Cardiac Assessment, Labs & Diagnostic Tests

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Across
  1. 3. Electrolyte responsible for fluid balance
  2. 5. Sound made when the pulmonic and aortic valves close
  3. 6. Cardiac Marker that is released into the blood stream quickly and disappears within 24 hours
  4. 8. When the pericardial space fluids with blood
  5. 10. This valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle
  6. 12. From the pulmonary artery, blood flows next into the
  7. 13. Outermost layer of the heart
  8. 15. The bottom of the heart
  9. 16. When patients have difficulty breathing while laying flat
  10. 17. Electrolyte responsible for contraction of cardiac muscle
Down
  1. 1. From the lungs, blood next travels through the
  2. 2. Term used in healthcare for risk factors that can be changed
  3. 4. The good cholesterol
  4. 7. Receives blood from the lower extremities and abdomen
  5. 9. Pulse site where you can never check sites bilaterally
  6. 11. heart sound heard when blood backflows through a valve
  7. 14. bluish discoloration of the extremities and lips
  8. 17. Sound heard when fluid builds up in the lungs as a result of pulmonary congestion
  9. 18. This side of the heart is a high pressure system