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Table of Contents Chapter One: Cardiovascular Problems........................................................................................................ 6 1.1 Hypertension.............................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 Peripheral Vascular Disease ...............................................................................................................11 1.3 Arterial Disease .......................................................................................................................................12 1.4 Venous Disease ........................................................................................................................................12 1.5 Arteriosclerosis Obliterans .................................................................................................................14 1.6 Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) .................................................................................................14 1.7 Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease...........................................................................................................15 1.8 Angina .........................................................................................................................................................16 1.9 Cardiac Failure.........................................................................................................................................19 1.10 Dysrhythmias.........................................................................................................................................21 1.11 Myocardial Infarction (MI)................................................................................................................26 1.12 Thrombophlebitis ................................................................................................................................31 1.13 Valvular heart disease ........................................................................................................................32 1.14 Aortic Insufficiency..............................................................................................................................33 1.15 Mitral Insufficiency..............................................................................................................................33 1.16 Mitral Stenosis.......................................................................................................................................33 1.17 Mitral Valve Prolapse..........................................................................................................................33 1.18 Tricuspid Insufficiency.......................................................................................................................34 1.19 Endocarditis ...........................................................................................................................................34 1.20 Infective Endocarditis.........................................................................................................................35 1.21 Myocarditis.............................................................................................................................................35 1.22 Pericarditis .............................................................................................................................................36 1.23 Cardiomyopathy ...................................................................................................................................36 1.24 Cardiogenic Shock................................................................................................................................37 1.25 Hypovolemic Shock..............................................................................................................................37 1.26 Iron Deficiency Anemia......................................................................................................................38 1.27 Pernicious Anemia...............................................................................................................................39 1.28 Sickle Cell Anemia ................................................................................................................................39 1.29 Vaso-Occlusive Crisis ..........................................................................................................................40 1.30 Polycythemia .........................................................................................................................................41 1.31 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC).........................................................................41 1.32 Hemophilia .............................................................................................................................................42 Chapter 1 Practice Questions......................................................................................................................44 Chapter Two: Respiratory Disease ...............................................................................................................50 2.1 Acid Base Imbalance ..............................................................................................................................50 2.2 Respiratory Acidosis..............................................................................................................................50 2.3 Respiratory Alkalosis ............................................................................................................................50 2.4 Metabolic Alkalosis ................................................................................................................................51 2.5 Metabolic Acidosis..................................................................................................................................52

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