Cardiovascular & Respiratory Diseases

Weakened heart that results in reduced blood flow from the heart; signs/symptoms include weakness, dypsnea, edema in lower extremities

• cyanosis

• hypotension

• congestive heart failure

• pericarditis

Tissue death in the heart muscle resulting from an occluded coronary artery

• Angina

• Coronary Artery Disease

• Myocardial infarction

• Myocarditis

Narrowing of the coronary arteries, resulting in an insufficient blood supply to the heart

• Peripheral artery disease

• Cardiac tamponade

• Coronary Artery Disease

• hyotension

Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries

• coronary artery disease

• atherosclerosis

• thrombus

• arteriosclerosis

Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest

• bradycardia

• myocardial infarction

• angina

• tachycardia

Which of the following refers to a condition in which your airways narrow and swell and may produce extra mucus?

• Asthma

• Bronchitis

• Emphysema

• Sinusitis

It refers to a condition that causes shortness of breath, caused by damage in the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli)?

• Asthma

• Emphysema

• Bronchitis

• Sinusitis

What two obstructive disorders make up the disease COPD?

• Asthma and Emphysema

• Asthma and Chronic bronchitis

• Chronic bronchitis and emphysema

• Chronic bronchitis and the common cold.

What body positions eases difficulty breathing?

• Supine

• Prone

• Semi-Fowler's

• Trendelenburg

The most common cause of COPD is:

• smoking

• allergies

• being overweight

• high-sodium diet