EMBOLISM Flashcards

1
Q

When a solid mass is transported from one part of the body to another through the circulatory system, the process is called?

A

EMBOLISM

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2
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the solid mass is called

A

EMBOLUS

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3
Q

plural of embolus?

A

EMBOLI

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4
Q

fragments of thrombi

A

THROMBOEMBOLI

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5
Q

Valvular thrombosis of the left chamber of the heart usually produces

A

EMBOLI IN SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION

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6
Q

Valvular thrombosis of the in the right chamber, the
emboli are at the?

A

LUNGS

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7
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can cause multiple embolisms in the kidneys.

A

BACTERIAL VALVULAR ENDOCARDITIS

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8
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A reduction in the flow of arterial blood to an organ or tissue result to a condition called

A

ISCHEMIA

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9
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The reduction of blood supplies maybe partial and is called

A

HYPOXIA

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10
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complete reduction in the oxygen supplied to tissues called

A

ANOXIA

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11
Q

Ischemia may be caused by

A
  1. compression of the blood vessels
  2. obstruction
  3. functional lesion
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12
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– ischemia due to reduced flow of oxygenated blood as
in hypovolemic shock;

A

STAGNANT ANOXIA

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13
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result from insufficient oxygenation of blood as may
occur in severe pneumonia;

A

ANOXIC ANOXIA

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14
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– caused by low hemoglobin or reduced capacity of blood
to carry oxygen as in carbon monoxide poisoning;

A

ANEMIC ANOXIA

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15
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note that tissue is normal, but the tissues cannot utilize oxygen due to damage to certain critical cellular respiratory processes such as that seen in cyanide poisoning.

A

HISTOTOXIC ANOXIA

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