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What is a disease called when its in the heart, arteries, and veins?
Cardiovascular disease
What disease is characterized by an inadequate supply of iron to form red blood cells?
Iron Deficiency Anemia
What is the inflammation of the heart?
Carditis
What is the abnormal sound of blood flowing through a heart valve and can be heard with a stethoscope?
Murmur
What disease is there a rapid loss of blood volume, which is often fatal?
Blood Loss Anemia
What disease is caused by injury or destruction of the blood cell formation by the bone marrow?
Aplastic Anemia
What is the inflammation of a vein that causes an alteration in the epithelial lining, which predisposes to the formation of a thrombus?
Phlebitis
What is the ballooning out the wall of an artery?
Aneurysm
What is the complete, sudden cessation of heart action?
Cardiac Arrest
What is the disease of the arteries that surround the heart, carrying oxygen and nutrients to the myocardium?
Coronary Artery Disease
What is the condition commonly known as a stroke where the flow of blood to the brain is impaired?
Cerebrovascular Accident
What is the condition in which blood pressure is below the average levels and can impair the exchange of gases and circulation of blood?
Hypotension
What is the group of cardiac dysfunctions that results in poor performance of the heart with related congestion of the cardiovascular system?
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
What disease identifies any abnormal changes in the heart rhythm?
Arrhythmia
What is the acute condition in which the lining of the vein wall becomes inflamed and a thrombus forms?
Thrombophlebitis
What is the inherited condition due to an autosomal recessive trait in which there are not enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen adequately?
Sickle Cell Anemia
What heart condition causes severe chest pain that radiates down the inner surface of the left arm?
Angina
What is the condition characterized by the deposit of fatty material along the linings of the arteries and reduce the flow of blood to the area?
Atherosclerosis
What is the condition in which veins become dilated, twisted, and inefficient and causes weakness of the valves in the saphenous vein and its branches?
What is the "hardening" of the arteries and arterioles, the muscular and elastic tissue is gradually replaced by fibrous tissue and calcification?
Arteriosclerosis
What is the condition where blood pressure is higher than normal, with stage 1 blood pressure at 130-139/80-89 and stage 2 blood pressure above 140/90?
Hypertension
What is the complication of coronary artery disease that results from partial or complete occlusion of the artery, causing destruction of tissues?
Myocardial Infarction
What is the malignant disease of bone marrow or lymphatic tissue and can be acute or chronic?
Leukemia
What is the disease in which the walls of the ventricles of the heart are markedly thickened, sometimes to three times their normal width?
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
What is foreign matter that enters and circulates in the bloodstream and can be composed of blood, exudate, fat, or air?
Embolism