Pulmonary vascular disease

Question 1

what is pulmonary vascular disease?

Answer 1

any condition that affects the blood vessels along the route between the heart and lungs,

blood travels from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart

Question 2

what is pulmonary embolism?

Answer 2

it is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has travelled from elsewhere in the body through the bloodstream

Question 3

what does pulmonary embolism usually result from?

Answer 3

it usually results from a blood clot in the leg that travels to the lung

Question 4

what is the basic understanding of what a pulmonary embolism is?

Answer 4

it is a blood clot that occurs in the lungs

Question 5

what can a pulmonary embolism damage?

Answer 5

it can damage part of the lung due to restricted blood flow, decrease oxygen levels in the blood, and affect other organs as well

Question 6

can large or multiple blood clots be fatal?

Answer 6

yes., the blockage can be life threatening

Question 7

how is pulmonary embolism treated?

Answer 7

blood clots to the lungs are treated with blood thinners, anticoagulants

Question 8

how is pulmonary vascular disease treated?

Answer 8

it is treated according to its cause

Question 9

how is pulmonary arterial hypertension treated?

Answer 9

several medicines can lower blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries: ambrisentan

Question 10

what is thrombosis?

Answer 10

it is local coagulation or clotting of the blood in a part of the circulatory system

Question 11

what is deep-vein thrombosis? (deep venous thrombosis)

Answer 11

is thrombosis in a vein lying deep below the skin, especially in the leg, often precipitated by immobility during illness or long-distance travel

Question 12

what is the single disease entity that deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are manifestations of?

Answer 12

venous thromboemolism

Question 13

what is pulmonary embolism?

Answer 13

it is a blockage of an artery in the lungs by a substance that has travelled from else where in the body through the bloodstream

Question 14

what does pulmonary embolism usually result from?

Answer 14

pulmonary embolism usually results from a blood clot in the leg that travels to the lung

Question 15

what is lung infarction?

Answer 15

death of one or more sections of lung tissue due to deprivation of an adequate blood supply

Question 16

what is an infarct?

Answer 16

the section of dead tissue

Question 17

what does the cessation or lessening of blood flow result from ordinarily?

Answer 17

obstruction in a blood vessel that serves the lung

Question 18

what is pulmonary hypertension?

Answer 18

it is a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in your lungs and the right side of your heart

Question 19

pulmonary arterioles, which are tiny arteries in your lungs, and capillaries become narrowed, blocked or destroyed in one form of pulmonary hypertension

Answer 19

pulmonary hypertension

Question 20

what are the major causes of pulmonary hypertension?

Answer 20

certain heart diseases can cause pulmonary hypertension

Question 21

what are some of the heart diseases that can causes pulmonary hypertension?

Answer 21

aortic valve disease, left lung failure, mitral valve disease and congenital heart disease

Question 22

what can thromboembolism disease cause?

Answer 22

pulmonary hypertension

Question 23

how can thromboembolism cause pulmonary hypertension?

Answer 23

a blood clot in a large pulmonary artery can result in the development of pulmonary hypertension

Question 24

what is thromboembolism?

Answer 24

it is the formation in a good vessel of a clot that breaks loose and is carried by the bloodstream to plug another vessel, 
the clot may plug a vessel in the 
lungs - pulmonary embolism, 
brain - stroke,
GI tract,
kidneys
or leg