CVD Terms and Abbreviations
Across
- 2. medical term for clotting
- 5. the medical abbreviation for treatment
- 6. refers to the heart muscle
- 8. a type of invasive surgery used to treat coronary heart disease
- 9. the medical abbreviation for nitroglycerin
- 10. the true state of happiness
- 12. the condition of having high blood pressure
- 13. this medical terms means heart attack
- 14. condition that causes swelling in the liver and brain
- 17. term that means irregular heart rhythm
- 20. this abbreviation means the American Heart Association
- 22. synonym for illegal
- 23. the medical term for a blockage
- 25. this abbreviation is used on a SOAP to represent signs and symptoms
- 26. the opposite of chronic
- 29. imbalance of lipids, for example high LDL
- 30. produced INside of the organism
- 31. this machine records the electrical signals from the heart to monitor its conditions
- 32. the process of widening the blood vessels to increase blood flow
Down
- 1. having to do with the upper area of the abdomen/stomach
- 3. refers to the injury or death of tissue
- 4. the most severe type of heart attack
- 6. this abbreviation means mechanism of action
- 7. medical abbreviation for lipid panel
- 10. produced OUTside of the organism
- 11. drug class used to reduce pain but often become an abused substance
- 12. your LDL becomes too high
- 13. sudden, reduced blood flow to the heart
- 15. the medical abbreviation for diagnosis
- 16. this type of drug lowers your cholesterol
- 18. muscle pains
- 19. this is designed to measure plasma heparins
- 21. severe chest pains
- 24. the brain and spine are considered part of the
- 27. another way to reference exhaustion
- 28. you want this to be greater than 60 mg/dL