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Circulatory System II
Clinical Correlations
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
04/05/2011

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Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke)
Definition
Occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is compromised either by blockage or rupture of an artery.
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Thrombus
Definition
Blockage of arteries caused by a blood clot that forms locally within a vessel and does not move.
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Embolus
Definition
Blockage of arteries caused by a blood clot formed elsewhere in the body that breaks loose and floats downstream.
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Epistaxis
Definition
Hemorrhage in the nasal cavity (nosebleed).
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Hematoma
Definition
Mass of clotted blood outside the vessel (bruise). Is the result of hemorrhage into tissues or spaces inside the body.
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Epidural Hematoma
Definition
Accumulation of clotted blood in the potential space between skull bones and dura mater.
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Portal Hypertension
Definition
An increase in pressure within the hepatic portal vein and its tributaries caused by blockage of blood flow within the liver or perhaps a tumor associated with the pancreas.
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Thrombosis
Definition
Formation of a thrombus (clot) within a blood vessel.
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Deep Venous Thrombosis
Definition
Clot formation in one or more of the deep veins of the lower limb, often in the calf. Occurs when blood clots in areas where blood flow is slow.
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Deep Venous Thrombosis
Definition
Clot formation in one or more of the deep veins of the lower limb, often in the calf. Occurs when blood clots in areas where blood flow is slow.
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Pulmonary Embolism
Definition
When a blood clot breaks loose and travels to the lungs to obstruct a pulmonary artery. Life threatening condition.
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Varicose Veins
Definition
Twisted, dilated veins. Common in the lower limbs since veins here experience constant pressure from standing and blood must flow against gravity. In the anal canal they are called hemorrhoids.
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Venipuncture
Definition
"Blood draw". Obtaining a blood sample from a patient by puncturing a superficial vein with a needle and collecting blood in a syringe.
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Edema
Definition
Swelling of tissue due to an abnormal accumulation of tissue fluid.
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Lymphadenopathy
Definition
Swelling of lymph nodes.
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Lymphomas
Definition
Family of cancers that develop from lymphocytes and involve lymphoid tissues, especially lymph nodes. Divided into two basic types, the more common non-Hodgkin's type and Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Sentinel Nodes
Definition
The first set of lymph nodes to receive metastatic cancer cells from an involved organ.
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