4 Flashcards
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Condition of holding back blood from an organ or tissue
Ischemia
Blue
Cyan/o
heart rhythm originating in SA note with resetting rates of 60 to 100 beats a minute
Normal sinus rhythm
The beat of the heart felt through arterial walls
Pulse
The force that blood exerts on arterial walls
Blood pressure
Enlargement of the heart
Cardiomegaly
High levels of cholesterol in blood
Hypercholesterolemia
Structure in a vein or in the heart that temporarily closes an opening so that blood flows in the proper direction
Valve
Condition of deficient oxygen to the tissues
Hypoxia
Breakdown of a clot
Thrombolysis
Hardening of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis
Narrowing of blood vessel
Vasoconstriction
Instrument used to auscultate heart and abdominal sounds
Stethoscope
Tissue death due to lack of oxygen
Infarction
Nitrate drug used to treat angina and myocardial infarction
Nitroglycerine
Sudden unexpected stoppage of heart action often leading to cardiac death
Cardiac arrest
Uncomfortable sensation in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmia
Palpitations
Drug used to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream
Statins
Unstable angina and myocardial infarction caused by plaque rupture in coronary arteries
Acute coronary syndrome
A condition of damaged valves in veins that fail to prevent the backflow of blood, swollen or twisted veins
Varicose veins
Application of brief electrical discharges across the chest of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia
Defibrillation
Incision of a valve
Valvotomy
Removal of plaque( lipids and clots) that accumulates in the lining of an artery
Atherectomy
Measure of blood levels of a hormone released from the heart during CHF as the pressure builds up in the chambers of the heart
Brain natriuretic peptide test
