Across
- 2. Unusually high blood pressure
- 8. An instrument used for listening to a patient's heartbeat or breathing
- 10. A thin flexible tube inserted into the urethra to drain the bladder
- 11. A cracked or broken bone
- 12. Damage to a tissue such as a cut or wound
- 13. A machine that changes medication from a liquid to a mist for inhalation into the lungs
- 15. Symptoms that occur when a person quits smoking or stops using an addictive substance, such as drugs or alcohol
- 16. An imbalance in the body’s response to infection that leads to damaging other tissues or organs
- 17. Abnormally fast heart rate - over 100 beats per minute
Down
- 1. A machine that provides mechanical assistance with breathing
- 3. Oximeter A small device that clips to the finger to measure blood oxygen
- 4. A machine that uses electric shocks to restore normal heartbeat
- 5. An instrument containing of a tube and a lighted end which is inserted into the body to view internal parts
- 6. Stitches which are used to join tissues together as they heal
- 7. Decreased blood flow to a part of the body especially the heart leading to angina
- 9. Unusually low blood pressure
- 14. Refers to a condition, tumor, or growth that is cancerous and has spread to other parts of the body