Components of Blood
Cells that contain Hemoglobin which gives blood it's red color, carries oxygen and carbon dioxide throughout the body.
Red Blood Cells
Common treatment for arteriosclerosis
lowering blood pressure
Common symptoms of Heart Failure
Weakness, shortness of breath, etc.
Imaging using radiation in order to take pictures of the inside of the body, often used to screen for heart conditions.
X Ray
Inflammation of the heart.
Carditis
Straw Colored Liquid which is made up of 90% water, and makes up half of the volume of blood.
Plasma
Common treatments for cardiac arrest
CPR, ventilation, IV
Common symptoms of Hypertension
High blood pressure in vital readings, headaches, and patients might feel “pressure”
A Catheter is inserted into the Brachial/Femoral artery and is passed into the heart with a contrast medium in order to gain a visualization of the heart chambers and arteries.
Cardiac Catheterization
The complete, sudden cessation of heart action. Often fatal.
Cardiac Arrest
Leukocytes which protect the body from harmful diseases.
White Blood Cells
Common treatments for congestive heart failure
arteriolar vasodilators, medication
Common symptoms of Cardiac Arrest
Sudden ending of heart function and an absence of a heartbeat and pulse.
Graphic recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Evaluating heart rhythms can help detect the progression of cardiac disease.
Electrocardiograph (EKG/ECG)
A group of cardiac dysfunctions which result in poor performance of the heart due to congestion of the circulatory system.
Congestive Heart Failure
Granulocytes which surround, swallow, and digest bacteria.
Neutrophils
Common treatments for leukemia
systemic chemotherapy, bone marrow transplants, and radiation treatments
Common symptoms of Carditis
Purulent or bloody exudate forming within sac, Thickening, infarction
Sound waves are transmitted through the skin and are reflected by blood cells moving through the blood vessels, used to evaluate blood vessels through an in real time colored imaging of the vessels.
Doppler Ultrasonography
Foreign matter that enters and circulates through the blood stream, can be composed of blood, exudate, fat, or air.
Embolism
Granulocytes which respond to allergic reactions or parasites.
Eosinophils
Common treatments for an embolism
O2, intubation, medication
Common symptoms of Leukemia
Fever, pallor, fatigue, swelling of lymphoid tissue
Isotopes are injected into the vein and taken up by the myocardium while a camera records the motion of the heart. Evaluates the condition of the myocardium.
MUGA Scan
The walls of the ventricles of the heart are markedly thickened, leading to the heart becoming stiff and being unable to fill with blood or pump efficiently.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy