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Pathologies/terminology Flashcards

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Pneumothorax

A

Collapsed lung.

Air leaks into space between lung and chest wall

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Pulmonary oedema

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Excess fluid in lungs

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Arrythmias

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Irregular heart beat

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Congenital heart disease

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General term for range of birth defects that affect the heart.

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Myocardial infaraction

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Heart attack

Blood supply to heart blocked.

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Coronary heart disease

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Blood vessels supplying the heart are blocked or narrowed.

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Pneumonia

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Lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection.

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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Lungs cannot provide vital organs with oxygen

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Heart failure

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Heart unable to pump blood around the body

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Cardiovascular disease

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General term for conditions affecting heart or blood vessels, usually associated with atherosclerosis

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Atherosclerosis

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Build up of fatty deposits inside the arteries

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Arterisclerosis

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Thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of artery walls.

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Central venous pressure

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Assessment of venous return, reflects pressure within right atrium.
Normal is 2-6 mm Hg

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Intracranial pressure

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Pressure exerted by fluids inside the skull and on brain tissue.
Normal is 5-15 mm Hg

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Interstitial lung disease/pulmonary fibrosis

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Scarring of interstitium (tissue surrounding air sacs, blood vessels and airways) which stiffens the lung tissue.

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Peripheral artery disease

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Narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to limbs

17
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Hypertension in arteries of lungs

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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema

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Trapping of air in tissue outside of air sacs.

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Emphysema

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Damage to walls of air sacs in lungs.

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Sudden cardiac death

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Sudden unexpected death caused by loss of heart function

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