cardiovascular

Question 1

cardiomyopathy

Answer 1

acquired or inherited disease of the heart muscle
difficulty pumping blood effectively
stiffen, enlarge or thicken
symptoms: sob, fatigue, swelling, dizziness, fainting, arrythmias, chest pain

Question 2

shock

Answer 2

sudden drop in blood flow throughout the body
oxygen deprivation to organs and tissues
buildup of waste products

Question 3

cardiac output

Answer 3

how much blood your heart can pump in a minute

Question 4

blood pressure

Answer 4

force of blood inside arteries

Question 5

multiorgan failure

Answer 5

two or more organ systems are not working correctly
subsequent to an acute injury or illness

Question 6

acute renal failure (ARF)/acute kidney injury (AKI)

Answer 6

sudden and often temporary loss of kidney function
kidneys suddenly become unable to filter waste products from the blood - dangerous accumulation of waste

Question 7

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Answer 7

non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and diffuse lung inflammation syndrome

typically presents with dyspnoea and hypoxaemia
progresses to resp failure
acute onset
bilateral opacities on chest xray/unexplained consolidations on ultrasound

Question 8

disseminated intravascular coagulation

Answer 8

widespread hypercoagulable state
causes clotting and compromised blood flow
can result in MOF