31. Briefly describe the followings

(a) anaemia

(b) angina pectoris

(c) atherosclerosis

(d) hypertension

(e) heart failure

(f) erythroblastosis foetalis

 


(a) Anaemia is the decrease in the number of RBC than the normal amount and also due to less quantity of haemoglobin than the normal value in blood This is the most common disorder of the blood.

(b) Angina Pectoris Occurs when there is blockage in coronary artery, thus in sufficient supply of blood reaches to heart muscles. This results in chest pain, fear, anxiety, pale skin, profuse sweating and vomitting. The anginal pain usually starts in the centre of the chest spreads down to the left arm which last for only few second.
(c) Atherosclerosis is the deposition of cholesterol in the inner lining of arteries called atherosclerotic plaque. Sometimes arteries are completely blocked, this result in stroke or heart attack.
(d) Hypertension is sometimes also called as arterial hypertension. The blood pressure in the arteries gets elevated. It could be primary hypertension which has no obvious medical reason but secondary hypertension are caused by various conditions which affect kidneys, arteries heart or endocrine system.
(e) Heart Failure is the state of heart whenit does not pump blood effectively enough to meet the needs of the body.
(f) Erythroblastosis foetalis is a haemolytic disease of new borns which is an allo-immune condition that develops in foetus when IgG molecules produced by mother pass through placenta and attack RBC causing reticulocytosis and anaemia. It develops due to Rh incompatibility between the couples.
In a man with RH+ blood and women with Rh-, blood the second pregnancy foetus may have this problem due to IgG accumulation in women during first child development and delivery.