circulatory conditions

Question 1

pericarditis

Answer 1

inflammation of the pericardium

Question 2

angina

Answer 2

a warning; pain in left arm/chest; coronary blood vessels are narrowed , they get clogged, NO DAMAGE , take aspirin

Question 3

myocardial infarction

Answer 3

a heart attack; pain in chest/left arm; heart tissue lacks O2. DAMAGED, blockage

Question 4

congestive heart failure

Answer 4

weak heart; blood moves slowly through kidneys; fluid builds up in lungs and ankles, old, kidneys can work fast enough, rare for young people, lived a good life

Question 5

what can help congestive heart failure

Answer 5

Lasix

Question 6

Lasix

Answer 6

Diuretic (waterpill) bathroom, weightloss

Question 7

flutter

Answer 7

fast beat, REGULAR, test, dance

Question 8

Fibrillation

Answer 8

fast beat IRREGULAR, usually after a heart attack, can lead to 2nd heart attack

Question 9

arteriosclerosis

Answer 9

arteries blocked with cholesterol - hardening of the arteries, diet, heredity, can come off as Alzheimer’s

Question 10

Aneurysm

Answer 10

wall of artery weakened (burts), bleed out nose mouth ears etc

Question 11

phlebitis

Answer 11

swollen vein

Question 12

varicose veins

Answer 12

valves in leg veins leak blood/ hospital strip veins, slit groin and pull them up, ripples, support stockings, hematoma> bruise

Question 13

hypertension

Answer 13

high blood pressure - salt, exercise, weight, smoking, leads to a stroke, silent killer

Question 14

thrombus

Answer 14

a STATIONARY blood clot, red liner on leg is an indicator

Question 15

Embolus

Answer 15

a blood clot traveling through the bloodstream

Question 16

murmur

Answer 16

heart valves leak blood

Question 17

Pus

Answer 17

WBC + infection+ dead skin cells; good because it means your body is fighting

Question 18

mononucleosis

Answer 18

swollen glands; tired; 15,000+ WBC spleen working hard

Question 19

Leukemia

Answer 19

“cancer of the blood” ;50,000 WBC - get bone marrow transplant; WBC eat everything so bruises occur

Question 20

Anemia

Answer 20

tired; lack of O2 in blood; less than 5 mil. RBC

Question 21

sickle cell anemia

Answer 21

genetic; african american pop, cells look crescent like, tired, crippling, malaria usually kills them first though

Question 22

agglutination

Answer 22

clumping of blood cells; typing

Question 23

CO poisoning

Answer 23

exhaust from cars, old furnaces, colorless, odorless, tasteless, invisible, hemoglobin has greater attraction to CO than O2; lapse into comma

Question 24

stroke

Answer 24

not enough O2 to the brain, you can check by short+ long term memory, smile, lift arms, etc

Question 25

Erythroblastosis Fetalis

Answer 25

“blue baby”; RBC of second baby are deformed (+); RBC cannot hold enough O2; father (+) X mother (-) and first baby (+)

Question 26

EKG

Answer 26

a recording of electrical beats of the heart at that moment

Question 27

stethoscope

Answer 27

an instrument for listening to heart sounds