Cardiophysiology Disease

Question 1

myocardial infarct

Answer 1

heart attack; caused by formation of neurotic tissue due to resisted blood flow (ischemia)

Question 2

Congestive Heart Faliure

Answer 2

heart is unable to adequately pump blood throughout the body; right side - fluid in body; left side - excess fluild in the lungs

Question 3

deep vain thrombosis

Answer 3

blood clots -> embolism (blood clot can go the heart and get stuck in the cappilares)

Question 4

patent foramen ovule (PFO)

Answer 4

opening between the left and right atria that did not close after birth

Question 5

PFO and DVT

Answer 5

clot can travel through the opening and reach other parts of the body, such as the brain

Question 6

hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 6

caused by broken vessel

Question 7

ischemic stroke

Answer 7

caused by lack of blood flow

Question 8

stenosis

Answer 8

stiff valve that can’t fully open; backflow occurs

Question 9

atherosclerosis

Answer 9

plaque builds up in the lining of the arteries, reduces blood flow

Question 10

sound of a partially and completely blocked heart

Answer 10

Partial blockage: turbulence, heart mummer
Completely blocked: P and QRS is dissociated, SA node fires as normal, but the electrial impulse does not go through the ventricles