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SBGR Clinical Review
SBGR MA 190 Week 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |