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Chapter 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anemia | a condition in which the amount of red blood cells or hemoglobin in th body is less than normal |
| Angina pectoris | chest pain, pressure, or discomfort |
| Anti-embolic stockings | special stockings used to help prevent swelling and blood clots and aid circulation; also called elastic stockings |
| artery | vessel that carries blood away from the heart |
| capillaries | tiny blood vessels in which the exchange of gases, nurients, and waste products occurs between blood and cells |
| coronary artery disease (CAD) | a condition in which the coronary arteries become damaged and narrow over time, causing chest pain, and other symptoms |
| diastole | phase when the heart muscle relaxes |
| heart | four- chambered pump that is responsible for the flow of blood in the body |
| Congestive heart failure (CHF) | s condition in which the heart muscle is damaged and fails to pump effectively |
| nitroglycerin | medication that relaxes the walls of the coronary arteries |
| orthopnea | shortness of breath when lying down that is relieved by sitting up |
| peripheral vascular disease (PVD) | a condition in which the legs, feet, arms, or hands do not have enough blood circlation |
| phlebitis | inflammation of the veins in the lower extermities |
| pulmonary edema | a condition ih which there is an accumlation of fluid in the lungs; usually due to heart failure |
| stable angina | chest pain that occurs while a person is activr or under severe stress |
| systole | phase where the heart is at work, contracting and pushing blood out of the left ventricle |
| unstable angina | chest pain that occurs while a person is at rest and not exerting himself |
| vein | vessel that carries blood to the heart |
| artia | the upper two champer of the heart |
| ventricles | the lower two chambers of the heart |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| occlusion | a complete obstruction of a blood vessel |
| hypoxia | a condition in which the body does not recieve enough oxygen |
| cardiomyopathy | a weakening of the heart muscle due to enlargement or thinkening which reduces the heart's ability to pump blood effectively |
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