Exam 29: Alterations of Cardiovascular Function

Once fatty streaks accumulate,they form foam cells that cause immunologic changes that damage the endothelium.

MATCHING Match the descriptions with the corresponding terms. -Aortic regurgitation

What pathologic change occurs in kidneys of people with hypertension that leads to dysfunction of the glomeruli?

In high output failure,the heart increases its output,but the body's metabolic needs are still not met.

Although cholesterol can be easily obtained via dietary intake,most body cells are also capable of synthesizing cholesterol.

_____ cardiomyopathy is usually caused by an infiltrative disease of the myocardium,such as amyloidosis,hemochromatosis,or glycogen storage disease.

Match the descriptions with the corresponding terms. -Usually caused by infiltrative disease,such as amyloidosis

For which disorder are the risk factors genitourinary instrumentation,dental procedure,hemodialysis,and intravenous drug use?

Angina pectoris is chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia.

A patient complains of sudden onset of severe chest pain that radiates to the back and worsens with respiratory movement and when lying down.What is causing these clinical manifestations?

Superior vena cava syndrome is a progressive _____ of the superior vena cava that leads to venous distention of the upper extremities and head.

An individual is demonstrating elevated levels of troponin,creatine kinase (CK),and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH).These elevated levels indicate:

Chorea or St.Vitus dance is the most definitive sign of rheumatic fever.

What is the usual source of pulmonary emboli?

Infective endocarditis is most often caused by:

Which is a description of Raynaud phenomenon and disease?

Which disorder causes a transitory truncal rash that is nonpruritic and pink with erythematous macules that may fade in the center,making them appear as a ringworm?

A patient is diagnosed with pulmonary disease and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance.Which of the following heart failures may result from this condition?

An increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume in diastolic heart failure may lead to pulmonary edema.

Biventricular dilation is the result of _____ cardiomyopathy.