Exam 10: Diseases and Conditions of the Circulatory System

Patients with coronary heart disease always experience pain.

Treatment of cardiac tamponade includes

The procedure in which a catheter with a balloon is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called

Fluid shift into the extravascular spaces of the lungs with accompanying dyspnea, coughing, and bloody, frothy sputum is indicative of

Possible consequences of emboli include

The condition in which a reduction in the quantity of either red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin (Hgb) exists is

A pulsating mass that is noted mid-abdomen indicates

Immediate intervention for thrombophlebitis is not necessary.

The valve most frequently involved in valvular heart disease is the _____ valve.

CAD results from deposits of fat-containing substances called plaque in the lumen (opening) of the coronary arteries resulting in atherosclerosis and subsequent narrowing of the lumen of the arteries.

Treatment of CHF includes

Symptoms of cardiovascular disease include

Hardening of the cusps of the cardiac valves is

Ischemia causes