HTSP Pathos (Cardiovascular)

Fatigue, dizziness, cold extremities, headache, irregular heartbeat

Signs & Symptoms - Anemia

Chest pain, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), peripheral artery disease, and kidney disfunction

Signs & Symptoms - Atherosclerosis

Fatigue, peripheral edema, shortness of breath

Signs & Symptoms - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Excessive bleeding, frequent bruising

Signs & Symptoms - Hemophilia

Higher than normal blood pressure, headaches, irregular heart rhythms, vision changes, or chest pain

Signs & Symptoms - Hypertension

Acute chest pain, nausea, vomiting, heartburn, and profuse sweating

Signs & Symptoms - Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Most common cause is blood loss, Dysfunction in the creation of hemoglobin, Excessive destruction of red blood cells

Etiology (Causes) - Anemia

Hardening of the arteries due to fatty deposits causing narrowing of vessels potentially due to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, diabetes, and other diseases

Etiology (Causes) - Atherosclerosis

The heart’s decreased ability to pump adequately due to coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, valvular disease, or heart defects

Etiology (Causes) - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

An absence of clotting factors in the blood as the result of a genetic defect

Etiology (Causes) - Hemophilia

Genetics, smoking, obesity, stress, too much salt intake

Etiology (Causes) - Hypertension

Cardiac muscle becomes ischemic and dies, typically due to occlusion of the cardiac muscle because of atherosclerosis of the coronary artery.

Etiology (Causes) - Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Blood Test

Diagnosis - Anemia

Physical examination, medical history, blood tests, doppler ultrasound, EKG, stress test, angiogram, CT or MRI

Diagnosis - Atherosclerosis

Medical history, physical examination, blood tests, EKG, echocardiogram, and chest x-ray

Diagnosis - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Family history, physical examination, and blood tests

Diagnosis - Hemophilia

Consistently high blood pressure over two or three office visits over the course of one to four weeks

Diagnosis - Hypertension

EKG and blood tests

Diagnosis - Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Depends on cause, Blood loss can be treated with a blood transfusion, Other causes may be treated through an increase of iron or vitamin K.

Treatment - Anemia

Healthy diet, increased exercise, medications (cholesterol medication, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, blood thinners, diuretics, calcium channel blockers), angioplasty, stents, endarterectomy, or bypass surgery

Treatment - Atherosclerosis

Varies depending on the type and severity, Can include weight loss, controlling blood pressure, ACE inhibitors, and beta blockers

Treatment - Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Replacement therapy to slowly infuse clotting factors into a vein

Treatment - Hemophilia

Medications, weight management, healthy diet, and stress reduction

Treatment - Hypertension

Fibrinolytic agents, diagnostic angiogram, stenting, and bypass surgery if severe enough

Treatment - Myocardial Infarction (MI)

Other name for Myocardial Infraction

Heart Attack