Path-Ch. 10 diseases of the circulatory system Flashcards
angina pectoris
pt. experience chest pain with excertion
cardiac arrhythmias
interference or disturbance with conduction system of the heart
sickle cell anemia
chronic hereditary form of anemia found in black race
pulmonary edema
fluid shift in extra vascular spaces of lungs (frothy sputum)
rheumatic fever
systemic inflammatory disease of joints, caused by group A strep
coronary artery disease
fat contain substances deposited in cornary artery causing narrowing and most prevalent cardiovascular disease in US
The condition where fat-containing substances are deposited on the coronary artery lumen causing narrowing is
Coronary artery disease
The procedure were a catheter is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called
Angioplasty
Agranulocytosis (is also called neutropenia) is a blood dyscrasia in which leukocyte levels become extremely low?
True
The condition in which the patient experiences chest pain with excretion is
Angina pectoris
The most prevalent cardiovascular disorder in the United States is?
Coronary artery disease (CAD)
The cause of cardiac arrest includes respiratory arrest, myocardial infraction, trauma, electrocution hemorrhage and drug overdose?
True
Pain less enlargement of the lymph nodes sever itching fever night sweats weight loss fatigue and malaise are symptoms of?
Hodgkin’s disease
A vasospastic disease of the fingers, hands, or feet resulting in pain, numbness and sometimes discoloration is?
Raynaud’s disease
The patient who complains of a sudden headache blurred vision dyspnea may be suffering from?
Malignant hypertension
Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include?
Cyanosis, edema, dyspnea, rapid heartbeat and palpations, chest pain, fatigue, and fainting
Myocardial infarction is the death of myocardial tissue caused by ischemia
True
The patient who experiences gradually increasing dyspnea, anxiety and edema of the feet and ankles may be suffering from?
Congestive heart failure
Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of?
Pulmonary edema
Sickle cell anemia is asymptomatic?
False (black race)
Acute or chronic inflammation of the sac enclosing the heart is?
Pericarditis
Valvular heart disease can occur in which forms?
Insufficiency and stenosis
Patient with a mitral valve prolapse experience sever crushing chest pain and syncope
False no chest pain
The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is?
Mitral valve
Cardiac arrhythmia’s may be cause by?
Disturbances in the normal conduction system of the heart
Possible consequences of emboli include?
Cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction, pulmonary venous obstruction
The cause of essential hypertension is unknown?
True (malignant will show signs)
A pulsating mass that is noted mid-abdomen indicates?
Aortic aneurysm
The condition in which the production in the quantity of either red blood cells or hemoglobin exists is?
Anemia
Cardiomyopathy is a non-inflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle?
True
The condition that results in a painless gross swelling of an extremity is
Lymphedema
The patient experiences a crushing chest pain dyspnea chest pain diaphoresis and anxiety usually suffering from?
Myocardial infarction
___ is a heredity bleeding disease resulting from a deficiency of clotting factors?
Hemophilia
Transfusion and incompatibility reactions are always fatal?
False (life-threating)
Treatment of congestive heart failure includes?
Medication to slow and strengthen heartbeat administration of diuretics and digitalis
Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes?
Drainage of the blood in the pericardium
Non inflammatory disease of the heart muscle with enlargement of the myocardium and ventricular dysfunction refers to?
Cardiomyopathy
Interference with conduction system of the heart may be the source of?
Cardiac arrthemia
The chronic hereditary form of anemia found in black race is called?
Sickle cell anemia
The presence of reed-Sternberg cells in lymphatic tissue is diagnostic of?
Hodgkin’s disease
Medical intervention for varicose veins include?
Rest and elevation of legs, exercise and warm socks and support stockings, surgical interventions or injections of a sclerosing agent
Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain
False
Common symptoms of a myocardial infraction are?
Left sided, crushing type chest pain, irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, nausea anxiety and denial.
A systemic inflammatory disease of the joints and cardiac tissue that follow a sore throat caused by group A is?
Rheumatic fever
Mitral stenosis is the result of rheumatic heart disease?
True
The patient with pale cold clammy skin rapid and weak pulse, tachypnea and altered level of consciences is experiencing?
Shock
Joint pain, fever, weight loss, fatigue weakness hepatomegaly splenomegaly and enlargement lymph glands ate typically symptoms of what?
Leukemia
