Circulatory Conditions
These are enlarged veins not returning blood to the heart efficiently.
What are varicose veins?
This is an infectious disease caused by tubercle bacillus.
What is tuberculosis?
These carry blood away from the heart.
What are veins?
The flap that closes to prevent food, fluids, foreign objects from entering the lungs.
What is the epiglottis?
The name for a doctor specializing in diagnosing, treating, and monitoring conditions of the circulatory system.
What is a cardiologist?
Known as the "silent killer."
What is hypertension (HTN)?
Also known as the "voice box."
What is the larynx?
This is the number of chambers in the heart.
What is four?
This is eliminated during expiration.
What is carbon dioxide?
Excess salt in sweat and saliva provides a dx of this congenital respiratory condition.
What is cystic fibrosis?
With this condition, the wall of a blood vessel is weakened. It can be fatal if not repaired.
What is an aneurysm?
Narrowed airway passages due to bronchial spasms.
What is asthma?
The largest artery in the body.
What is the aorta?
The number of branches the trachea divides into.
What is two?
HBOT stands for:
What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Caused by an incomplete valve closure.
What is a heart murmur?
A congenital condition that causes an overabundance of mucus production.
What is cystic fibrosis?
The outermost layer of cardiac tissue.
What is pericarditis?
These are air sacs at the end of each bronchiole.
What are alveoli?
Also known as the "windpipe."
This causes a friction rub to be heard on auscultation of the heart.
What is pericarditis?
The result of blocked drainage that has become infected.
What is sinusitis?
These connect veins to capillaries.
What are venules?
This is a barrier for dust particles and pathogens trying to enter the lungs.
What is the nasal lining?
This condition is caused by blockage of coronary arteries; also known as a "heart attack."
What is a myocardial infarction?