Across
- 2. An instrument wrapped around the arm to measure blood pressure.
- 3. Complete stopping of the heart.
- 4. A test used to measure the amount of certain items in the blood.
- 6. Mitral Valve Prolapse
- 9. Suffix meaning destruction.
- 11. A portable electrocardiogram machine that a patient wears for several days.
- 12. Semilunar valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery.
- 16. Automated External Defibrillator
- 17. What arteries become further away from the heart.
- 18. A test that uses ultrasounds to look at the heart and vessels.
- 20. A condition where the heart is not pumping blood from the left ventricle and is causing reduced blood flow.
- 21. The double-layered sac that surrounds the heart wall.
- 22. Surgery where one's heart is replaced with a donor's.
- 25. Coronary Care Unit
- 26. Nothing by mouth
- 27. A condition where an artery has a weakened wall and then swells.
- 29. The area of the chest where the heart is located.
- 30. Suffix meaning narrowing.
Down
- 1. High blood pressure, can thicken blood vessels and make it difficult for red blood cells to pass through.
- 5. The largest vein in the top of the body.
- 7. Root word meaning to clot, includes combining vowel.
- 8. Prefix meaning slow.
- 10. The wall between the left and right atria.
- 13. Root word meaning chest, includes combining vowel.
- 14. A condition caused by blocking or narrowing of coronary arteries which then causes a part of the heart to not get necessary blood flow; Heart attack
- 15. A device implanted in a patient's chest to fix irregular heartbeats using electrical signals.
- 19. as needed
- 23. Intravenous
- 24. Swollen and dilated veins found in the legs.
- 28. Prefix meaning apart or through.