Unit 6
Erythropenia
A condition in which there is a reduction in the number of red blood cells
Leukemia
A condition that is a hemopoietic disorder
Thrombocytopenia
A decrease in the number of platelets results in a blood condition known as
Intoxicating disease
A disease caused by poisoning is called
Arteriosclerosis
A generalized degenerative process that produces a thickening of the Tunica intima of the coronary arteries with hardening inflexibility of the arterial walls defines
Hemophilia
A hereditary blood disorder characterized by the inability to clot normally is
Aneurysm
A localized dilation of an arterial wall
Leucopenia
A reduction in the number of white blood cells is called
Cyst
A saclike structure containing fluid semi fluid or solid material defines a
Lower extremities
A thrombus in one of the iliac veins would decrease drainage from the
Autopsies
Aiding in the prognosis of disease is not an important argument promoting what
Hydro-pericardium
An accumulation of fluid in the protective sac about the heart is called
Cardiac dilation
An enlargement of the heart caused by stretching of the muscle tissue in its walls is called
Pericarditis
And inflammation of the protective sac above the heart is called
Anemia
Blood condition in which there is a decrease in the number of red blood cells decrease in the amount of hemoglobin or both is called
Aneurysms
Dissecting and fusiform are types of
Heart
Endocarditis is a disease primarily involving the
Atheroma
Fatty degeneration of the Tunica intima of an artery
Edema
In excess accumulation of fluid in the interstitial tissue spaces is referred to as
Phlebitis
Inflammation of a vein
Myocardial infarction
Necrosis of the heart muscle due to decreased blood supply can cause
Left side
Shortness of breath pulmonary edema pleural effusion are signs of congestive heart failure on which side
Purpura
Spontaneous hemorrhage in the skin or mucous membranes called
Blood
The body fluid most commonly associated with thrombocytopenia is
Bicuspid valve
The heart valve that shows the most prominent change in endocarditis is the
Atherosclerosis
The narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel do to deposits of fatty material on the inner wall best describes
Primary
The type of anemia that is caused by a malfunction of the hemopoietic tissue is called
Streptococcal bacteria
What causes rheumatic heart disease
Hypothermia
What is a postmortem condition unlikely to be found in a cancer patient
Leukemia
What is commonly referred to as cancer of the blood
Pericarditis
What would trauma and uremia cause
Congestion
Which disorder is the one that is not an edematous condition
Heart
Which organ is frequently affected by valvular stenosis
