Cardiac Emergency Terms and Definitions
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| Condition in which a portion of the myocardium dies as a result of oxygen starvation, sometimes referred to as a heart attack | show 🗑
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| Dilation or ballooning of a weakened section in the wall of an artery. | show 🗑
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| show | angina pectoris
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| Irregular, or absent, heart rhythm | show 🗑
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| Condition in which artery walls become hard and stiff due to calcium deposits. | show 🗑
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| show | asystole
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| Buildup of fatty deposits on the inner walls of arteries. | show 🗑
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| show | cardiac compromise
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| show | congestive heart failure
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| Diseases that affect the arteries of the heart. | show 🗑
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| show | edema
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| Clot of blood an plaque which has broken loose from the wall of an artery and then moves to smaller arteries and blocks blood flow. | show 🗑
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| blockage | show 🗑
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| Accumulation of fluid in the feet or ankles. | show 🗑
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| show | pulmonary edema
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| Condition in which the heart's electrical rhythm remains relatively normal, yet the mechanical pumping activity fails to follow the electrical activity, causing cardiac arrest. | show 🗑
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| show | sudden death
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| Clot formed of blood and plaque attached to the inner wall of an artery. | show 🗑
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| show | ventricular fibrillation
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| show | ventricular tachycardia
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| The patient may describe chest pain from the heart as: | show 🗑
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| show | dyspnea
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| A patient with heart problems may complain of: | show 🗑
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| If the heart is beating too fast or too slow, the patient with cardiac compromise may also: | show 🗑
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| show | difficulty breathing, abnormal pulse rate, pain in the chest/upper abdomen, sudden onset of sweating with nausea or vomiting
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| Emergency medical care of a patient with cardiac compromise should include: | show 🗑
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| The "position of comfort" for a conscious patient who is having chest pain and difficulty breathing- | show 🗑
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| show | is hypertensive and has a headache, loses consciousness after feeling dizzy, has chest pain for over five minutes and is hypotensive
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| In order for EMT-B to administer nitroglycerin, these conditions must be met: | show 🗑
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