Across
- 6. reflexes overactive and over responsive
- 10. infarction death of heart-muscle cells due to occlusion of a vessel; commonly called a heart attack
- 11. Heart Failure (CHF) inability of heart to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body resulting in lung congestion and dyspnea
- 13. Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgical creation of an alternate route for blood flow around an area of coronary arterial obstruction
- 14. stiff or rigid muscles
- 15. absence of enough oxygen in the tissues to sustain bodily functions.
- 16. blood pressure that is consistently higher than 140 systolic, 90 diastolic or both
Down
- 1. too much muscle tone
- 2. shortness of breath
- 3. neuropathy dysfunction of nerves that transmit information to and from the brain and spinal cord, characterized by pain, altered sensation, and muscle weakness
- 4. absence of speech
- 5. loose and floppy limbs
- 7. stiff or inflexible muscle
- 8. Accident (CVA) damage or death of brain tissue caused by interruption of blood supply due to clot or vessel rupture AKA stroke
- 9. loss of muscle tone or weakness
- 12. Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) group of diseases in which alveolar air sacs are destroyed and chronic severe SOB results
- 17. Disease progressive degenerative disorder that results in tremors, gait changes, and occasionally dementia → parkinsonism is a condition that resembles parkinson's disease it has a different cause