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Path-Ch. 10 diseases of the circulatory system Flashcards

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angina pectoris

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pt. experience chest pain with excertion

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cardiac arrhythmias

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interference or disturbance with conduction system of the heart

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sickle cell anemia

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chronic hereditary form of anemia found in black race

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pulmonary edema

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fluid shift in extra vascular spaces of lungs (frothy sputum)

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rheumatic fever

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systemic inflammatory disease of joints, caused by group A strep

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coronary artery disease

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fat contain substances deposited in cornary artery causing narrowing and most prevalent cardiovascular disease in US

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The condition where fat-containing substances are deposited on the coronary artery lumen causing narrowing is

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Coronary artery disease

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The procedure were a catheter is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called

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Angioplasty

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Agranulocytosis (is also called neutropenia) is a blood dyscrasia in which leukocyte levels become extremely low?

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True

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The condition in which the patient experiences chest pain with excretion is

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Angina pectoris

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The most prevalent cardiovascular disorder in the United States is?

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Coronary artery disease (CAD)

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The cause of cardiac arrest includes respiratory arrest, myocardial infraction, trauma, electrocution hemorrhage and drug overdose?

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True

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Pain less enlargement of the lymph nodes sever itching fever night sweats weight loss fatigue and malaise are symptoms of?

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Hodgkin’s disease

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A vasospastic disease of the fingers, hands, or feet resulting in pain, numbness and sometimes discoloration is?

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Raynaud’s disease

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The patient who complains of a sudden headache blurred vision dyspnea may be suffering from?

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Malignant hypertension

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Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include?

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Cyanosis, edema, dyspnea, rapid heartbeat and palpations, chest pain, fatigue, and fainting

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Myocardial infarction is the death of myocardial tissue caused by ischemia

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True

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The patient who experiences gradually increasing dyspnea, anxiety and edema of the feet and ankles may be suffering from?

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Congestive heart failure

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Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of?

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Pulmonary edema

20
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Sickle cell anemia is asymptomatic?

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False (black race)

21
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Acute or chronic inflammation of the sac enclosing the heart is?

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Pericarditis

22
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Valvular heart disease can occur in which forms?

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Insufficiency and stenosis

23
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Patient with a mitral valve prolapse experience sever crushing chest pain and syncope

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False no chest pain

24
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The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is?

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Mitral valve

25
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Cardiac arrhythmia’s may be cause by?

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Disturbances in the normal conduction system of the heart

26
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Possible consequences of emboli include?

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Cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction, pulmonary venous obstruction

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The cause of essential hypertension is unknown?

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True (malignant will show signs)

28
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A pulsating mass that is noted mid-abdomen indicates?

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Aortic aneurysm

29
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The condition in which the production in the quantity of either red blood cells or hemoglobin exists is?

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Anemia

30
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Cardiomyopathy is a non-inflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle?

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True

31
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The condition that results in a painless gross swelling of an extremity is

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Lymphedema

32
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The patient experiences a crushing chest pain dyspnea chest pain diaphoresis and anxiety usually suffering from?

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Myocardial infarction

33
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___ is a heredity bleeding disease resulting from a deficiency of clotting factors?

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Hemophilia

34
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Transfusion and incompatibility reactions are always fatal?

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False (life-threating)

35
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Treatment of congestive heart failure includes?

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Medication to slow and strengthen heartbeat administration of diuretics and digitalis

36
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Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes?

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Drainage of the blood in the pericardium

37
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Non inflammatory disease of the heart muscle with enlargement of the myocardium and ventricular dysfunction refers to?

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Cardiomyopathy

38
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Interference with conduction system of the heart may be the source of?

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Cardiac arrthemia

39
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The chronic hereditary form of anemia found in black race is called?

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Sickle cell anemia

40
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The presence of reed-Sternberg cells in lymphatic tissue is diagnostic of?

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Hodgkin’s disease

41
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Medical intervention for varicose veins include?

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Rest and elevation of legs, exercise and warm socks and support stockings, surgical interventions or injections of a sclerosing agent

42
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Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain

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False

43
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Common symptoms of a myocardial infraction are?

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Left sided, crushing type chest pain, irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, nausea anxiety and denial.

44
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A systemic inflammatory disease of the joints and cardiac tissue that follow a sore throat caused by group A is?

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Rheumatic fever

45
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Mitral stenosis is the result of rheumatic heart disease?

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True

46
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The patient with pale cold clammy skin rapid and weak pulse, tachypnea and altered level of consciences is experiencing?

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Shock

47
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Joint pain, fever, weight loss, fatigue weakness hepatomegaly splenomegaly and enlargement lymph glands ate typically symptoms of what?

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Leukemia

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