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Disorders of the Circulatory System

(Disorders of the Circulatory System)

Disorder:
Atherosclero
sis
(Narrowing of the
arteries)

Arrhythmia
(Irregular
Heartbeat)

Heart Attack

Stroke

Symptoms:

Causes:

Treatment:

-Silent Killer
-Shortness of breath
-Dizziness
-Headaches
-Vision problems

-High blood
pressure
-Smoking
-High cholesterol
-Plaque buildup

-Lifestyle changes
-Medication
-Angioplasty
-Bypass surgery

-Palpitations (a
feeling of skipped
heart beats, or
feeling that your
heart is running
away)
-Dizziness or feeling
light-headed
-Fainting
-Weakness or fatigue
-Discomfort,
pressure, heaviness,
or pain in the chest,
arm, or below the
breastbone
-Indigestion, or
choking feeling (may
feel like heartburn)
-Sweating, nausea,
vomiting, or dizziness
-Extreme weakness,
anxiety, or shortness
of breath
-Rapid or irregular
heartbeats
-Weakness or
numbness of the
face, arm, or leg on
one side of the body
-Loss of vision or
dimming (like a
curtain falling) in one
or both eyes
-Loss of speech,
difficulty talking, or
understanding what
others are saying
-Sudden, severe
headache with no
known cause
-Loss of balance or
unstable walking,

-Coronary artery
disease
-Electrolyte
imbalances in your
blood (Na or K)
-Injury from a heart
attack
-Healing process
after heart surgery

-In some cases, no

treatment may be
required
-Lifestyle changes
-Medication
-Surgical
procedures

-Coronary heart
disease (arteries
clogged with fatty,
calcified plaques)
-High blood
pressure
-High cholesterol
-Smoking
-Diabetes
-Sedentary lifestyle
-Stress
-Genetics

-Medication to
break up or
prevent blood
clots, prevent
platelets from
gathering and
sticking to the
plaque, or stabilize
the plaque
-Surgical
procedures (open
heart surgery &
angioplasty)

-Blockage in blood
flow to the brain
caused by a blood
clot
-Buildup of plaque
in the artery wall
-Bleeding into the
brain or around the
brain
-High blood
pressure

-Injections
-Blood pressurelowering
medications
-Cholesterollowering
medications
-Surgical
procedures (e.g.,
carotid
endarterectomy)
-Lifestyle changes

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Anemia
(Blood lacks
enough healthy
red blood cells or
hemoglobin)

Varicose
Veins

Heart Murur

usually combined
with another
symptom
-Extreme fatigue
-Pale skin
-Weakness
-Dizziness or
lightheadedness
-Headache
-Frequent infections

-Blood loss
-Decreased or
faulty red blood
cell production
-Destruction of red
blood cells

-Aching, cramping at
night, swelling, and a
feeling of fullness in
the legs (These
symptoms become
worse before
menstruation or after
standing for a long
time)
-Spider-web of raised
veins over most of
the leg or only one
vein

-The valves that

push blood through
the varicose veins
stop working
properly, causing
blood to collect in
areas in the veins
-Standing for long
periods of time
-Being overweight
-Age
-Gender
-Genetic

-No symptoms;
underlying structural
issue of the heart
-Difficulty breathing
-Swelling
-Chest pain,
palpitations

-When blood
rushes through the
heart quickly
during normal
function
-Underlying
medical condition
-Abnormalities in
the valves, septae,
arteries, or veins

-Blood transfusion,
oxygen infusion,
iron supplements
-Diet changes
(increasing the
amount of iron in
your diet)
-Iron injections or
given
intravenously
-Leg elevation
while sitting or
sleeping
-Compression
dressings with
single or
multilayered
systems
-Compression
stockings
-Sclerotherapy
(injection of a
liquid or foam into
the vein to form a
clot and
permanently
destroy the vessel)
-Ablation
(destruction) of
abnormal veins
with techniques
using laser,
radiofrequency or
other modalities
-Surgery (removal
of the varicose
veins, including
"phlebectomy" or
vein stripping).
-Many times just
monitored
-Infected
valvesantibiotics
-Damaged
valvessurgical
repair