Hosa Pathophysiology
(Circulatory/Blood vessels/ Lymphatic)
ischemia - restriction in blood supply
atherosclerosis - buildup of plaque in the artery wall
arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries
angina pectoris - chest pain due to ischemia
myocardial infarcation - death of myocardial tissue due to development of ischemia (heart attack)
thrombus - blood clot
cardiac arrest - cessation of cardiac activity due to anoxia (absence of oxygen) or interruption of the
electrical stimuli to the heart
hypoxia - low amount of inadequate supply of O2
asystole - flatline, is a state of no cardiac electrical activity, hence no contractions of the myocardium
CPR - cardiopulmonary resusciation
essential/primary hypertension - abnormally high blood pressure (BP)
malignant hypertension - severe form of hypertension
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - inability of the heart to pump enough blood
, edema - swelling of body
cor pumonale - right-sided heart diseases (enlargment of the right ventricle)
pulmonary edema - fluid shift into the spaces of the lungs
cardiomyopathy - noninflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle resulting in enlargement of the
myocardium and ventricle malfunciton
dyspnea - Difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath
palpitations - A sensation of rapid or irregular beating of the heart.
tachycardia - Abnormally rapid heartbeat greater than 100 beats/minute.
pericarditis - inflammation of the pericardium (serosa), which is the sack enclosing and protecting the
heart
myocarditis - inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart
endocarditis - inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves
rheumatic fever - inflammatory and autoimmune disease of the joints and cardiac tissue
rheumatic heart diesease - cardiac problems which follow rheumatic fever
mitral stenosis - -narrowing of openining in mitral valve that impeeds blood flow from the LA to LV
(Circulatory/Blood vessels/ Lymphatic)
ischemia - restriction in blood supply
atherosclerosis - buildup of plaque in the artery wall
arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries
angina pectoris - chest pain due to ischemia
myocardial infarcation - death of myocardial tissue due to development of ischemia (heart attack)
thrombus - blood clot
cardiac arrest - cessation of cardiac activity due to anoxia (absence of oxygen) or interruption of the
electrical stimuli to the heart
hypoxia - low amount of inadequate supply of O2
asystole - flatline, is a state of no cardiac electrical activity, hence no contractions of the myocardium
CPR - cardiopulmonary resusciation
essential/primary hypertension - abnormally high blood pressure (BP)
malignant hypertension - severe form of hypertension
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) - inability of the heart to pump enough blood
, edema - swelling of body
cor pumonale - right-sided heart diseases (enlargment of the right ventricle)
pulmonary edema - fluid shift into the spaces of the lungs
cardiomyopathy - noninflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle resulting in enlargement of the
myocardium and ventricle malfunciton
dyspnea - Difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath
palpitations - A sensation of rapid or irregular beating of the heart.
tachycardia - Abnormally rapid heartbeat greater than 100 beats/minute.
pericarditis - inflammation of the pericardium (serosa), which is the sack enclosing and protecting the
heart
myocarditis - inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart
endocarditis - inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves
rheumatic fever - inflammatory and autoimmune disease of the joints and cardiac tissue
rheumatic heart diesease - cardiac problems which follow rheumatic fever
mitral stenosis - -narrowing of openining in mitral valve that impeeds blood flow from the LA to LV
