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- 2. Type of conduction of the electrical impulse through the heart’s conductive system in an abnormal fashion
- 3. This tamponade is the result when the accumulation of excess fluid is inside the pericardium.
- 6. disease characterized by severe, violent coughing.
- 7. (2,3-DPG) Chemical in the red blood cells that affects hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen
- 8. viral disease characterized by a rash of fluid-filled vesicles that rupture, forming small ulcers that eventually scab; commonly called chickenpox.
- 10. Chest pain that results when the heart muscle requires a supply of oxygenated blood that exceeds the amount that can be supplied, usually result of blockage in one or more of the coronary arteries
- 12. Response when the big toe dorsiflexes and the other toes fan out when the sole is stimulated.
- 13. Hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that increases sodium reabsorption by the kidneys; it plays a part in regulation of blood volume, blood pressure, and blood levels of potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate
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- 1. phenomenon in which a decrease in pCO2/acidity causes an increase in the quantity of oxygen that binds with the hemoglobin and, conversely, an increase in pCO2/acidity causes the hemoglobin to give up a greater quantity of oxygen.
- 4. congestive heart failure secondary to pulmonary hypertension.
- 5. This skull fracture is associated with bilateral periorbital ecchymosis - black-and-blue discoloration of the area surrounding the eyes. (Also called raccoon eyes.)
- 9. poor respirations due to CNS damage, causing ineffective thoracic muscular coordination.
- 11. abnormal contraction of the pupils; pinpoint pupils.