Opening My Heart Crossword

2. An odorless gas that is present in the air and necessary to maintain life
4. A procedure that uses high-energy sound waves to look at tissues and organs inside of the body.
7. A doctor who has special training in giving drugs or other agents to prevent or relieve pain during surgery or other procedures
10. Any surgery done on the heart muscle, valves, arteries, or the aorta, in which you are specifically connected to a heart-lung bypass machine in which your heart is stopped while you are connected to this machine
11. Will A written, legal document that spells out medical treatments you would and would not want to be used to keep you alive
13. A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of the heart
15. A doctor or nurse’s approach or attitude toward a patient

1. A process where a healthcare provider inserts a tube through a person’s mouth or nose, then down their trachea.
3. Any patient with an unexpected cardiac or respiratory arrest requiring resuscitation and activation of a hospital-wide alert
5. A common condition that develops when plaque builds up inside your arteries
6. An x-ray photograph of blood or lymph vessels made by an angiography
8. The main artery of the body that supplies oxygenated blood to the circulatory system
9. A record of muscle activity within the heart created by a cardiograph.
12. Intensive Care Unit. Specialized treatment given to patients who are acutely unwell and require critical medical care
14. A hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation