoxia)
myocardial infarction
heart attack.
(death of cardiac cells due to lack of oxygen)
arythmias
abnormality or irregularity in heart rhythm
congestive heart failure
when one side of the heart is damaged, it does not pump with the same efficiency as the other side.
(if right pump fails first peripheral edema noticeable in feet and ankles)
(if left pump fails first fluid builds up in the lungs. pulmonary edema leads to suffocation)
carbon monoxide poisoning
hemoglobin has 200x greater affinity for carbon monoxide than O2 thus CO essentially irreversibly binds to hemoglobin starving the tissues of O2
Hematoma
Bruise
Hemophilia
Genetic disorder where a clotting factor is missing
Massage contraindicated as it could cause blood vessel rupture
Leukemia
A cancer of WBC.
Excessive production of nonfunctional cells.
Massage contraindicated unless in remission.
Mononucleosis
Infection of epithelial tissue of salivary glands and throat which spreads to lymph nodes due to Epstein Barr virus.
Massage contraindicated in acute stage; in later stages circulatory massage might improve recovery time
Sick cell anemia
Genetic disorder in which a faulty sickle cell hemoglobin is produced.
Massage can aid circulation
Anemia
Decreased ability to carry oxygen either from decreased amount of RBC or decreased hemoglobin.
Vigorous massage contraindicated or most types of anemia except iron deficiency.
