sign - answer✔✔complaint that can be measured or observed by a provider
symptom - answer✔✔complaint that is observed by the patient
brady - answer✔✔slow
tachy - answer✔✔fast
-stasis - answer✔✔to stop
-cyte - answer✔✔cell
atherosclerosis - answer✔✔"hardening of fat"
calcification of fats decrease stretchability of vessels, increase blood pressure, increase risk of
stroke and kidney failure
arteriosclerosis - answer✔✔hardening of arteries
myocardial infarction (MI) - answer✔✔"heart attack"
blockage of blood flow causing MUSCLE TISSUE DEATH
infarction can be caused by ischemia
mitral valve prolapse - answer✔✔mitral valve = atrioventricular valve
prolapse = falling forward
when flaps of mitral valve tear away and projects into left atrium
regurgitation - answer✔✔leakage and backward flow of blood into the left atrium
stenosis - answer✔✔"narrowing"
valve is narrow enough to cause partial obstruction, constricting blood flow
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