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Obesity complications: Associated Pathologies

Obesity complications: Associated Pathologies

Obesity can result in various Disorders and pathologies:
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Obesity , as known from various Studies, is an associated cause for increase in morbidity and mortality. There is  50–100% increase in risk of death from all causes compared to normal weight people, mostly due to cardiovascular causes. Mortality rates rise as obesity increases, particularly when obesity is associated with increased intraabdominal …

CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA

CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA

CARDIOGENIC PULMONARY EDEMA
DEFINITION:
Interstitial edema, including fluid engorgement of the perivascular and peribronchial spaces and the alveolar wall interstitium.
ETIOLOGY:
Arrhythmias , MI , severe systemic hypertension
Pulmonary embolism , valvular heart disease
Increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY:
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs when the pulmonary capillary pressure exceeds the forces that maintain fluid within the vascular space (serum oncotic pressure and interstitial hydrostatic pressure).
Increased pulmonary …

Acute Myocardial Infarction, AMI or ‘Heart Attack"

Acute Myocardial Infarction, AMI or ‘Heart Attack"

Acute Myocardial Infarction
Definition:

Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), is the interruption of blood supply to part of the heart, causing heart cells to die, commonly due to occlusion (blockage) of a coronary artery following the rupture of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery. …

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