The first slides of the tutorial describes what is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is an illness in the blood vessels or the heart. The presentation had a brief part of the cardiovascular system.The cardiovascular system consists of the heart and blood vessels such as, arteries, veins and capillaries. The cardiovascular system is responsible for transporting oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and cellular waste products throughout the body. The cardiovascular system is powered by the body’s hardest-working organ being the heart. Even though there are many cardiovascular disease the tutorial mainly focused on one disease and that is atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a condition in which the plaque builds up within the wall of the artery. Plaque is able to build up in two ways. The first way It can build is inside the lumen causing occlusion (blockage) or outward. The slide also stated that the outward plaque is responsible to cause the most heart attacks in the United States.
The tutorial 9B goes into depth of atherosclerosis. This is a Chronic disease that can start at an early age. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fatty materials within the walls of blood vessels. After the fatty material builds up overtime it creates a fatty streak. When the fatty streak enlarges throughout time, …show more content…
When you develop peripheral artery disease, your extremities usually your legs do not receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand. PAD causes aching, change in skin color and sometimes burning in the legs. Total loss of circulation to the legs and feet can cause gangrene, paresthesia and a loss of a limb. A physical examination will determine if a person has peripheral artery disease with the help of a doppler. A doppler is a small machine that visualizes the artery with sound waves. It also measures the blood flow in an artery to indicate the presence of a
The tutorial 9B goes into depth of atherosclerosis. This is a Chronic disease that can start at an early age. Atherosclerosis is the buildup of fatty materials within the walls of blood vessels. After the fatty material builds up overtime it creates a fatty streak. When the fatty streak enlarges throughout time, …show more content…
When you develop peripheral artery disease, your extremities usually your legs do not receive enough blood flow to keep up with demand. PAD causes aching, change in skin color and sometimes burning in the legs. Total loss of circulation to the legs and feet can cause gangrene, paresthesia and a loss of a limb. A physical examination will determine if a person has peripheral artery disease with the help of a doppler. A doppler is a small machine that visualizes the artery with sound waves. It also measures the blood flow in an artery to indicate the presence of a