PULMONARY EMBOLISM KEY TERMS

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Across
  1. 2. feeling of impending doom, common with PE
  2. 8. low oxygen levels in the blood
  3. 9. drug class used to treat PE
  4. 13. fast heart rate, often seen in PE
  5. 15. coughing up blood
  6. 16. blood test used to rule out clot presence
  7. 17. anticoagulant used to prevent clot growth
  8. 18. first name of case study patient
  9. 20. provides critical care and monitoring for PE patients
  10. 21. difficulty or labored breathing
  11. 24. a clot or other substance that travels through blood vessels
  12. 25. coughing up blood, a possible PE symptom
Down
  1. 1. part of the V/Q mismatch in PE
  2. 3. swelling, often in the legs, associated with DVT
  3. 4. device used to maintain intravenous access
  4. 5. last name of instructor of this class
  5. 6. pulse oximetry abbreviation indicating oxygen saturation
  6. 7. oral anticoagulant for long-term PE management
  7. 10. a stationary blood clot
  8. 11. abnormally rapid breathing
  9. 12. deep vein thrombosis
  10. 14. essential nursing action for vital signs in PE
  11. 19. encouraged post-op to prevent DVT/PE
  12. 22. imaging test to detect pulmonary embolism
  13. 23. inflammation of the pleura causing sharp chest pain