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- 4. This approach focuses on providing comfort and relief during challenging times in healthcare.
- 6. Medical exploration that takes a deep dive into the respiratory system; it's like a lung adventure with a lighted guide.
- 7. Think of this procedure as the insertion of a breathing tube.
- 8. This event involves a disruption of blood flow to the brain.
- 9. A rapid heart rhythm originating in the ventricles.
- 11. A cardiac condition that might make you think of a "wacky path way" disrupting the normal heart rhythm.
- 18. A mechanical device providing support to a weakened heart's left ventricle.
- 21. This protein is like a "plasma performer," maintaining colloidal osmotic pressure in blood.
- 25. Also known as adrenaline, this medication can quickly raise blood pressure and heart rate in emergency situations.
- 27. A slow heart rate.
- 28. This device is like a "smart guardian" for the heart, delivering a shock to restore normal rhythm when needed.
- 29. This state could be likened to an "abstinent agitation," with symptoms arising after discontinuing alcohol use.
- 31. The central organ in the circulatory system, often symbolized as a sign of love or emotion.
- 32. This system helps manage waste in a controlled way, ensuring a clean and comfortable environment; think of it as a "sanitary strategy" for dealing with digestive remnants.
- 35. Blood-thinner that prevents clots; keeps the circulation flowing smoothly.
- 38. This medical device, named after its inventor, is a flexible tube inserted into a specific body part to drain fluids or allow monitoring—commonly used in the urinary system for drainage.
- 39. This antiarrhythmic medication is often used to regulate the heart's rhythm.
- 40. Term refers to the tearing of layers in blood vessels.
- 42. This test provides information on blood oxygen and acidity.
- 44. A blood clot that often forms in the legs; deep trouble for circulation.
- 47. A small mesh tube inserted into an artery to help keep it open and improve blood flow.
- 48. A potent pain reliever.
- 49. Chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood flow to the heart muscle.
- 50. This wave on an ECG represents ventricular depolarization.
- 51. Surgical procedure creating an airway in the neck; a breath of fresh air for some patients.
- 53. This catheter for measuring pressures in the heart and lungs.
- 56. This process is like a "blood ID check," ensuring compatibility for blood transfusions. Send to tube station 134.
- 58. With this system, patients have control over their pain relief.
- 59. This medication is like a "speedy antidote," used to increase heart rate in certain situations.
- 61. Mechanical device that helps patients breathe by delivering oxygen to the lungs and removing carbon dioxide.
- 64. Infection resulting from the improper use of central lines; a hospital-acquired woe.
- 65. This genetic disorder is characterized by tall stature and elongated limbs.
- 66. A protein released into the bloodstream during a heart attack; elevated levels indicate heart muscle damage.
- 67. This opioid analgesic provides pain relief in various medical scenarios.
- 69. This pain management technique involves administering medication near the spinal cord.
- 71. A test that records the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, providing information about heart rate and rhythm.
- 72. This healthcare professional is a "caring conduit," providing patient care and support.
- 75. One of the heart's valves, this term might bring to mind a "merry portal" regulating blood flow.
- 76. A procedure to diagnose and treat heart conditions using a catheter to access the heart's chambers and blood vessels.
- 78. Bladder infection that's unwelcome.
- 79. Medications that constrict blood vessels, raising blood pressure; used in cases of severe hypotension.
- 80. Inotrope used to increase cardiac output.
- 81. Breakdown of red blood cells.
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- 1. This signaling device allows patients to request assistance.
- 2. This sedative-hypnotic agent is sometimes humorously called "milk of amnesia" due to its milky appearance and ability to induce rapid anesthesia.
- 3. This principle calculates cardiac output, like a "flow formula" based on oxygen consumption.
- 5. This acute heart attack with significant ST-elevation.
- 10. This vascular condition might be seen as a "bulging balloon," a weakening and expansion of a blood vessel wall.
- 12. Inflammation of the pericardium (the sac surrounding the heart), causing chest pain.
- 13. Phosphodiesterase inhibitor that helps improve heart function.
- 14. An implanted device that helps regulate the heart's rhythm by sending electrical impulses to the heart muscles.
- 15. The organ responsible for oxygenating blood and removing carbon dioxide.
- 16. This type of heart attack without ST elevation.
- 17. Often called a "rat poison"; it's not for rodents, but it keeps clots at bay.
- 19. A life-threatening arrhythmia.
- 20. A medication used to slow down the heart rate.
- 22. The largest artery in the body.
- 23. This medical procedure is like a "filtration fiesta," cleansing the blood when kidneys need assistance.
- 24. This cardiac condition may feel like a "heart hug," where fluid compresses the heart.
- 26. This monitoring method measures oxygen saturation.
- 30. Abnormal accumulation of fluid around the heart.
- 33. The body's "liquid life" that carries oxygen, nutrients, and waste products.
- 34. This condition involves a sudden blockage of the pulmonary arteries.
- 36. Irregular heart rhythm; can be too fast (tachycardia) or too slow (bradycardia).
- 37. A device inserted into the aorta to assist the heart in pumping blood, often used in cases of cardiac failure.
- 40. This flexible feeding tube for enteral nutrition.
- 41. This imaging technique uses sound waves for visualization internal structures without radiation.
- 43. An echocardiogram that requires a probe down the throat; a more intimate look at the heart.
- 45. This drainage system that removing air or fluid from the pleural space.
- 46. Emergency procedure involving chest compressions and rescue breathing to restore blood circulation and breathing in a person with cardiac arrest.
- 52. When your heart decides to host a party, but it's less of a rhythmic dance and more of a wild “____ulous fiesta!"
- 54. This measurement reflects left atrial pressure.
- 55. A feminine hygiene device used in healthcare settings, it helps manage incontinence by providing a non-invasive way to collect urine.
- 57. A device that delivers an electric shock to the heart to restore normal rhythm during sudden cardiac arrest.
- 58. This electrolyte is essential for heart function, like the "potent partner" in maintaining proper cardiac rhythm.
- 60. The process of removing the breathing tube once the patient can breathe independently.
- 62. This cooling device helps with targeted temperature management.
- 63. This is a type of temporary ventricular support device.
- 68. This life-saving technology supporting heart and lung function.
- 70. Absence of identifiable heart rhythm.
- 73. An echocardiogram that captures heart images through the chest; a non-invasive cardiac snapshot.
- 74. These vessels carry blood away from the heart, and the word might remind you of a major thoroughfare for blood circulation.
- 77. This surgical technique involves harvesting veins using an endoscope.