Medical terminology

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Across
  1. 1. for automated external defibrillator
  2. 4. vessels, a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs
  3. 6. heart failure, condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle
  4. 8. pumps blood through the circulation system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
  5. 11. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
  6. 12. arrest, often confused with myocardial infarction
  7. 13. means self
  8. 16. Stand for catheterization
  9. 17. test that helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues
  10. 18. infarction, commonly referred to as a heart attack
  11. 20. enzymes, used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.
  12. 22. stands for nothing by mouth
  13. 24. means fast
  14. 25. artery disease, disorder in which there is an narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart.
Down
  1. 2. blood vessels that deliver oxygen - rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
  2. 3. tissue, tissue that supports protects and give structure to other tissues and organs in the body
  3. 5. Stands for nursing care plan
  4. 7. , test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and it’s vessels
  5. 9. means destruction
  6. 10. flaps that act as one-way inlets for blood coming into a ventricle
  7. 14. means chest
  8. 15. test, test to evaluate how well this system is functioning.
  9. 19. x-ray dye that is injected into the blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms
  10. 21. Stands for congestive heart failure
  11. 23. means hardening