Definitions

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endocarditis

Answer 1

inflammation of inside lining of heart chambers & heart valves

Question 2

endocardiosis

Answer 2

abnormal tissue accumulating w/in tricuspid or mitral heart valves

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syncope

Answer 3

loss of consciousness for short period of time

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tachypnea

Answer 4

abnormally rapid breathing

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dyspnea

Answer 5

sensation of running out of air & not being able to breathe fast or deep enough

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effusion

Answer 6

abnormal collection of fluid in hollow spaces or btwn tissues of body

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hypertrophy

Answer 7

enlargement of organ or muscle due to increased size of constituent cells

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hyperplasia

Answer 8

increased cell production in normal tissue or organ

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Idiopathic

Answer 9

arising spontaneously or from obscure/unknown cause

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compliance

Answer 10

describes how easily heart expands when filled w/ blood

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Etiological

Answer 11

causing or contributing to dev of disease or condition

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Plexogenic

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constellation of vascular changes occurring in those w/ pulmonary arterial hypertension

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arteriopathy

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weakened CT prevent heart’s arteries from effectively pumping out oxygen-rich blood throughout body & depriving other vital organs from fxning properly

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Eisenmenger complex

Answer 14

specific subset of Eisenmenger syndrome related to VSD

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VSD

Answer 15

ventricular septal defect

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Infundibular septum

Answer 16

separates R & L ventricular outflow tracts

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Tetralogy of Fallot

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is combo of 4 heart changes present @ birth (VSD, overriding aorta, pulmonic stenosis, & right ventricular hypertrophy)

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Dysphagia

Answer 18

difficulty swallowing

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DIC

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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation -> rare but serious condition that causes abnormal blood clotting throughout body’s blood vessels

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PMN

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polymorphonuclear neutrophils

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Collagen

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most abundant prot in body, primary building block of skin, muscles, bones, tendons, ligaments, & other CTs

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Pathogenesis

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process by which infection leads to disease

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uremia

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clinical condition associated w/ declining renal fxn & is characterized by fluid overload, electrolyte imbalances, metabolic abnormalities, & physiological changes

Question 24

nutmeg liver

Answer 24

appearance change due to perfusion abnormality of liver usually as result of hepatic venous congestion

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embolic

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of or relating to embolus of embolism

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Mural thrombus

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organizing blood clot attached to wall of blood vessel or endocardium of heart

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Lymphoplasmacytic myocarditis

Answer 27

wht blood cells enter & cause inflammation of heart

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amastigotes

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intracellular parasite found in phagolysosomes of macrophages & other phagocytes

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inclusion bodies

Answer 29

abnormal structs found in muscle cells

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peroxidation

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chemical reaction btwn mainly unsaturated fatty acids & reactive forms of oxygen

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Epidemiology

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study of how often diseases occur in diff grps & why

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ectopic

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abnormal position

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karyorrhectic debris

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destructive fragmentation of nucleus of dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout cytoplasm

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strongylus vulgaris

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nematode; blood worm

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spirocerca lupi

Answer 35

nematode; esophageal worm

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aelurostrongylus abstrusus

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feline lungworm

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dirofilaria immitis

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heartworm (dog)

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medial hypertrophy

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increase in diameter of medial layer, measured btwn internal & external elastic lamina

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cholesterol cleft

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sm open space (needle-like empty space) filled w/ type of fat called cholesterol

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fibroblast

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type of cell that contributes to formation of CT

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Infarction

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obstruction of blood supply to organ or region of tissue

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ischemia

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condition in which blood flow (& thus oxygen) is restricted or reduced in part of body

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Psittacine birds

Answer 43

parrots