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Med Term Ch5-diseases
Cardiological diseases
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Undergraduate 4
10/25/2011

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angina pectoris
Definition
mild to severe chest pain caused by ishamia of myocardium
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congestive heart failure
Definition
inability of heart to pump suffiecient amounts of blood, myocardium enlarges, may cause edemia
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myocardial infarction
Definition
heart attack, death of myocardial cells
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mitral calve prolapse
Definition
leaflets of mitral valve do not close tightly causes regurgitation
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pericarditis
Definition
infalmation or infection of pericardial sac, accumilation of fluid
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bradycardia
Definition
slow heart beat
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tachycardia
Definition
high heart rate
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aneurysm
Definition
area of dilation and weakness in the wall of an artery, wall balloons a=outward and can rupture
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coronary artery disease
Definition
aterioscleosis of coronary ateries,, filled with plawue, result in angina pectoris
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hypertention
Definition
elevated blood pressure
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hyppotension
Definition
bp lower than 90/60
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raynauds
Definition
vasoconstriction of arterioles
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varicose veins
Definition
damaged or incompetent valves in veins blood flows backward and collects in vein
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