Diseases of the Circulatory System

Diseases of Circulatory System

Multiple Choice

What do we call this instrument used by medical personnel to measure blood pressure?

• infusion pump

• sphygmomanometer

• stethoscope

• ultrasound

Multiple Choice

What do we call the sudden rise in blood pressure common to adults?

• Hypertension

• Stroke

• Anemia

• Heart Attack

Open Ended

What do you think causes the plaques in the arterial walls?

Steps for Taking BP

• PLace cuff above antecubital area

• Palpate brachial artery

• place stethoscope over artery

• pump cuff up to 140-180mmHg

• open the bulb very slowly at a rate of 2-3mm/sec

• list for the first sound, note the reading on the gauge(systolic pressure)

• continue to release the air until sound becomes soft or muffled, note the reading on the guage, (diastolic pressure)

Multiple Choice

Which condition results to abnormal production of white blood cells in the bloodstream?

• Anemia

• Leukemia

• Stroke

• Coronary disease

Multiple Choice

Which condition results in which you lack enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to your body's tissues?

• Arrythmia

• Anemia

• Cardiac arrest

• Myocardial Infarction

Multiple Choice

This condition is also known as "royal disease" in which your blood doesn't clot normally, thus nonstop bleeding happens.

• Anemia

• Hemophilia

• Myocardial infarction

• Arrythmia

Multiple Choice

It is a permanent stretching of the artery, caused by the pressure of blood on muscular walls weakened by diseases or injury.

• Arrythmia

• Anuerysms

• Myocardial Infarction

• Artherosclerosis

Anuerysms

A permanent stretching of the artery, caused by the pressure of blood on muscular walls weakened by diseases or injury.

Open Ended

It is also known as ‘’Heart attack’’, is one of the leading causes of death.

Myocardial Infarction

also known as ‘’Heart attack’’, is one of the leading causes of death. It is caused by the blood clot that prevents blood to flow to your heart muscle. If the heart muscle loses its supply of oxygenated blood, it will become infracted or damage.

Multiple Choice

A break in the blood vessel resulting in loss of blood due to physical injury or disease.

• bruise

• hemorrhage

• cardiac arrest

• hypotension

Hemorrhage

a break in the blood vessel resulting in loss of blood due to physical injury or disease.