CVA
Abbreviation Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke): brain injury from blocked or bleeding blood vessels.
Related terms
- strokeBrain injury caused by blocked or bleeding blood vessels in the brain.
- CADCoronary artery disease: plaque buildup that narrows the arteries supplying the heart muscle; the most…
- CHFCongestive heart failure: the heart cannot pump enough blood for the body's needs.
- CKDChronic kidney disease: gradual loss of kidney function.
- COPDChronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways and lungs that makes…
- DKADiabetic ketoacidosis: a serious diabetes complication from too little insulin, with high glucose, ketones…
- DMDiabetes mellitus.
- DVTDeep vein thrombosis: a blood clot in a deep vein, usually in the leg.
- ESRDEnd-stage renal disease: kidney failure needing dialysis or transplant.
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