Week 4 Terminology CVD2 PDF

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Word Aneurysm

Definition an excessive localized swelling of the wall of an artery.

Ankle-brachial index (ABI)

The ankle brachial index, or ABI, is a simple test that compares the blood pressure in the upper and lower limbs. Health care providers calculate ABI by dividing the blood pressure in an artery of the ankle by the blood pressure in an artery of the arm. The result is the ABI. Diastolic Blood Pressure The diastolic reading, or the bottom number, is the pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats. This is the time when the heart fills with blood and gets oxygen. This is what your diastolic blood pressure number means: Normal: Lower than 80 Systolic Blood Pressure

Systolic blood pressure, the top number, measures the force your heart exerts on the walls of your arteries each time it beats. Normal is 120

Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high or raised blood pressure, is a condition in which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure. Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of the body in the vessels.

Hypotension

Hypotension, or low blood pressure, means that the pressure of blood circulating around the body is lower than normal or lower than expected.

Secondary Hypertension

Secondary high blood pressure (secondary hypertension) is high blood pressure that's caused by another medical condition. Secondary hypertension can be caused by conditions that affect your kidneys, arteries, heart or endocrine system. Secondary hypertension can also occur during pregnancy

Aphasia

Aphasia is a disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language.

Cerebro-Vascular Accident (CVA)

a loss of blood flow to part of the brain, which damages brain tissue. Cerebrovascular accidents are caused by blood clots and broken blood vessels in the brain. Symptoms include dizziness, numbness, weakness on one side of the body, and problems with talking, writing, or understanding language.

Dysphagia Difficulty swallowing (dysphagia) means it takes more time and effort to move food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach

Embolism

An embolism, also called thromboembolism, is a blockage in one of the arteries of the body due to a blood clot that has broken off from another location in the body (embolus) and traveled through the bloodstream to

lodge in a small blood vessel.

FAST

The acronym FAST (Facial drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulties and Time)

Hemiparesis

Hemiparesis is a mild or partial weakness or loss of strength on one side of the body.

Hemiplegia total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain

Haemorrhagic stroke Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in your brain leaks or ruptures. Brain hemorrhages can result from many conditions that affect your blood vessels. Factors related to hemorrhagic stroke include: Uncontrolled high blood pressure. Ischemic stroke

Ischemic stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks or narrows an artery leading to the brain. A blood clot often forms in arteries damaged by the buildup of plaques (atherosclerosis). It can occur in the carotid artery of the neck as well as other arteries. This is the most common type of stroke.

Paralysis

Paralysis is the loss of muscle function in part of your body. It happens when something goes wrong with the way messages pass between your brain and muscles. Paralysis can be complete or partial.

Thrombus

Thrombosis occurs when blood clots block veins or arteries. Symptoms include pain and swelling in one leg, chest pain, or numbness on one side of the body.

Trans Ischemic Attack (TIA)

(TIA) is a temporary period of symptoms similar to those of a stroke. A TIA usually lasts only a few minutes and doesn't cause permanent damage. Often called a ministroke, a transient ischemic attack may be a warning.

Claudication Claudication is pain in the legs or arms that comes on with walking or using the arms. This is caused by too

little blood flow to your legs or arms. Claudication is usually a symptom of peripheral artery disease, in which the arteries that supply blood to your limbs are narrowed, usually because of atherosclerosis....