Cardiovascular And Lymphatic Diseases And Disorders Not Built From Word Parts Flashcards
Anemia
Reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood
Aneurysm
Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall
Angie pectoris
Chest pain from an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle
Arrhythmia
Disturbance or abnormality in the heart’s normal rhythm
Artrial fibrillation
Abbreviation AFib
A cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid electrical impulse in the atria
Cardiac arrest
Sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation
Cardiac tamponade
Acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation
In the pericardial cavity
Acute coronary syndrome
Abbreviation ACS
Sudden insufficient blood supply to the heart
Coarctation of the Aorta
Congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta
Congenial heart failure
Abbreviation CHF
Inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs with nutrients and oxygen.
Coronary artery disease
Abbreviation CAD
A condition that reduces the flow of the blood through the coronary arteries to the myocardium
Coronary occlusion
Also called :heart attack
Obstruction of an artery of the heart ,usually from atherosclerosis
Deep vein thrombosis
Abbreviation DVT
Condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body
Dysrhythmia
Any disturbance or abnormality in the hearts normal rhythm
Embolus
Plural emboli
Blood clot or foreign material such as air or fat that enters the bloodstream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation
Fibrillation
Rapid contractions of the atria or ventricles
Hemophilia
Inherited bleeding disease caused by a deficiency in a coagulation factor
Hemorrhoid
Varicose vein in the rectal area ,which may be internal or external
Hodgkin’s disease
Malignant disorder of the lymphatic disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes ,usually beginning in the cervical nodes
Hypertensive heart disease
Abbreviation HHD
Disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure
Infectious Mononucleosis
An acute infection caused by the Epstein -Barr virus ,characterized by swollen lymph nodes,sore throat ,fatigue and fever .
Intermittent claudication
Pain and discomfort in calf muscles while walking
Leukemia
Disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal whit blood cells formed in the bone marrow
Mitral valve stenosis
Narrowing of the mitral valves
Myocardial infarction
Abbreviation MI
Also called:heart attack
Death or necrosis of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen results from an interrupted blood supply.
Pancytopenia
Abnormal reduction of all blood cells
Peripheral artery disease
Abbreviation PAD
Disease of the arteries other than those of the heart and brain that affects blood circulation
Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
Rheumatic fever
Inflammatory disease usually occurring in children often following an upper respiratory streptococcal infection
Rheumatic heart disease
Damage to the heart muscle or heart valves caused by one or more episodes of rheumatic fever
Sickle cell anemia
Hereditary chronic hemolytic disease characterized by crescent or sickle shaped red blood cells
Thromboangiitis obliterans
Also called:Buerger’s disease
Vascular inflammatory disorder usually affecting the lower extremities
Thrombophlebitis
Inflammation of a vein due to a clot
Thrombosis
Abnormal condition of a blood clot
Thrombus
Blot clot attached to a wall
Varicose veins
Also called varicose ties
Distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities
