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cardiovascular
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adrenaline | hormone and neurotransmitter tha helps react flight or fight response |
| aneurysm | an abnormal swelling or bulge in the wall of an artery (blood vessel) |
| Angina | chest pain due to reduced blood flow to heart muscles |
| angioplasty | procedure to open blocked or narrowed coronary arteries using balloon/stent |
| arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| artery | part of circulatory (cardiovascular system) blood vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood from your heart to all of your body's cells. |
| atherosclerosis | thickening or hardening of arteries plaque build up |
| blood clot | when blood solidifies , process to prevent bleeding can lead to stroke/heart attack |
| clot that forms in arteries/vessels is a | thrombus |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| cardiac catherization | invasive procedure to evaluate heart function place a catheter through a blood vessel and into the heart |
| cerebral hemorrhage | bleeding in the brain |
| cholesterol | waxy, lipid in the blood builds healthy cells |
| congenital | acquired before or at birth |
| diuretics | medicines that help reduce fluid buildup in the body |
| echocardiogram | ultrasound test that checks the structure and function of heart can show blood flow through the heart and heart valves |
| electrocardiogram | records the electrical signals in the heart. EKG or ECG use rods |
| embolism | blocked artery blood clot that develops in an artery (blood vessel) |
| epinephrine | adrenaline used for life threatening situations allergic reaction etc |
| exacerbation | worsening of a disease or an increase in its symptoms. COPD |
| claudication | pain you feel when your leg muscles don't get enough blood while you exercise. |
| ischemia | when blood flow to the heart muscle is obstructed |
| nitroglycerin | prevent and treats chest pain by relaxing blood vessels |
| mitral valve prolapse | Barlow syndrome the flaps (also called leaflets or cusps) of the mitral valve become enlarged or stretched. type of heart valve disease that affects the valve between the left heart chambers. |
| myocardial infarction | heart attack cessation of oxygen rich blood flow to the heart (to a portion of the myocardium) |
| palpitations | fast beating, pounding, fluttering heart |
| plaque | forms when cholesterol lodges in the wall of the arteries fatty deposits that narrow artery and reduce blood flow |
| hypertension | when the force of blood pushing against he artery walls is consistently too high. systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140 mm Hg or more, or a diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of 90 mm Hg or more |
| coagulate | to change from liquid to solid |
| pump | The heart acts as a relatively pump transferring blood from the veins to the arteries |
| paralysis | loss of muscle function |
| shining skin | trophic change, sign of atrophy skin deterioration comprised circulation to skin cells peripheral arterial disease |
| edema | swelling caused by trapped fluid |
| heart failure | congestive failure when heart doesnt pump enough blood for body needs |
| heartburn | burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid traveling up the throat |
| crushing sensation | a sense of discomfort that is squeezing/compressing |
| flushed | red in the face or other areas of skin |
| agonal respiration snoring,moaning, gurgling indicates heart arrest | |
| faint | short-term loss of consciousness |
| syncope | fainting |
| thrombosis | when blood clots block veins or arteries. |
| tachycardia | heart rate over 100 beats a minute fast heartbeat |
| vein | blood vessels located throughout the body that collect oxygen-poor blood and return it to your heart. |
| stroke | when blood supply to the brain is blocked blood vessel in brain bursts |
| spasm | muscles involuntarily contract |
| throbbing | pulsating beating in a regular rhythm |
| vomiting | emptying stomach contents |
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