McGraw-Hill Emergency Medical Responder 2nd Edition Ch.17
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Cardiovascular disease | show 🗑
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show | disease of the coronary arteries and the complications that result, such as angina pectoris or a heart attack
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show | a term used for diseases that slow or stop blood flow through the arteries that supply the heart muscle with blood
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Conditions by temporary or permanent blockage of a coronary artery as a result of coronary artery disease | show 🗑
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show | Peripheral artery disease
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Death of heart tissue that occurs when a coronary artery becomes severely narrowed or is completely blocked, usually by a blood clot (thrombus) | show 🗑
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Pulmonic valve | show 🗑
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show | Ventricular fibrillation
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A surgical procedute in which a graft is created from a healthy blood vessel from another part of the patient's body to reroute blood flow around a diseased coronary artery | show 🗑
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Manual defibrillator | show 🗑
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A condition in which one or both sides of the heart fail to pump efficiently | show 🗑
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show | The pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries when the left ventricle contracts.
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A sudden, temporary loss of consciousness | show 🗑
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show | A surgically implanted device programmed to recognize heart rhythms that are too fast or life-threatening and deliver a shock to reset the rhythm.
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Stent | show 🗑
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show | Sudden cardiac death
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show | A procedure in which a balloon-tipped catheter is inserted into a partially blocked coronary artery; when the balloon is inflated, plaque is pressed against the walls of the artery, improving blood flow to the heart muscle
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show | Narrowing and thickening of the inner lining (endothelium) of the walls of large and medium-size arteries because of a buildup of plaque.
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Defibrillation | show 🗑
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An atrioventricular valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle | show 🗑
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show | Diastolic blood pressure
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The ideal series of events that should take place immediately after recognizing an injury or the onset of sudden illness | show 🗑
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show | Decreased blood flow to an organ or tissue
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show | Mitral valve
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show | An abnormal awareness of one's heartbeat
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To assist in lowering body temperature, bloodvessels may | show 🗑
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show | arteries that supply the heart with blood
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show | Chest pain or discomfort
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show | When you are performing a focused history and physical examination on a patient with chest pain, your physical exammination should
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Nitroglycerin may relive chest pain associated with coronary artery disease by | show 🗑
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Most commonly associated with failure of or damage to the left ventricle | show 🗑
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