Cardiovascular Disease Crossword

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  1. 2. A generic name for an abnormal heart beat
  2. 4. This is the acronym for the syndrome that occurs when angina ceases to be stable
  3. 6. I am the cardiac biomarker that can tell you if cardiac damage is happening fast, but I stay elevated for a longer period of time
  4. 8. Acronym for the heart surgery that opens up pathways for multiple coronary arteries
  5. 11. Acronym for the amount of resistance the heart has to overcome to pump blood to the body
  6. 12. An assessment finding common in right sided heart failure- signifies an accumulation of fluid
  7. 13. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is above 100
  8. 14. If you have this kind of IV, you should not be taking a BP on the same arm
  9. 15. I am the rhythm when your heart rate is below 60 bpm
  10. 17. In this type of fibrillation the bottom of the heart is not properly contracting, they will not have a pulse
  11. 19. I am the amount of resistance the heart has to overcome to push blood forward
  12. 22. This can help to convert a patient out of an abnormal heart rhythm that still has a pulse
  13. 25. I am the diagnostic test that allows you to view the visual structures of the heart and see how it is pumping
  14. 26. I am the general name for the procedure that is used to visualize the inside of the heart and perform interventions
  15. 28. I am the type of angina that gets better when you rest or take nitroglycerin
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  1. 1. I am the cardiac biomarker that takes awhile to rise but I do not stay elevated for long
  2. 3. I am the type of angina that is not relieved with rest or nitroglycerin
  3. 5. I am the acronym for the diagnostic test that will tell you if the electrical pattern of your heart is abnormal
  4. 7. I am a device that can be utilized to maintain electrical activity of the heart
  5. 9. In this type of fibrillation the top of the heart is chaotic putting the patient at risk for hypotension and blood clots
  6. 10. This will restart the heart if you have no pulse but still have electrical activity
  7. 11. Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one beat
  8. 14. I am the amount of blood that your heart begins with- I am an overall measure of how much fluid your body has onboard
  9. 16. If your blood pressure cuff is too small then you will have a falsely ______ reading
  10. 18. If your blood pressure cuff is too large then you will have a falsely ______ reading
  11. 20. This is the recommended diet for patients with cardiovascular disease
  12. 21. Acronym for the amount of blood pumped from the heart in one minute
  13. 23. This is an acronym for procedures performed to open and allow for reperfusion of the coronary arteries
  14. 24. I am the type of test that can see how your heart handles being strained
  15. 27. Acronym for the percentage of blood ejected from the left ventricle with each contraction