LCHS_Ch 11_Chabner Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
ARRHYTHMIAS | Abnromal heart rhythms associated with problems with the conduction or electricla system of the heart. |
HEART BLOCK | Failure of proper conductionm of impulses through the AV node to the atrioventricular bundle(Bundle of HIs). |
FLUTTER | rapid but regular contractions of atria or ventricles. Heart ryhthms may reach up to 130 beats per minutes. |
FIBRILLATION | Rapid, random, ineffectual, and irregular contractions fo the heart. (350 beats or more per minute) |
DEFIBRILLATOR | Electrical device applied to the chest wall that is used to restore normal heart rhythm. |
CARDIAC ARREST | The sudden and often unexpected stoppage of heart movement caused by a heart blockage or ventricular fibrillation. |
PALPITATIONS | Uncomfortable sensations in the chest associated with different types of arrythmias. |
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE | The heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood. (more blood enters the heart than leaves the heart - causes a backup in the 2 circulatory circuits) |
PULMONARY EDEMA | Fluid seeps out of capillaries in to the timy air sacs of the lungs due to blood accumulation in the lungs. (CHF) |
ARTHEROSCLEROSIS | Deposition of fatty compounds on the inner lining of the coronary arteries. (hardening of the artieries) |
THROMBIC OCCLUSION | blocking o fhte coronary artery by a clot. |
ISCHEMIA | blood condition where blood is decreased or stopped entirely. |
INFARCTION | Area of dead myocardial tissue. |
NITROGLYCERIN | A powerful vasodilator that increases coronary blood flow and lowers blood pressure in order to decrease the work of the heart. |
ENDOCARDITIS | Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart caused by a bacterial infection. |
HYPERTENSION | High blood pressure affecting the heart due to the narrowing of arterioles. Heart has to pump more vigorously to overcome the increased resistance in the arteries. |
MURMUR | An extra heart sound heard between normal beats. |
PERICARDITIS | Inflammation of the membrane (pericardium) surrounding the heart. |
ANEURYSM | localized widening of an arterial wall. Common in the aorta. |
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE | Blockage of blood vessels outside the heart. |
VARICOSE VEINS | Abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually ocurring in the legs. |
HEMORRHOIDS | Varicose veins near the anus. |
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