Across
- 1. for automated external defibrillator
- 4. vessels, a tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs
- 6. heart failure, condition in which the heart is not efficiently pumping from the left ventricle
- 8. pumps blood through the circulation system by rhythmic contraction and dilation
- 11. condition in which an artery has a weakened wall
- 12. arrest, often confused with myocardial infarction
- 13. means self
- 16. Stand for catheterization
- 17. test that helps check heart rhythm and may diagnosis other heart issues
- 18. infarction, commonly referred to as a heart attack
- 20. enzymes, used to measure certain items in the blood that may indicate heart muscle damage.
- 22. stands for nothing by mouth
- 24. means fast
- 25. artery disease, disorder in which there is an narrowing in the arteries surrounding the heart.
Down
- 2. blood vessels that deliver oxygen - rich blood from the heart to the tissues of the body
- 3. tissue, tissue that supports protects and give structure to other tissues and organs in the body
- 5. Stands for nursing care plan
- 7. , test that uses ultrasound to look at the heart and it’s vessels
- 9. means destruction
- 10. flaps that act as one-way inlets for blood coming into a ventricle
- 14. means chest
- 15. test, test to evaluate how well this system is functioning.
- 19. x-ray dye that is injected into the blood vessels to diagnose things like narrowing or aneurysms
- 21. Stands for congestive heart failure
- 23. means hardening