Cardiovascular Disease Crossword
Across
- 4. I am the cardiac biomarker that takes awhile to rise but I do not stay elevated for long
- 5. This is an acronym for procedures performed to open and allow for reperfusion of the coronary arteries
- 7. In this type of fibrillation the bottom of the heart is not properly contracting, they will not have a pulse
- 9. An assessment finding common in right sided heart failure- signifies an accumulation of fluid
- 11. If your blood pressure cuff is too large then you will have a falsely ______ reading
- 14. This will restart the heart if you have no pulse but still have electrical activity
- 16. This is the recommended diet for patients with cardiovascular disease
- 18. I am a device that can be utilized to maintain electrical activity of the heart
- 19. Acronym for the percentage of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each contraction
- 20. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is above 100
- 22. A generic name for an abnormal heart beat
- 23. I am the type of angina that gets better when you rest or take nitroglycerin
- 27. Acronym for the heart surgery that opens up pathways for multiple coronary arteries
- 28. I am the cardiac biomarker that can tell you if cardiac damage is happening fast, but I stay elevated for a longer period of time
- 29. Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one beat
Down
- 1. I am the type of angina that is not relieved with rest or nitroglycerin
- 2. In this type of fibrillation the top of the heart is chaotic putting the patient at risk for hypotension and blood clots
- 3. I am the acronym for the diagnostic test that will tell you if the electrical pattern of your heart is abnormal
- 6. I am the amount of blood that your heart begins with- I am an overall measure of how much fluid your body has onboard
- 8. This can help to convert a patient out of an abnormal heart rhythm that still has a pulse
- 10. I am the diagnostic test that allows you to view the visual structures of the heart and see how it is pumping
- 12. Acronym for the amount of resistance the heart has to overcome to pump blood to the body
- 13. I am the general name for the procedure that is used to visualize the inside of the heart and perform interventions
- 15. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is below 60 bpm
- 17. I am the amount of resistance the heart has to overcome to push blood forward
- 18. If you have this kind of IV, you should not be taking a BP on the same arm
- 21. This is the acronym for the syndrome that occurs when angina ceases to be stable
- 24. I am the type of test that can see how your heart handles being strained
- 25. Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one minute
- 26. If your blood pressure cuff is too small then you will have a falsely ______ reading