Across
- 1. - Treatment that involves stimulation or suppression of the immune system, either specifically or nonspecifically
- 4. - a slender, flexible instrument for exploring and dilating tube.
- 7. - The process of bringing back normal function or appearance to a body part, often through surgical or medical procedures.
- 9. - An emergency, when a patient is severely reactive to a specific drug which can lead to death.
- 11. - A medical treatment that involves manual operations, often using instruments to cut or repair parts of the body.
- 13. - a thin membrane that covers the heart
- 15. - a thin membrane that lines the chambers and valves.
- 16. - When a drug is actively used and the efficacy for the patient lessens which leads to a higher dose of the administered drug
- 18. - Two specific drugs that will work well together and will have higher efficacy.
- 22. - An artificial device that replaces a missing body part, such as a leg, arm, or internal organ, to restore function or appearance.
- 23. - single-celled animals
- 24. - If the patient has a medical record of having side effects to a specific drug then it shouldn’t be used.
- 25. - A carefully made surgical cut in the skin or tissue, usually done to access areas inside the body.
- 26. - 90° angle of injection
- 28. - A handheld medical tool used to examine the interior structures of the eye, especially the retina.
- 29. - a thick muscle layer that makes up the most of the heart wall
Down
- 1. - 25° angle of injection
- 2. - treatment with chemicals
- 3. - defined as abnormally low amount of hemoglobin in the blood
- 5. - a genetic mutation causes abnormal hemoglobin production and hemolysis (destruction) of red cells.
- 6. - uncontrolled growth of tissue
- 8. - a common cause of MI, an extremely rapid, ineffective heartbeat, especially dangerous when it affects the ventricles.
- 10. - a substance that alters the body
- 12. - is a slower-than-average rate, and tachycardia is a higher-than-average rate.
- 14. - is the general term for restoration of a normal heart rhythm, either by drugs or application of electric current.
- 17. - An instrument used by healthcare providers to look inside the ear canal and check for problems such as infection.
- 19. - The practice of using plants as medicine.
- 20. - blood clotting
- 21. - a thick muscle layer that makes up most of the heart wall
- 27. - is any irregularity of heart rhythm, such as an altered heart rate, extra beats, or a change in the pattern of the beat