Clinical - Cardiovascular

Question 1

Congestive heart failure

Answer 1

The inability of the heart to pump blood effectively to meet the body’s metabolic demands

Question 2

Atrial fibrillation

Answer 2

Cardiac arrhythmia characterized by irregular rhythm, usually abnormally fast heart rate

Question 3

Myocardial infaction

Answer 3

Sudden blockage of blood flow to the heart, usually resulting from coronary artery blood clots

Question 4

Atherosclerosis

Answer 4

The buildup of plaque on artery walls

Question 5

Bradycardia

Answer 5

Slower than normal heart rate

Question 6

Tachycardia

Answer 6

Faster than normal heart rate

Question 7

Anemia

Answer 7

Not enough healthy red blood cells

Question 8

Hypotension

Answer 8

When blood flows through blood vessels at lower than normal pressures

Question 9

Hypertension

Answer 9

Blood flows through the vessels at higher than normal pressures

Question 10

Aneurysms

Answer 10

Abnormal bulge in blood vessel wall from a weak area in the wall

Question 11

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Answer 11

Infection or injury the affects the body’s clotting process

Question 12

Capillary leak syndrome

Answer 12

Increase in capillary permeability to proteins

Question 13

Peripheral artery disease

Answer 13

The narrowing or blocking of arteries that carry blood from the heart to the legs

Question 14

Deep vein thrombosis

Answer 14

The formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein