Chapter 4 Test

Question 1

Coronary Artery Disease

Answer 1

occurs when arteries that supply heart muscle become narrowed, thickend, hardened by the buildup of fatty deposits called plaque.

Question 2

Plaque

Answer 2

damage the inner lining of the vessels turning into arteriosclerosis.

Question 3

CAD progresses

Answer 3

it causes blood pressure and decreases blood flow to the muscles.

Question 4

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 4

can affect other arteries and in the brain

Question 5

Thrombus

Answer 5

formed blood clot or loosened plaque

Question 6

Angina

Answer 6

a ischemia that causes chest pain. It’s a symptoms if arterioclosis

Question 7

Cardiac arrest

Answer 7

a total loss of heart function. It can cause death.

Question 8

Coronary arteries

Answer 8

are narrowed, heart muscle does not get the blood flow it needs.

Question 9

Signs and Symptoms of cardiac arrest

Answer 9

Angina(chest pain on the right or left side)
Neck pain
Pain radiating to the skin
feeling of impending down
Cardiac arrest

Question 10

Women symptoms of cardiac arrest

Answer 10

SOB
Nausea
Stomach pain
fatigue
Saw pain

Question 11

Cardiomyopathy

Answer 11

changes to the muscular heart can pump less effectively

Question 12

Pulmonaryedema

Answer 12

fluid in the lungs interferes with gas exchange

Question 13

Peripheral edema

Answer 13

fluid buildup in the body. Cause swelling in the lower legs and ankles

Question 14

Causes of cardiomyopathy

Answer 14

advanced age, alcoholism and heredity

Question 15

Signs and symptoms of cardiomyopathy

Answer 15

fatigue
lower extremity edema
Dyspnea
Orthopnea
Weakness

Question 16

Congestive heart failure

Answer 16

occurs when the heart is unable to pump effectively, It can cause different heart diseases, including MI and hypertension. It can affect the left and right side of the heart.

Question 17

Dysfunction

Answer 17

begins on the left side of the heart, bloodwill back up into the pulmonary veins and eventually into the lungs, causing fluid buildup

Question 18

Signs and symptoms of right side congestive

Answer 18

Heart failue
Liver congestive
Spleen congestive

Question 19

Regurgitation( back flow)

Answer 19

occurs when blood leaks back into the chamber from which it is being pumped rather than moving further thought the artery.

Question 20

Valve function

Answer 20

may also be affected by a problem that happened before birth called a congenital defect.

Question 21

Mitral valve prolaspe

Answer 21

is a example of heart valve disease

Question 22

Signs and valve disease

Answer 22

Lower extremity edema
Weakness
Chest pain
Abdominal swelling
Cough
Gaining weight

Question 23

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Answer 23

a blood clot forms in the veins of the legs or less commonly the pelvis or arms

Question 24

Blood clots

Answer 24

can occur when blood flows through damaged arteries, when plague breaks loose from the artery wall, or when blood pools in the heart or the veins of the lower extremities

Question 25

Signs and symptoms (DVT)

Answer 25

Redness in the affected extremity Increased warmth in the affected extremity Pain and swelling in the affected extremities a vessel.

Question 26

Embolism

Answer 26

can move to the heart, lungs or brain before it occlude

Question 27

Pulmonary embolism

Answer 27

caused by a clots originally from in the extremities

Question 28

Signs and symptoms of embolism

Answer 28

Dyspnea Sense of unease Chest pain Cyanosis

Question 29

Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

Answer 29

clots that block the arteries leading to the brain

Question 30

Signs of cerebrovascular

Answer 30

block blood flow through the coronary arteries causes a MI Aphasia (difficulty speaking) Hemiparesis (weakness on our side of the body) Hemiplegia paralysis of one side of the body) Facial droop

Question 31

Clots

Answer 31

block blood flow through the coronary arteries causes a MI

Question 32

Stroke symptoms

Answer 32

Sudden severe headache Dizziness Vision changes

Question 33

Hypertension or blood pressure

Answer 33

is diagnosed when systolic pressure in consistently 130 or higher

Question 34

High blood pressure

Answer 34

can continue undetected and cause a stroke, heart failure or kidney damage