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pathology Flashcards

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Arrhythmias

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Heart rate/rhythm issue in the heartbeat

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Heart block

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Obstruction of heart muscle’s electrical pulses

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Flutter

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Fast beating in heart’s upper chambers

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Fibrillation

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fast and irregular beats from upper heart chambers (>400 bpm)

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Coarctation of the aorta (CoA)

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Narrowing of aorta at birth

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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

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Persistent opening between major heart blood vessels

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Septal defects (ASD and VSD)

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Hole in heart wall dividing upper chambers

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Tetralogy of Fallot

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Defect affecting normal heart blood flow

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Congestive heart disease (CHF):

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inefficient blood pumping by the heart

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Coronary artery disease (CAD):

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inadequate blood, oxygen, and nutrient supply to the heart

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Atherosclerosis

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artery thickening due to plaque buildup

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Thrombotic occlusion

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absence of flow in a vessel; mural thrombi attach to vessel walls

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13
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Ischemia

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restricted blood flow in body part

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14
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Necrosis

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tissue death from insufficient blood flow

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Infarction

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blockage of blood supply to organ or tissue

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Acute coronary syndromes (ACS)

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group of diseases reducing heart blood flow

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Nitrates:

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vasodilation medication by donating nitric oxide

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Aspirin

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common painkiller

19
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Beta-blockers

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lower blood pressure

20
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ACE inhibitors

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manage hypertension

21
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Calcium channel blockers

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reduce blood pressure

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Statins

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lower cholesterol and heart attack/stroke risk

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coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)

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improves heart blood flow surgically

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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI

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non-surgical treatment for coronary artery blockages

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Endocarditis

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life-threatening inflammation of heart’s inner lining

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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP

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enlargement of mitral valve flaps

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Murmur

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abnormal heart sound during heartbeat

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Pericarditis:

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inflammation of tissue around heart

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Rheumatic heart disease

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heart valve damage from rheumatic fever

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Aneurysm

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abnormal bulge in blood vessel wall

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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

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blood clot in deep vein

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Hypertension

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high blood pressure

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Peripheral vascular disease

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narrowing of peripheral blood vessels

34
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Raynaud’s disease

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decreased blood flow to fingers

35
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Varicose veins

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swollen/twisted veins under the skin

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