Chapter 9
Deficient volume of circulating blood
hypovolemia
What is the term for breathlessness?
dyspnea
Deficiency of all blood cells caused by dysfunctional stem cells
pancytopenia
What is the term for a heartbeat below 60 bpm?
Bradycardia
Abnormal decrease in neutrophils due to disease
neutropenia
Anemia as a result of a lack of folate
folate deficiency
What is pounding or racing of the heart called?
Heart palpitations
Bleeding disorder characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues
purpura
What is the condition involving enlarged, swollen veins?
Varicose
Abnormal decrease in WBCs
leukopenia
Progressive anemia that results from lack of intrinsic factor
pernicious anemia
What is the term for fainting?
syncope
Abnormal increase in WBCs
leukocytosis
What is the term for a heart rate more than 100 bpm?
Tachycardia
Increased function of the spleen
hypersplenism
suppression of bone marrow function leading to a reduction in RBCs
aplastic anemia
What is the term for an absence of color or paleness of skin on the inner surfaces of the lower eyelids?
Pallor
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissues
edema
What is an abnormal sound heard when an artery is auscultated?
Bruit
What is caused by HIV?
AIDS
True of False: A hematocrit measures the percentage of RBCs in the blood.
True
A backflow of blood from the left ventricle into the left atrium across a diseased valve in systole is:
mitral regurgitation
Hardening of the arteries and the presence of atheromas is
Atherosclerosis
What is an external or implantable device that provides an electronic shock to the heart to restore a normal rhythm?
External defibrillator
Arrowing of the aortic valve is called:
Aortic valve stenosis