Hypertension Flashcards
1
Q
Systemic hypertension causes hypertrophy in…… ventricle
A
Left
2
Q
Pulmonary hypertension (cor pulmonale) causes hypertrophy in…… ventricle
A
Right
3
Q
Chronic pulmonary disease causes
A
Right ventricle and atria dilated
Atheromatous plaque in pulmonary artery
4
Q
Brown atrophy of the heart
A
Old age Tortuous coronary Loss epicardial fat Brown muscle Small heart
5
Q
Cloudy swelling of the heart
A
Infections and toxins
Pale,soft heart
Friable myocardium
6
Q
Fatty heart
A
In obesity
Fatty change
+Fat in myocardium
7
Q
Amyloidosis
A
Firm,waxy heart
Thickening of myocardium
In primary amyloidosis
8
Q
Glycogen infeltration
A
In von gierk disease
+Glycogen in myocardium
Enlarged heart
Disturbances function
