Path-Ch. 10 diseases of the circulatory system

Question 1

angina pectoris

Answer 1

pt. experience chest pain with excertion

Question 2

cardiac arrhythmias

Answer 2

interference or disturbance with conduction system of the heart

Question 3

sickle cell anemia

Answer 3

chronic hereditary form of anemia found in black race

Question 4

pulmonary edema

Answer 4

fluid shift in extra vascular spaces of lungs (frothy sputum)

Question 5

rheumatic fever

Answer 5

systemic inflammatory disease of joints, caused by group A strep

Question 6

coronary artery disease

Answer 6

fat contain substances deposited in cornary artery causing narrowing and most prevalent cardiovascular disease in US

Question 7

The condition where fat-containing substances are deposited on the coronary artery lumen causing narrowing is

Answer 7

Coronary artery disease

Question 8

The procedure were a catheter is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called

Answer 8

Angioplasty

Question 9

Agranulocytosis (is also called neutropenia) is a blood dyscrasia in which leukocyte levels become extremely low?

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The condition in which the patient experiences chest pain with excretion is

Answer 10

Angina pectoris

Question 11

The most prevalent cardiovascular disorder in the United States is?

Answer 11

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Question 12

The cause of cardiac arrest includes respiratory arrest, myocardial infraction, trauma, electrocution hemorrhage and drug overdose?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Pain less enlargement of the lymph nodes sever itching fever night sweats weight loss fatigue and malaise are symptoms of?

Answer 13

Hodgkin’s disease

Question 14

A vasospastic disease of the fingers, hands, or feet resulting in pain, numbness and sometimes discoloration is?

Answer 14

Raynaud’s disease

Question 15

The patient who complains of a sudden headache blurred vision dyspnea may be suffering from?

Answer 15

Malignant hypertension

Question 16

Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include?

Answer 16

Cyanosis, edema, dyspnea, rapid heartbeat and palpations, chest pain, fatigue, and fainting

Question 17

Myocardial infarction is the death of myocardial tissue caused by ischemia

Answer 17

True

Question 18

The patient who experiences gradually increasing dyspnea, anxiety and edema of the feet and ankles may be suffering from?

Answer 18

Congestive heart failure

Question 19

Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of?

Answer 19

Pulmonary edema

Question 20

Sickle cell anemia is asymptomatic?

Answer 20

False (black race)

Question 21

Acute or chronic inflammation of the sac enclosing the heart is?

Answer 21

Pericarditis

Question 22

Valvular heart disease can occur in which forms?

Answer 22

Insufficiency and stenosis

Question 23

Patient with a mitral valve prolapse experience sever crushing chest pain and syncope

Answer 23

False no chest pain

Question 24

The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is?

Answer 24

Mitral valve

Question 25

Cardiac arrhythmia's may be cause by?

Answer 25

Disturbances in the normal conduction system of the heart

Question 26

Possible consequences of emboli include?

Answer 26

Cerebral vascular accident, myocardial infarction, pulmonary venous obstruction

Question 27

The cause of essential hypertension is unknown?

Answer 27

True (malignant will show signs)

Question 28

A pulsating mass that is noted mid-abdomen indicates?

Answer 28

Aortic aneurysm

Question 29

The condition in which the production in the quantity of either red blood cells or hemoglobin exists is?

Answer 29

Anemia

Question 30

Cardiomyopathy is a non-inflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle?

Answer 30

True

Question 31

The condition that results in a painless gross swelling of an extremity is

Answer 31

Lymphedema

Question 32

The patient experiences a crushing chest pain dyspnea chest pain diaphoresis and anxiety usually suffering from?

Answer 32

Myocardial infarction

Question 33

___ is a heredity bleeding disease resulting from a deficiency of clotting factors?

Answer 33

Hemophilia

Question 34

Transfusion and incompatibility reactions are always fatal?

Answer 34

False (life-threating)

Question 35

Treatment of congestive heart failure includes?

Answer 35

Medication to slow and strengthen heartbeat administration of diuretics and digitalis

Question 36

Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes?

Answer 36

Drainage of the blood in the pericardium

Question 37

Non inflammatory disease of the heart muscle with enlargement of the myocardium and ventricular dysfunction refers to?

Answer 37

Cardiomyopathy

Question 38

Interference with conduction system of the heart may be the source of?

Answer 38

Cardiac arrthemia

Question 39

The chronic hereditary form of anemia found in black race is called?

Answer 39

Sickle cell anemia

Question 40

The presence of reed-Sternberg cells in lymphatic tissue is diagnostic of?

Answer 40

Hodgkin’s disease

Question 41

Medical intervention for varicose veins include?

Answer 41

Rest and elevation of legs, exercise and warm socks and support stockings, surgical interventions or injections of a sclerosing agent

Question 42

Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain

Answer 42

False

Question 43

Common symptoms of a myocardial infraction are?

Answer 43

Left sided, crushing type chest pain, irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, nausea anxiety and denial.

Question 44

A systemic inflammatory disease of the joints and cardiac tissue that follow a sore throat caused by group A is?

Answer 44

Rheumatic fever

Question 45

Mitral stenosis is the result of rheumatic heart disease?

Answer 45

True

Question 46

The patient with pale cold clammy skin rapid and weak pulse, tachypnea and altered level of consciences is experiencing?

Answer 46

Shock

Question 47

Joint pain, fever, weight loss, fatigue weakness hepatomegaly splenomegaly and enlargement lymph glands ate typically symptoms of what?

Answer 47

Leukemia