Week 3

Question 1

Dilated veins of the lower extremities

Answer 1

Varicose veins

Question 2

A condition characterised by low arterial blood pressure

Answer 2

Hypotension

Question 3

Elevation of arterial blood pressure

Answer 3

Hypertension

Question 4

A systemic arterial disease characterised by excessive accumulation of lipids, fibrosis, and calcification of the arterial wall

Answer 4

Atherosclerosis

Question 5

A general term describing a group of diseases affecting the myocardium

Answer 5

Cardiomyopathy

Question 6

An immunologic reaction to streptococci that affects the joints and the heart

Answer 6

Rheumatic fever

Question 7

Compression of the heart by blood in the pericardial cavity

Answer 7

Cardiac tamponade

Question 8

Ischemic necrosis of the heart muscle presenting clinically as chest pain, heart failure, or sudden death

Answer 8

Myocardial infarct

Question 9

A circulatory disturbance caused by cardiac pump failure

Answer 9

Congestive heart failure

Question 10

Inflammation of the pericardium and epicardium

Answer 10

Pericarditis