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Pathology of Heart and Lungs

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Aneurysm   A localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel. S&S=Aortic aneurysms;asymptomatic, abdominal or low back pain Cerebral=severe headache, nausea, stiff neck, seizure, loss of consciousness, double vision  
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Angina Pectoris   A transient precordial sensation of pressure or disocmfort resulting from myocardial ischmia. S&S=chest pain, neck, back, jaw, shoulders, and arm pain, difficult breathing  
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Atherosclerosis   S&S if blood clots = heart attack symptoms or stroke symptoms  
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Chronic Venous Insufficiency   A condition in which the veins and valves in the LE are damaged and cannot keep blood flowing toward the heart. S&S=Leg swelling, varicose veins,  
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Cor Pulmonale   AKA Pulmonary heart disease, hypertrophy of the right ventricle caused by altered structure or function of the lungs S&S=Shortess of breath, fatigue, palpitations, atypical chest pain, swelling of lower extremities, syncope  
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Coronary Artery Disease   The narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries due to plaque decreasing blood flow  
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Heart Failure   A progressive condition in which the heart cannot maintain a normal cardiac output to meet the body's demands for blood and oxygen. S&S=SOB, swelling in the legs, feet and abdomen  
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Myocardial Infarction   Occurs when the blood flow through one or more of the coronary arteries is severely reduced or cut off completely.  
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Peripheral Arterial Disease   Stenotic, occlusive, and aneurysmal diseases of the aorta and peripheral arteries S&S=aching, numbness, or pain in the buttock, thigh, calf or foot at rest or when walking, poorly healing wounds of the legs or feet  
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Vulvular Heart Disease   Damage to one or more of the heart's valves results in regurgitation or stenosis of blood flow.  
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Emphysema   Alveolar walls are destroyed leaving holes in them and Bronchioles collapse during exhalation, not letting air escape. S&S= SOB, wheezing, barrel chest, use of accessory muscles  
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Pneumonia   Inflammation to the lungs S&S=fever, cough, SOB, chest pain with breathing, headache  
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Pulmonary Edema   Fluid collects in the alveoli S&S=extreme SOB, a feeling of suffocating or drowing  
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Pulmonary Embolism   S&S=SOB, chest pain worsens with deep breathing, coughing up bloody sputum, LE swelling, excessive sweating  
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Restrictive Lung Dysfunction   Abnormal reduction in lung expansion and pulmonary ventilation S&S= Dyspnea on exertion, cough, increased respiration rate, abnormal breathing signs  
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Pneumothorax   S&S=Combined signs of absent breath sounds, sudden onset of chest pain and SOB  
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Hypokalemia   Decreased K- in the blood S&S=LE crams, hyporeflexia, OH, and dizziness  
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Dyspnea, fatigue and muscle weakness   Left-sided heart failure  
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Peripheral edema and venous congestion of the organs, jugular venous distension, cyanosis of the nail beds   Right-sided heart failure  
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Decreased or absent pulse, pale on elevation, dusky red on dependency   presentation of Atherosclerois  
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Chronic, inflammatory vascular occlusive disease of small arteries and veins. Associated with smoking   what is Buerger's disease?  
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Paresthetic or pain, cyanotic cold extremities, diminished temperature sensation, fatiuge, risk of ulceration and gangrene   s/sxs of Buerger's disease  
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Episodic spasm of small arteries and arterioles. Cold intolerance, tips of fingers develop pallor, cyanonis, numbess and tingleing   Raynaud's disease  
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Shortness of breath, fatigue, palpitations, atypical chest pain, swelling of lower extremities, syncope, increased HR.   s/sxs of Cor Pulmonale  
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