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CardiovascularDiseas
Diseases of the Cardiovascular System for Massage
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hypoxia | deficiency of oxygen |
| Anoxia | absence of oxygen |
| Ischemia | lack of blood supply |
| Necrosis | cell or tissue death |
| Gangrene | necrotic tissue invaded with anaerobic microorganisms |
| Thrombus | blood clot attached to the wall of a blood vessel |
| Embolus | a free-floating blood clot, clump of fat, mass of cholesterol crystals, mass of tissue, or even mass of bacteria |
| Cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin caused by oxygen deficiency |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure, >140 systolic, >90 diastolic |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure, <100 systolic |
| Anemia | decrease in oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, light-headedness, pale coloration |
| Sickle cell anemia | genetic, malformed hemoglobin molecules, produces fragile, crescent-shaped red blood cells, causes thickening of the blood |
| Hemorrhagic anemia | anemia resulting from loss of blood volume |
| Hemolytic anemia (lytic=decomposition) | anemia resulting from excessive destruction of red blood cells |
| Iron deficiency anemia | anemia resulting from decreased hemoglobin production caused by lack of dietary iron |
| Aplastic anemia (aplasia=absence of tissue) | anemia from the number of functioning stem cell in bone marrow decreasing, results from, drugs, chemicals, radiation, cancer |
| Pernicious anemia | anemia resulting from deficiency or malabsorption of vitamin B12 |
| Leukemia | immature and ineffective white blood cells are produced |
| Hemophilia | inability to form blood clot because of deficiency of blood-clotting factors |
| Shock | inadequate delivery of oxygenated blood to the tissues |
| Hypovolemic shock | shock caused by decrease in blood volume |
| Cardiogenic shock | shock caused by inadequate pumping action of the heart |
| Septic shock | shock caused by bacterial infection |
| Anaphylactic shock | shock cause by systemic release of a large amount of histamine during an allergic response |
| Arrhythmia | an abnormal or irregular heartbeat |
| Pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
| Phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| Hemorrhoids | characterized by varicose veins of the rectum and anus |
| Coarctation of the aorta (coarctation=narrowing) | localized narrowing of the aorta, impedes blood flow |
| Aneurysm | a localized bulge in the wall of an artery |
| Murmur | sound heard when blood escapes through a heart valve |
| Myocardial infarction | sudden insufficient blood supply to part of the heart muscle |
| Angina pectoris | pain in the chest & arm that may be described as dull, sharp, burning, aching |
| Heart block | block in the electrical conduction pathway of the heart, results in uncoordinated contractions of atria & ventricles |
| Varicose vein | a vein that swells with accumulating blood |
| Arteriosclerosis | group of conditions characterized by thickening an hardening of the arteries. |
| Atherosclerosis | hardening & thickening of arteries resulting from buildup of plaque made of cholesterol and lipids |
| Raynaud disease | characterized by peripheral vasoconstriction, most common in digits, extreme cold, numbness, pain |
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