CNHP Ch. 9

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Across
  1. 4. drug that reduces serum fat and cholesterol
  2. 6. abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves
  3. 7. chest pain due temporary loss of oxygenated blood to heart muscle
  4. 9. chest
  5. 14. portable electrocardiograph worn by patient that monitors electrical activity of heart over 24hrs
  6. 15. multiple-gated acquisition scan useful in evaluating pumping function of ventricles using nuclear imaging during the beating of the heart as radioactive isotopes are injected into bloodstream
  7. 16. defect in the chamber or valves of the heart causing an abnormal sound
  8. 19. a localized area of necrosis caused by ischemia
  9. 20. an abnormal growth of tissue around a valve generally resulting from infection
  10. 21. drug that increases the secretion of urine
  11. 22. normal blood pressure
  12. 24. rapid regular atrial contractions occurring at rates between 250 and 330/min
  13. 25. high blood pressure caused by effects of another disease.
  14. 26. a device used to treat bradycardia by electrically stimulating the heart to contract
  15. 28. compression of the heart produced by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac
  16. 30. a clot carried in the bloodstream that obstructs flow of blood when lodged
Down
  1. 1. inflammation of a vein associated with a clot formation
  2. 2. percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, a method for treating the narrowing of a coronary artery by inserting a specialized catheter with a balloon attachment
  3. 3. limping, pain in limb
  4. 5. resting state of myocardial cells
  5. 8. pulse
  6. 10. stationary blood clot
  7. 11. surgical removal of lining of an artery to clear blockage caused by a clot or plaque buildup
  8. 12. state of contraction in myocardial cells
  9. 13. flexible narrow tube through a vein or artery into the heart to withdraw samples of blood
  10. 17. drug that increases the force of myocardial contraction in the heart
  11. 18. swollen
  12. 23. x-ray image of a vein
  13. 27. the joining of two blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other
  14. 29. profuse sweating