Cardiovascular Disease Crossword

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