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Heart & Blood Vessells Flashcards

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What is another name for CARDIAC DISEASE?

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Heart Disease

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What is another name for BLOOD VESSEL DISEASE?

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Vascular Disease

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What is another name for a disease present from birth?

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Congenital cardiovascular disease

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What are examples of CARDIAC DISEASE?

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Ischameia & MI
Cardiac Failure
Valvular Heart Disease
Pericarditis
Myocarditis
Ususual cardiac disease
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What are examples of VASCULAR DISEASE?

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  • Atherosclerosis
  • Aneurysms
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetic Vscular Disease
  • Vien Disease
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What is CARDIAC FAILURE?

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heart unable to pump blood @ rate required for normal functioning

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What happens when the heart does not pump as effectively as it should?

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oedema

triedness

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What are the causes of CARDIAC FAILURE?

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ischamic heart disease
hypertensions
valvar heart disease
arrhymias
congenital heart
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What are the symptoms of CARDIAC FAILURE?

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SOB
Fatigue
fluid in lungs
excessive, fluid-filled viens
(systemic venous congestion & odema
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What is the treatment of Cardiac Failure?

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treat underlying cause

there are a range of medicines

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What does a valve do?

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Valve regulates flow in one direction only.

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What are the valvular heart disease mechanisms?

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  • stenosis
  • incompetence/regurgitation
  • vegetations
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What is STENOSIS?

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failure to open completely impending forward flow.

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What is incompetence/regurgitation?

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failure to close, allowing reserve flow

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What can vegetations result from?

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infective endocarditis & rheumatic fever

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What can cause valvular regurgitation?

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result from disease of cusps but also damage to supporting structures

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What can cause stenosis?

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primary valve cusp abnormality

chronic process

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What is the most common valvular heart disease?

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stenosis of the aortic & mitral valves

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What are underlying causes of valvular heart disease?

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  • infection
  • calcific aortic valve
  • age related
  • carcinoid syn
  • fibrosis & muscle rup
  • heart failure
  • hypertension
  • congenital
  • IV DRUG use
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What is the PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE of MITRAL STENOSIS?

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rheumatic fever

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What are the clinical features of MITRAL STENOSIS?

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pulmonary hypertension
L artieral & R vent hypertrophy
Murmur

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What are the Pathological Cause of MITRAL STENOSIS?

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rheumatic fever
dilation of mitral valve
degeneration of valve casp
papillary muscle fibrosis & dystfunction

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What are the CLINICAL FEATURES of MITRAL INCOMP?

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Murmur

Variable haemodynamic effect

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What are the PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE of Aortic stenosis?

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calcium degeneration

rheumatic fever

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What is the treatment of CARDIAC FAILURE?

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treat underlying cause

there are a range of medicines

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What does a valve do?

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valve regulates flow in one direction only.

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What are the valvular heart disease mechanisms?

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stenosis
incompetence/regurgitation
vegetations

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What is STENOSIS?

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failure to open completely, inpending forward flow

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29
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What is incompetence/regurgitation?

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failure to close, allowing reserve flow.

30
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What can vegetations result from?

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Infective endocarditis & rheumatic fever

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What can cause valvular regurgitation?

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result from disease of cusps but also damage to supporting structures

32
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What can cause STENOSIS?

A

primary valve cusp abnormality

-chronic process

33
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What is the most common valvular heart disease?

A

stenosis of the aortic & mitral valves

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What are underlying causes of valvular heart disease?

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  • infection
  • calcific aortic valve
  • age-related
  • carcinoid syn
  • fibrosis & muscle rup
  • heart failure
  • hypertension
  • congenital
  • iv drug use
35
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What is the PATHOLOGICAL CAUSE of MITRAL STENOSIS?

A

rheumatic fever

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What are the CLINICAL FEATURES of MITRAL STENOSIS?

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pulmonary hypertension
l artrial & r vent hypertrophy
murmur

37
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What are the pathological cause of MITRAL STENOSIS?

A

rheumatic fever
dilation of MITRAL VALVE
degeneration of valve casp
papillary muscle fibrosis & dysfunction

38
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What are the clinical features of mitral incomp?

A

murmur

variable haemodynamic effect

39
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What are the clinical features of aortic stenosis?

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murmur
l ventricular hypertrophy
angina
suncope
l ventricle failure
sudden death
40
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What are the PATHOLOGICAL causes of AORTIC INCOMPETENCE?

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rheumatic fever
dilation of aortic root
rheumatological disorders

41
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What are the clinical features of Aortic incompetence?

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mumur
collapsing pulse
angina
l - ventricular failure

42
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What are the pathological causes of endocarditis?

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rheumaticdis
bacteria
prosthetic heart valvue
calcific valve disease
IV drug use
43
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What are the clinical features of endocarditis?

A 
malaise
clubbing
cardiac murmurs and failures
arthralagia
pyrexia
skin lesions
splenomegaly 
haematuria
44
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What are the symptoms of valvular heat disease?

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differ with the site
stroke
arrhythmias
ventricular hypertrophy
angina
suncope
heart failure
infarct to the kidneys
45
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What is Endocarditis?

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when lining becomes increased inflammed

46
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Where does Streptocci affect?

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Abnormal valves, such as dental extraction, cleaning, bronchoscopy

47
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What does STAPH AUREUS affect?

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normal values, usually IV drug users

48
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What are the clinical presentations of vegetations?

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sepsis
heart failure
new murmur

49
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What are the types of pericarditis & myocarditis?

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acute

chronic

50
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What are the symtpoms of pericarditis & myocarditis?

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chest pain

cardiac failure

51
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What are the treatment for pericarditis & myocarditis?

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ant-inflame drugs

surgical excisions

52
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What are the causes of pericarditis & myocarditis?

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viral
bacterial
parasitic
TB
Uraemia
53
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What is CARDIO MYOPATHY?

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Disease of heart muscle

54
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What is cardiac dilation?

A

process of expansion & stretching

55
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What are the clinical features of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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SOB
Chest Pain
Palpitation
Sudden Death
ArtrialF ibulation
56
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What are aneurysms?

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localised
permanent
abnormal dilation of a blood vessel

57
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What are causes of aneurysms?

A 
age
atherosclerosis
hypertension
diabetes
autoimmue disease
syphilis
58
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Whata re the treatment of aneurysums?

A

stents
surgery
reducing arterial pressure

59
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What is the site of aneurysm of Atherosclerotic?

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lower abdo & liac arteries

60
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What is the site of aneurysm for aortic dissection?

A

Aorta

& major branches

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What is the site of Berry anenrysm?

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circle of wilis

62
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What is the site of micro aneruysm?

A

intracerebral

capillaries

63
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What is the site of syphilitic aneurysm

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ascending & arch of aorta

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What is the site of a mycotic aneurysm?

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root of aorta & any vessel

65
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What are the classification of hypertension?

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benign hypertension

malignant hypertension

66
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What are the secondary hypertension causes?

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Renal
Endocrine
Vascular
Neurogenic

67
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What are the complications of hypertension?

A 
blood vessels
heart
kidney
eyes
brain
68
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What are the complication of diabetic vascular disease?

A

gangrene
renal failure
blindness

69
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What is venous thrombosis?

A

normal venous
retrun is impleded
predisposes to thrombosis

70
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What are the causes venous thrombosis?

A 
immobility
malignancy
pregnancy & child birth
ostrogens
IV cannulas
71
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What are the causes of VARICOSITES?

A

incompetent valves in legs
stasis
oedema
fibrin

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