Blood Disorders
This condition occurs when the blood has reduced oxygen-carrying capacity.
What is anemia?
A stationary clot attached to a vessel wall.
What is a thrombus?
General hardening and loss of elasticity of arteries.
What is arteriosclerosis?
Chest pain caused by temporary myocardial ischemia.
What is angina pectoris?
Chronically elevated arterial blood pressure.
What is hypertension (HNT)?
This condition can result from increased pressure in the vessels caused by backup due to poor blood flow can cause fluid to escape into the tissues (lungs or throughout the body's limbs).
What is peripheral and/or pulmonary edema?
This type of anemia is caused by premature destruction of red blood cells.
What is hemolytic anemia?
A traveling clot lodged in a blood vessel.
What is an embolism?
This specific vascular disorder involves plaque buildup inside artery walls.
What is atherosclerosis?
This condition occurs when blood flow to the heart muscle is blocked long enough to cause tissue death.
What is myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack?
Hypertension (HTN) is often called this because many people have no symptoms.
What is the "silent killer"?
Swollen ankles and peripheral edema are common signs of this type of heart failure.
What is right sided heart failure?
This disorder occurs when bone marrow fails to produce enough blood cells.
What is aplastic anemia?
This dangerous condition occurs when a clot forms deep in a vein, commonly in the calf.
What is a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
Smoking and this lifestyle habit are major controllable risk factors for atherosclerosis.
What is a sedentary/low mobility lifestyle?
A STEMI usually involves this type/amount of artery blockage.
What is a complete/100% blockage?
This type of hypotension occurs when blood pressure drops upon standing.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Difficulty breathing while lying flat.
What is orthopnea?
This blood cancer weakens bones and increases risk of fracture.
What is myeloma?
This life-threatening emergency occurs when a clot travels to the lungs.
What is a pulmonary embolism (PE)?
This condition is a weakened bulging area in a blood vessel wall that may rupture.
What is an aneurysm?
This is a conditon when the heart cannot pump efficiently enough to meet the body's demands.
What is heart failure?
A sustained blood pressure of this SYSTOLIC (ventricular contraction) value may result in a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN).
What is 140 mmHg?
This broader term describes heart failure involving fluid congestion or backup.
What is congestive heart failure (CHF)?
This genetic disorder causes abnormal sickle-shaped red blood cells that can block blood vessels.
What is Sickle Cell disease?
Increasing circulation over this condition may dislodge a clot and create an embolism.
What is thrombophlebitis or DVT?
This vascular condition causes excessive vasoconstriction in the fingers and toes during cold temperatures or at times of heightened stress.
What is Raynaud's syndrome?
This condition occurs when there is disruption in the electrical conduction system of the heart, often involving the atrioventricular or AV node
What is heart block?
Arteriosclerosis, heart disease and damage to blood vessles can result be the result of this blood pressure issue.
What is hypertension?
This side of heart failure commonly develops firs and increases pressure (and subsequenly, fluid) in the lungs.
What is left sided heart failure?