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1
Q

What is an aneurysm?

A

WEAK SPOT IN BV DUE TO BLOCKAGE OR PATHOLOGY

2
Q

Name 3 specific types of aneruysm?

A
  1. BERRY
  2. FUSIFORM
  3. DISECTING
3
Q

Please explain the connection between cardiovascular health and “bed sores”?

A
POOR CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH
=
POOR BLOOD FLOW
=
POOR / LOW OXYGEN
= 
POOR HEALING + BED SORES
4
Q

An _____________ is any type of material moving in the blood stream that wouldn’t normally be there.

A

EMBOLUS
examples:
AIR BUBBLES, BONE, NEEDLE (FOREIGN BODY), DISLODGED THROMBUS…

5
Q

Why is an embolus clinically concerning?

A

CAN GET LODGED OR BLOCKED IN A SMALLER BV, GIVING RISE TO

LOW BLOOD FLOW OR EVEN STROKE

6
Q

____________ is death of an area of tissue because its blood supply has been stopped. While _____________ is death of a cell or group of cells as a result of injury, disease, or other pathological state.

A

ISCHEMIA
+
NECROSIS