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The circulatory system transports blood throughout the body using the heart, veins and arteries. Common diseases include angina which causes chest pain from reduced blood flow to the heart, myocardial infarction which is a severe blockage of blood to the heart muscle, leukemia which is cancer of the blood-forming tissues, stroke which occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted, hypertension which refers to high blood pressure, and atherosclerosis which is the buildup of plaque in the artery walls restricting blood flow. Emerging technologies help diagnose and treat these conditions, such as smart watches that monitor heart rate, implants that reduce stroke risk, and minimally invasive procedures to open blocked arteries.
The circulatory system transports blood throughout the body using the heart, veins and arteries. Common diseases include angina which causes chest pain from reduced blood flow to the heart, myocardial infarction which is a severe blockage of blood to the heart muscle, leukemia which is cancer of the blood-forming tissues, stroke which occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted, hypertension which refers to high blood pressure, and atherosclerosis which is the buildup of plaque in the artery walls restricting blood flow. Emerging technologies help diagnose and treat these conditions, such as smart watches that monitor heart rate, implants that reduce stroke risk, and minimally invasive procedures to open blocked arteries.
The circulatory system transports blood throughout the body using the heart, veins and arteries. Common diseases include angina which causes chest pain from reduced blood flow to the heart, myocardial infarction which is a severe blockage of blood to the heart muscle, leukemia which is cancer of the blood-forming tissues, stroke which occurs when blood supply to the brain is interrupted, hypertension which refers to high blood pressure, and atherosclerosis which is the buildup of plaque in the artery walls restricting blood flow. Emerging technologies help diagnose and treat these conditions, such as smart watches that monitor heart rate, implants that reduce stroke risk, and minimally invasive procedures to open blocked arteries.
- essential in the system abnormal white blood cells - cardiac muscles for blood - may be acute (immature distribution blood cells that can’t b. Veins & Arteries function normally) or - just as essential in the chronic (mature blood cells system which produce too many or - main site for blood too few) transport & distribution - causes: previous cancer treatment, genetic disorders, smoking (acute Diseases myelogenous leukemia), 1. Angina Pectoris family history of leukemia - angina = localized pain - symptoms: fever/chills, - pectoris = relating to the fatigue, weakness, weight chest loss, swollen lymph nodes, - lack of blood flow to enlarged liver or spleen, heart (usually temporary) easy bleeding or bruising, - may signify heart recurrent nosebleeds, disorders excessive sweating, bone - occurs with vomiting, pain or tenderness neck, jaw or back discomfort, and sweating 4. Stroke - two types: stable (during - occurs when the blood physical stress) & unstable supply to part of your brain (severe – occurs at rest) is interrupted or reduced, depriving brain tissue of 2. Myocardial Infarction oxygen and nutrients - myo = muscle; cardial = - Ischemic Stroke: arteries heart. to the brain become narrow - infarction = obstruction or blocked of blood - Hemorrhagic Stroke: blood - severe obstruction of vessel in the brain leaks or blood to heart muscle ruptures - results to severe death of - causes: overweight or muscle tissue obese, high cholesterol, - causes: stress, obesity, diabetes, physical lack of exercise & inactivity, heavy drinking & underlying heart-related use of illicit drugs, conditions obstructive sleep apnea, personal or family history 3. Leukemia of stroke - cancer of the body’s - symptoms: trouble with blood-forming tissues speaking and understanding, - white blood cells = seeing in one or both eyes, infection fighters paralysis or numbness of the face, arm or leg, & headache 5. Hypertension - greater force exerted by the blood against the walls Technologies of the blood vessels - symptoms: headache, 1. Fat Attenuation Index fatigue, chest pain & - measure the level of fat difficulty breathing that restricts blood flow - avoid sweets, salty and 2. Smart Watches oily food - wearable technologies that measure heart rate 6. Atherosclerosis - encourage physical - buildup of plaque (fats, activity and allow for early cholesterol and other detection substances) in and on your 3. Watchman artery walls, which can - permanent heart implant to restrict blood flow. reduce the risk of stroke - when plaques suddenly - designed to close off the rupture, it can cause: left atrial appendage to 1. stroke (brain) keep stroke-causing blood 2. heart attack (heart) clots from escaping 4. Percutaneous Coronary 7. Aneurysms Intervention - the enlargement of an - procedure to open arteries artery caused by weakness in that are closed/blocked the arterial wall - non-surgical procedure - aortic, cerebral and that uses catheters to peripheral aneurysms narrow the arteries - aneurysm rupture causes: 1. severe chest or back 5. Blood Pressure Monitor pain - used to keep track with 2. angina: chest pain the force exerted by blood that can lead to heart to the walls of the blood attack vessel 3. sudden extreme head 6. Angioplasty and Stenting ache if brain - opens a blocked vessel and aneurysms lead to improve blood flow subarachnoid 7. Cerebral Angiogram hemorrhage (SAH) which - a diagnostic test that is a stroke. uses an X-ray - produces an image to find blockages or other abnormalities in the blood vessels of your head and neck - safe and effective way to diagnose and treat brain abnormalities - catheter is inserted in the groin for the cerebral angiogram