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Pathophysiology is a study which explains the function of the body as it relates to diseases and conditions. The pathophysiology of hypertension is an area which attempts to explain mechanistically the causes of hypertension, which is a chronic disease characterized by elevation of blood pressure. Hypertension can be classified by cause as ...
The vasomotor center ( VMC) is a portion of the medulla oblongata. Together with the cardiovascular center and respiratory center, it regulates blood pressure. [1] It also has a more minor role in other homeostatic processes. [citation needed] Upon increase in carbon dioxide level at central chemoreceptors, it stimulates the sympathetic system ...
Identifying the symptoms of hypertensive heart disease. Symptoms vary depending on the severity of the condition and progression of the disease. You may experience no symptoms, or your symptoms ...
Vascular resistance is the resistance that must be overcome to push blood through the circulatory system and create blood flow.The resistance offered by the systemic circulation is known as the systemic vascular resistance (SVR) or may sometimes be called by the older term total peripheral resistance (TPR), while the resistance offered by the pulmonary circulation is known as the pulmonary ...
The circulatory system works thanks to constant pressure from the heart and valves throughout the body. This pressure ensures that veins carry blood to the heart and arteries transport it away ...
Symptoms. The main symptom of cardiac cachexia is weight loss. You may also feel: Very weak and tired. Short of breath. Unable to exercise or be active. Nauseated. Not very hungry. Constipation.
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Vascular disease includes any condition that affects your circulatory system. This ranges from diseases of your arteries, veins, and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation ...