Across
- 2. common medicaton to reduce edema
- 5. often causes CHF by damaging heart muscle
- 6. reducing blood pressure can reduce this, allowing heart to work easier
- 7. heart failure on this side causes pulmonary edema
- 8. beta blocker used to decrease heart rate and force of contraction
- 10. ACE inhibitor that reduces blood pressure
- 12. should be limited in diet if on a restriction
- 13. disease of these heart structures can also lead to CHF
Down
- 1. heart failure on this side causes swelling in lower extremities
- 3. beta blocker used to decrease heart rate and force of contraction
- 4. should be avoided in diet
- 7. blood pressure with CHF tends to run this way
- 9. used to increase heart contractility and for irregular rhythms
- 11. reducing blood volume with diuretics can reduce this, allowing heart to work easier