Across
- 1. – Tightening of airway muscles.
- 5. – Serious body injury.
- 7. – Medication that raises BP by tightening vessels.
- 9. – Bluish skin/lips due to low oxygen.
- 10. – Muscular tissue of the heart.
- 13. shock – Widened vessels → low BP.
- 17. shock – Shock from spinal cord/nerve injury.
- 18. – Insufficient blood flow to organ/tissue.
- 21. edema – Swelling in throat that can block airway.
- 22. pulmonary hypertension – Sudden high BP in lung blood vessels.
- 24. – Inflammation of heart muscle.
- 28. – Emergency hormone/medication: raises BP, opens airways.
- 29. – Severe body-wide infection response.
- 30. – Too much acid in blood/body fluids.
- 31. – Abnormal heart rhythm.
Down
- 2. – Low blood pressure.
- 3. (Hives) – Raised, itchy welts on skin.
- 4. – Inadequate blood flow to tissues/organs.
- 6. shock – Shock when heart cannot pump effectively.
- 8. – Delivery of oxygen-rich blood to tissues.
- 11. refill – Time for color to return after pressing skin.
- 12. shock – Shock from low blood volume.
- 14. acid – Produced when cells don’t get enough oxygen.
- 15. – Toxins present in blood.
- 16. – Severe life-threatening allergic reaction.
- 19. – Fast heart rate (>100 bpm).
- 20. output – Amount of blood pumped per minute.
- 23. – Fast breathing rate.
- 25. – Producing very little urine.
- 26. tamponade – Dangerous fluid buildup around heart.
- 27. pneumothorax – Collapsed lung with pressure shifting heart/lung.