Cardiac: Cardiovascular Disease

Question 1

t/f: there is only one type of cardiovascular disease

Question 2

contrast between coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease

Question 3

what is deep vein thrombosis

Question 4

what is pulmonary embolism

Question 5

what is peripheral arterial disease

Question 6

what is rheumatic heart disease

Question 7

at is congenital heart disease

Question 8

t/f: heart disease in uncommon. stats to back this up (as true or false?)

Question 9

which lipids is it bad to have high levels of? which lipids is it good to have high levels of?

Question 10

what are two uncontrollable genetic risk factors of CVD

Question 11

uncontrollable risk factors of CVD include

Question 12

controllable risk factors of CVD include

Question 13

where does plaque build up in athersclerosis?

Question 14

what does plaque build up under artery inner lining lead to?

Question 15

what happens in thromboembolism?

Question 16

what are the three layers in normal arterial walls?

Question 17

describe what happens in a fatty streak? what are the smooth muscle cells doing?

Question 18

in which plauqe does a lipid core accumulate?

Question 19

what happens in a stable fibrous plaque?

Question 20

what occurs in a vulnerable plaque?

Question 21

when a plaque ruptures what does this trigger?

Question 22

what affect does a blood clot in response to ruptured plaque have

Question 23

what happens in ischemic heart disease

Question 24

what leads to ischemic heart disease? how?

Question 25

how does ischemic heart disease present?

Question 26

what is acute myocardial infarction? what enzymes are elevated?

Question 27

what does an electrocardiogram for acute myocardial infarction look like?

Question 28

how should acute myocardial infarction be treated?

Question 29

what doe beta blockers do for acute mycard infarction

Question 30

what do ace inhbitors do for acute myocard infarction

Question 31

what role does t-PA play in treating acute myocard infarction

Question 32

what causes heart failure

Question 33

how does digitalis treat heart failure

Question 34

how do diuretics treat heart failure

Question 35

how does nitroglycerin treat heart failure

Question 36

what is an angioplasty? what is the goal?

Question 37

what is a coronary artery stent? what is the goal?

Question 38

t/f: an artificial heart is a permanent solution

Question 39

t/f: blood pressure is always consistent

Question 40

what is hypertension? what can cause it

Question 41

what is hypotension

Question 42

what is essential hypertension

Question 43

what does secondary hypertension result from

Question 44

how do carotid and aortic baroreceptors adapt to hypertension

Question 45

what are consequences of hypertension (4)

Question 46

how can hypertension lead to stroke

Question 47

what is orthostatic hypotension

Question 48

what is chronic hypotension a warning sign form