Across
- 3. A pair of breathing organs that remove carbon dioxide from the blood in exchange with oxygen.
- 6. A portable ECG machine that a patient wears over a few days that records heart activity.
- 8. A test that used ultrasound to look at the heart and its vessels.
- 9. An artery that has a weakened wall, causing it to swell just like a balloon.
- 11. The center of the cardiovascular system that pumps blood to the rest of the body.
- 12. Suffix of: rupture.
- 14. Has very thin walls and carries blood towards the heart.
- 15. Root of: heart.
- 16. mitral valve prolapse
- 17. review of systems
- 19. as needed
- 21. Has thick walls and carries blood away from the heart.
- 22. Has very thin walls that exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide and also exchange nutrients as well.
- 23. do not resuscitate
- 24. chest pain
Down
- 1. A patient is asked to walk on a treadmill or ride a bike to increase how hard the heart is working.
- 2. Rood of: mediastinum.
- 4. Swollen and dialated veins.
- 5. The pericardial sac around the heart is inflamed.
- 7. A intrument used to messure pressure.
- 10. Prefix of: outside of.
- 13. High blood pressure.
- 18. The complete stopping of the heart.
- 20. Suffix of: destruction.
- 21. X-ray dye called contrast is used to diagnose issues such as narrowing or an aneurysm.