| A | B |
|---|
| bronchodysplasia | inadequate lung development in infants |
| pulmonary embolism | blockage of a lung artery with a blood clot |
| pulmonary edema | build up of fluid in the lung tissue caused by left heart failure |
| atelectasis | collapse of a lung |
| pleural disease | restrictive lung disease caused by fibrosis of lung tissue |
| asthma | increased reactivity of bronchial tree causing muscle spasm that results in shortness of breath |
| emphysema | destruction of alveoli and bronchioles causing air to become trapped in the lung |
| chronic bronchitis | chronic airflow restriction that causes a productive cough greater than 3 months in at least 2 consecutive years |
| hypoxemia | decreased oxygen in the blood |
| arteriosclerosis | thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
| atherosclerosis | type of arteriosclerosis causing fat to accumulate on the walls of the arteries |
| ischemia | transient loss of oxygen to a tissue |
| aneurysm | dilation/bulge in a vessel wall |
| arrhythmia | irregular heart rate or rhythm |
| heart failure | mechanical incompetence of the heart |
| Right congestive heart failure | circulatory congestion causing edema in the extremities |
| Left congestive heart failure | circulatory congestion causing pulmonary edema |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| ventricular fibrillation | heart contracts at an increased rate that prevents the ventricles from filling with blood |
| stable angina pectoris | chest pain caused by exertion |
| unstable angina pectoris | chest pain caused at rest or without a specific cause |
| myocardial infarction | death of heart tissue caused by ischemia or thrombus |
