congenital failure of closure between the pulmonary artery & aorta (up to 80% premature)
Cor Pulmonale
can include emphysema & chronic bronchitis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Dextrorotation of the aorta, Right ventricular hypertrophy, Intraventricular septal defect, Pulmonary artery stenosis
Rheumatic Fever
Mitral & Aortic valves affected
Raynaud's Disease
vasospastic disorder of small arteries (especially hands)
Microcytic Hypochromic
Iron deficiency, Chronic hemmorrhage
Macrocytic normochromic
Pernicious, Folate
Guiac Test
hidden blood
portal hypertension
esophageal varices
Helocobacter pylori
ulceration in stomach
No Meissner's & Auerbach's
Hirschsprung's
Air emboli
deep sea diving
paradoxical embolism
blockage of systemic artery by a thrombus originating in a systemic vein that has passed through a defect in the interatrial or interventricular septum
Miliary embolism
affecting many small blood vessels
Stable angina
pain with activity, emotional excitment or other increased cardiac work
Unstable angina
close to MI, increased frequency, prolonged duration
Transmural infarction
full of nearly full thickness of the ventricular wall
Subendocardial infarction
inner 1/3 or at most 1/2 ventricular wall
Risk Factors for arteriosclerosis
hypertension, inc. serum levels, smoking, DM, obesity & male
