What is a condition with stage 1 blood pressure consistently elevated at 130-139/80-89 and above 140/90 for stage 2?
What is hypertension
What is the term referring to a foreign matter (blood, exudate, fat, or air) that enters and circulates in the blood stream?
What is embolism?
What is the term that refers to the excessive amount of white blood calls that causes pressure and discomfort within the bones, swelling and pain in the lymph nodes and greatly elevate white blood cell count in the blood?
What is Leukemia?
What is the term referring to a rapidly fatal condition that produces irreversible brain damage after 5 minutes; complete sudden cessation of heart action?
What is cardiac arrest
What is an acute condition in which the lining of the vein wall becomes inflamed and a thrombus forms?
What is thrombophlebitis?
What is atherosclerosis?
What is the term referring to a group of cardiac disfunctions that results in poor performance of the heart with related congestion of the circulatory system?
What is congestive heart failure
What is the term that refers to the inflammation of the heart?
What is the term referring to the collision (partial or complete) of the artery, causing myocardial tissue destruction?
What is myocardial infarction?
What is it called when the saphenous veins and its branches become weak therefore as a result permits blood to leave backward and accumulate?
What is varicosities?
What is the term that related to the ballooning out of the wall of an artery?
What is aneurysm?
What is the term that refers to the condition in which the heart pumps too weakly to supply the body with blood; is it particularly prevalent among the older population?
What is heart failure?
What is the term that refers to the inherited condition due to an autosomal recessive trait; there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen throughout the body?
What is sickle cell anemia?
What is the term that is commonly known as a stroke?
What is cerebrovascular accident?
What is the term referring to the hardening of the arteries and arterioles as the muscular and elastic tissue is gradually replaced by fibrous tissue and calcification?
What is Arteriosclerosis?
What is the term that indicates certain elements that are lacking in the blood?
What is anemia?
What is the term that refers to the lack of oxygen that causes the typical symptoms of angina: tightens the chest and crushes substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm, neck, and shoulder blades?
What is coronary artery disease?
What is the term that refers to the secondary condition resulting from chronic venous insufficiency?
What is stasis ulcer?
What is the term that refers to the walls of the ventricles of the heart that thicken and are sometimes 3x larger than their normal width?
What is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
What is the term referring to the localized inflammation of a vein that causes an alteration in the epithelial lining?
What is phlebitis?
What is the term that refers to the narrowing of the arteries due to plaque and clot formation, affecting blood flow to limbs?
What is peripheral artery disease?
What is the term that refers to the heart condition that causes chest pain that radiates down in the inner surface of the left arm and is usually associated with emotional stress or physical exertion?
What is angina?
What is the term that refers to the identification of an abnormal change in the heart rhythm?
What is arrhythmia?
What is the term that refers to abnormal sound of blood flowing through a heart valve that can be herd with a stethoscope?
What is a murmur?