Hyperplasia - -Increased multiplication of Polycythemia Vera - -Blood cancer that
cells causes an overproduction of RBC making blood
thick and sludgy treated by donating blood
Rheumatoid Arthritis VS. Osteoarthritis - -
RA occurs all over body, in younger peopleworse Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - -Caused by
in the morning, requires a blood test virchow's triad
OA worse at night and occurs in older people,
wear down of protective cartilage S/S swelling, redness, warm
Opportunistic deseases seen in AIDS patients - Virchow's Triad - -Venous stasis-
-Thrush, Pneumoctstis pnemonia (PCP), Hypercoaguability- vascular wall injury
Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Kaposi Sarcoma
(Causes lesions)
Pulmonary Embolism - -S/S SOB bloody
sputum, right heart backflow
What can cause bloody diarrhea? - -
Dysentery, IBS, Crohn's
Arterial insufficiency - -Plaque build
up,hardening of walls
Lymohademopathy - -enlarged lymph
nodes bc of infection or cancer etiology: genetics, lack of exercise, diet,
alcoholism, smoking
Hypersplenism - -overactive spleen-WBC,
RBC, platelets get eaten Peripheral Arterial disease (PAD) - -
Narrowed blood vessels cause lack of blood flow
S/S anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia,
pancytopenia S/S Pain, Paresthesia (prickly burning), Pallor
(unhealthily pale)
Spleenomegaly - -enlargment of the
spleen Terratogenic influences on pregnant woman -
-drugs, alcohol
causes: increased hemolysis of RBC
Alternative name for Down syndrome - -
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) - - Trisomy 21
ploppy veins and valves, poor venous return,
S/S edema, brown skin, breaks in skin that cant 3 single gene disorders - -autosomal
heal bc can't get though edema recessive, autosomal dominant,
sex-linked
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Carcinoma - -malignant epithelium (Skin Hypertrophy - -abnormal enlargement of a
cancer) body part or organ
Dysplasia - -abnormal growth of cells, Wernicke sydrome - -B1 thiamine
tissues, bone, or an organ deficiency due to alcoholism
McCardle's disease - -a glycogen storage Venous stasis from congestion causes - -
disease increased hydrostatic pressure leading to:
edema
S/S Muscle pain, weakness,cramps, exercise varicose veins(twisted veins)
intolerance
S/S of Edema - -dry tight skin, brownish
Beriberi disease - -Lack of thiamine discoloration, venous ulcers
(B1)causing problems with Memory and
parasthesia
CVI factors - -Age, inherited predisposition,
etiology: alcoholism, poor diet obesity, pregnancy, poor muscle tone from
immobility
S/S SOB, swollen legs, pain
Thrombophlebitis - -inflammation and
Sickle cell anemia - -Autosomal recessive swelling of vein from clot(DVT)
disease
mutates RBC C shaped Virchow's Triad is present in people who - -
S/S SOB, fatigue, ischemia esp, in joints Sit for long periods
have casts
pregnant
Metaplasia - -Reversible replacement of obese
one differentiated cell type with another on diuretic medication
have preexisiting problems such as circulation,
clotting probs
Kwashiorkor - -protein malnutrition from
diet
Pulmonary Embolism S/S - -Can occur due
S/S swollen belly in children, frequent infection to DVT
chest pain
SOB
Sarcoma - -malignant connective tissue hemoptysis
(bones, soft tissue) shock
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