Introduction to cardiovascular and haematology

Question 1

what is cardiovascular?

Answer 1

relates to heart and blood vessels

Question 2

what is heamatology

Answer 2

animal physiology that relates to blood

Question 3

cause of coronary heart disease?

Answer 3

reduced flow of oxygenated blood to the heart muscle

Question 4

cause of stroke?

Answer 4

no flow of blood to the brain

Question 5

two types of stokes?

Answer 5

ischaemia, haemorrhagic

Question 6

what is ischaemia?

Answer 6

local anaemia caused by low blood supply

Question 7

what is haemorrhagic?

Answer 7

blood vessels burst from being weakened

Question 8

what is hypertension?

Answer 8

disease caused by high blood pressure

Question 9

what is peripheral arteriole disease?

Answer 9

arteries in the limb becoming blocked

Question 10

what are the examples of cardiovascular diseases?

Answer 10

hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral arteriole disease

Question 11

what are the risk factors of cardiovascular disease?

Answer 11

modifiable (lifestyle), genetics, other

Question 12

what kind of medicines are used to treat cardiovascular disease?

Answer 12

preventative, curative, managing the condition, palliative

Question 13

what are preventative medicines?

Answer 13

to prevent a disease (prophylaxis)

Question 14

what are curative medicines?

Answer 14

to return the disease to a healthy state

Question 15

what are medicines that manage the condition?

Answer 15

reduces pain and symptoms of the disease to improve quality of life

Question 16

what are palliative medicines?

Answer 16

reduces suffering by giving comfort

Question 17

what are the problems with medicines for cardiovascular diseases?

Answer 17

they are for managing the disease and can cause some serious side effects

Question 18

under what condition can a medicine for cardiovascular disease come out?

Answer 18

if it fulfils a need that hasn’t been met yet by other medicines