Cardio. key terms Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
aneurysm | balloon-like enlargement of the artery wall |
angina | choking, suffocating, and cheast pains caused by insufficient oxygen to the heart |
antiarrhythmic | medication to control irregularities of the heartbeat |
anticoagulant | medication to low and prevent clotting (thrombolytic) |
antihypertensive | medication to lower high bp |
anemia, aplatic | absence of all formed blood elements |
arrhythmia | loss of a normal rythym |
arteritis | inflammation of the arteries |
atheroma | fatty deposit within the wall of the artery |
atherosclerosis | hardening/narrowing of the arteries due to cholesterol plaques |
bradycardia | abnormally slow heartbeat |
cardiac catheterization | placement of a catheter through vein or artery into the heart |
cholesterol | lipids that travel in blood packages (lipoprotein) |
defibrillation | electric shock to restore the heart's normal rythym. |
diastolic | lowest pressure against the blood vessel's walls |
electrocardiogram | record of the electrical activity of the myocardium |
embolism | Blocked vessel by an embolus. |
fibrillation | Rapid, random, and ineffective contractions of the heart |
hemoglobin | blood test that measures the average blood glucose level over the previous three to four months |
hemostasis | to control bleeding |
hypoperfusion | - A deficiency of blood passing through an organ or body part. |
ischemia | Deficiency in blood supply due to either the constriction or the obstruction of a blood vessel. |
palpitation | An examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts |
plaque | A solid raised area of skin that is different form the area around it and greater than 0.5 cm in diameter. |
systolic | Which occurs when the ventricles contract, is the highest pressure against the walls of the blood vessels. |
tachycardia | an abnormally fast heartbeat |
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