Common Diseases - Clinicals - Lauren St. John

type of medication that helps break down a clot, aka "clot buster"

test that uses sound waves to produce a video image of your heart

inflammation of the heart muscle

most common cause of COPD

muscular layer of the heart

measurement of how well your heart is pumping and is used to help classify heart failure

chest pain

hormone of the pancreas associated with diabetes mellitus

restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing a shortage of oxygen that is needed for normal tissue function

blood test utilized to diagnose heart failure

BNP

fatty plaque in the wall of an artery

type of COPD involving damage to the alveoli in the lungs

ballooning a weak spot in an artery wall

loss of ability to understand or express speech

paralysis of one side of the body

Good Chloesterol

excessive urination

air sacs in the lungs

blood clot

The form in which glucose is stored in the liver

mini stroke

chronic inflammatory disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs

glucose in the urine

excessive fluid in body tissue

cells of the pancreas that produce insulin

excessive eating

necrosis due to an inadequate blood supply to an affected area

medication that increases urination

excess glucose in the blood

FAST acronym

cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

causes of CVA

embolism

thrombosis

hemorrhagic stroke

hemorrhagic stroke causes

asthma

Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency

copd

congestive heart failure (CHF)

CHF causes

Cause of left-sided heart failure (CHF)

Cause of right-sided heart failure (CHF)

type 1 diabetes mellitus

type 2 diabetes

negative feedback loop

diabetic ketacidosis

diabetes testing

diabetes treatment

myocardial infarction (MI)

myocardial infraction treatment

CVA Testing

CVA treatment

tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) - CVA

congestive heart failure

CHF tests

CHF treatment

CHF risk factors

MI risk factors

Diabetes risk factors

CVA risk factors