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SBGR Clinical Review
SBGR MA 190 Week 2
Question | Answer |
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angia pectoris | chest pain |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
atherosclerosis | build-up of waxy plaque on the inside of blood vessels |
arteriosclerosis | thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls |
cardiopulmonary | relating to the heart and lungs |
bradycardia | slow heart rate |
tachycardia | fast heart rate |
MI | myocardial infarction |
diastolic | The phase of blood circulation in which the hearts pumping chambers are being filled with blood |
systolic | the phase of blood circulation in which the heart's pumping chambers are actively pumping blood |
arrhythmia | without a regular heart rate |
myocardium | heart muscle |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
pulse | what can be felt of the surface of the skin as blood moves through the artery |
respiration | the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the atmosphere, the lungs and at the cellular level |
blood pressure | the force of the blood moving through the arteries |
hypertension | high blood pressure, HTN |
electrocardiography | the study and interpretation of the recording of the electric currents of the heart |
electrocardiogram | the record of the electrical currents of the heart |
electrocardiograph | the instrument for recording electric currents of the heart |