Across
- 1. prefix meaning upon
- 3. abbreviation for congestive heart failure
- 4. a condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
- 6. prefix meaning heart
- 9. abbreviation for coronary care unit
- 11. prefix meaning muscle
- 12. a condition in which the pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
- 15. a kind of heart failure in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle causing reduced blood flow
- 17. abbreviation for cardiovascular
- 18. instrument to measure blood pressure
- 21. abbreviation for do not resuscitate
- 22. the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body
- 23. prefix meaning inner or within
- 24. ventricle that pumps oxygenated blood through the body
Down
- 2. this tissue is responsible for the transport of all deoxygenated blood from the abdomen to the right side of the heart for oxygenation.
- 5. this is a test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 7. is a surgical procedure in which the patient’s heart is replaced with the heart from a donor.
- 8. a condition in which veins are swollen and dilated.
- 10. A monitor records heart activity to show a possible pattern for the symptoms the patient may be having.
- 11. prefix meaning middle
- 13. helps protect and enclose organs
- 14. is a procedure done in a specialized area of radiology. X-ray dye called contrast is injected into blood vessels to diagnose things.
- 16. a complete stop of the heart
- 19. abbreviation for hypertension
- 20. ventricle that takes blood with no oxygen and pumps it through the pulmonary valve