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Cardiovascular and lymphatic system pathologies Flashcards

1
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Inability of red blood cells to deliver enough oxygen to tissues producing symptoms of fatigue

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Anemia

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Weakening and widening of an artery wall; tendency to rupture and form clots; often occur in aorta or arteries of the brain

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Aneurysm

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Transient chest pain during exertion caused by ischemic cardiac muscle; the amount of oxygen supply to the heart declines

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Angina pectoris

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Abnormal heart rate; irregular heart rhythm

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Arrhythmia

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Slow heart rate

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Bradycardia

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Fast heart rate

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Tachycardia

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Hardening of the arteries; can lead to coronary artery disease

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Arteriosclerosis

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Most common type of arteriosclerosis, when deposits from cholesterol in the blood buildup at stress points (where arteries branch) in the arteries

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Atherosclerosis

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Failure of the left side of the heart to pump, affectively, resulting in congestion in the systemic and pulmonary circulatory systems

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Congestive heart failure

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10
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Blood clot (thrombus), Plaque, air, or gas, fat, tumor cells, tissue, or clumps of bacteria in the bloodstream

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Embolus

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Abnormal heart sound caused by disorders of the valves

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Heart murmurs

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12
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Inability to form blood clots to control bleeding
Genetic disease

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Hemophilia

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Sustained elevation of systolic and dystonic blood pressure
Asymptomatic until complications develop
A.k.a. high blood pressure

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Hypertension

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14
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Death of cardiac muscle cells from ischemia with crushing pain
A.k.a. heart attack

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Myocardial infarction

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Affects the blood supply to the fingers and toes, and occasionally to the nose. Temporary spasms in the small arteries, reduce or stop blood flow to the area, and the skin turns pale and then blue. Also aggravated by emotional disturbances.
“ white finger disease”

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Raynuad Disease

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16
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Cardiac damage from inflammatory response to a bacterial infection

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Rheumatic heart disease

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17
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Blood vessels dilate rapidly and blood pressure drops

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Shock

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18
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A type of shock resulting in Loss of blood or other fluids

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Hypovolemic shock

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19
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Type of shock due to Bacterial infection
a.k.a. toxic shock syndrome

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Septic shock

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Type of shock occurring from an overreaction of the immune system due to an allergy

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Anaphylactic shock

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21
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Premature destruction of red blood cells, resulting in the sickle shape causing them to not flow smoothly and clot
Genetic disorder

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Sickle cell disease

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22
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A clot in a vein with inflammation

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Thrombophlebitis

23
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Clotting in an unbroken vessel

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Thrombosis

24
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Thrombosis that usually occurs in abdomen or legs

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Deep vein thrombosis

25
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Weakening and widening of vein wall due to backward pressure of blood when valves weaken, with a tendency for clots; abnormal an irregular dilations and superficial veins, particularly and lower legs;
A.k.a. varicosity

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Varicose veins

26
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Varicose veins in the rectum
A.k.a. piles

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Hemorrhoids

27
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Presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid and the interstitial tissue spaces

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Edema

28
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Inflammation of the liver
Viral infection leads to A, B, C, D, E, G

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Hepatitis

29
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Oncogenic and lymphotropic; virus, replicate, and T cells and macrophages
Virus

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HIV/aids

30
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Uncontrolled production of a normal white blood cells; these cells accumulate in the bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, & liver to that these organs do not function properly

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Leukemia

31
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Indentations that remain for a time after pressure is released

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Pitting edema

32
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Tissue death

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Necrosis

33
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Having an affinity for lymphocytes

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Lymphotropic

34
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Blocking or closing of a blood vessel or hollow organ

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Occlusion

35
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A gene that causes a host cell to become cancerous

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Oncogenic

36
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A disorder in which an excessive number of red blood cells makes the blood so sick that it is unable to flow properly

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Polycythemia

37
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Decrease in platelets

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Thrombocytopenia

38
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Narrowing

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Stenosis

39
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Thickness

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Viscosity

40
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No oxygen

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Anoxia

41
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Leading cause of death in the US

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Cardiovascular disease

42
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Vomiting blood

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Hematemesis

43
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Blood and urine

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Hematuria

44
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Passage of blood outside cardiovascular system

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Hemorrhage

45
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Oxygen deficiency

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Hypoxia

46
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Temporary lack of blood flow

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Ischemia

47
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High white blood cell count

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Leukocytosis

48
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Low white blood cell count

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Leukopenia

49
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Inflammation of endocardium, heart valves, or both

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Endocarditis

50
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Inflammation of the heart muscle

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Myocarditis

51
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Inflammation of the pericardium

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Pericarditis

52
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Inflammation of a vein

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Phlebitis

53
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This increases urine output

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Diarrhetic

54
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Disorder caused by the mothers Rh antibodies reacting with the baby’s rh-positive cells

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Erythroblastosis fetalis
Rhesus disease

M102 cardiovascular and lymphatic (3 decks)

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