Category Archives: Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders

What do doctors call these conditions? Hypochloremia, hyperchloremia What are these conditions? Chloride imbalance refers to too little or too much chloride in the blood. Too little chloride is called hypochloremia; too much, hyperchloremia. Chloride is secreted by the stomach … Continue reading →

What do Doctors call this Condition – Thromboangiitis obliterans What is this Condition? Buerger’s disease – an inflammatory, occlusive condition – causes segmental lesions and subsequent blood clot (thrombus) formation in the small and medium arteries (and sometimes the veins), … Continue reading →

What do Doctors call this Condition – Myocardial infarction What is this Condition? In a heart attack, one of the heart’s arteries fails to deliver enough blood to the part of the heart muscle it serves. The reduced blood flow … Continue reading →