Treatment
Symptoms
Causes
Heart Failure Terms
Diagnosis
100
A medicine you can take every day to reduce your risk of a heart attack
(comes in a "baby" size)
Aspirin
100
The most common symptom of chronic heart failure
Shortness of breath
100
This is something that you can STOP doing that will reduce your risk of heart failure in 24 hours
SMOKING
100
Elevated blood pressure
Hypertension
100
This test is used to trace the rhythm of your heart
EKG
200
The name for a water pill
Diuretic
200
The most common symptom of a heart attack
Chest pain
200
High _____ (lab value) can lead to clogged arteries
Cholesterol
200
The medical term for heart attack
Myocardial infarction
200
This test allows us to look at the chambers of your heart
Ultrasound
300
A medicine that helps to slow your heart rate
Beta Blocker
300
Poor pumping of your heart can lead to ____ in your arms and legs
Swelling
300
Doing more of this can help to PREVENT heart failure
Exercise
300
Medical term for swelling
edema
300
This test is used to measure how well your heart does with exercise
Stress test
400
A medicine that helps to lower your blood pressure
ACE inhibitor, ARB, or calcium channel blocker
400
How does heart failure affect your sleep
Cannot sleep laying down
400
A treatable disease that can lead to heartfailure
Diabetes
400
The measurement of blood pumped out of your heart is called
Ejection fraction
400
Name one lab value used to monitor your heart
BNP and troponin
500
If medications don't work, this can be used to help keep your heart working
Implantable defibrillator
500
What are some emergency symptoms to either call your doctor or go to the emergency room?
Sudden chest pain, significant decrease in ability to walk short distances with getting short of breath, sudden unexplained leg swelling
500
Failure of this organ can lead to heart failure
Kidneys
500
What are the two numbers in a blood pressure measurement?
Diastolic and systolic
500
This test can be used to diagnosis AND treat clogged arteries
