Anatomy and Physiology
This is the largest artery in the body
What is the aorta?
Medical term for chest pain due to restricted blood flow to the heart.
What is angina pectoris?
This type of heart failure eventually leads to blood backing up into the lungs.
What is left-sided heart failure?
This can lead to an occlusion of a coronary artery
What is a thrombus?
Decreases myocardial contractility which decreases cardiac output, blood pressure, and angina
What are beta blockers?
Returns deoxygenated blood from the venous system to the right atrium.
What is superior and inferior vena cava?
This type of chest pain is predictable and with increased activity.
What is stable angina?
This type of heart failure leads to blood backing up into the veins and periphery.
What is right-sided heart failure?
This medication is given to open up blood vessels in the heart during a heart attack.
What is nitroglycerine?
The amount of blood pumped by each ventricle each minute.
What is cardiac output?
This is pain that occurs at rest and with activity.
What is unstable angina?
Cough, shortness of breath, pink frothy sputum are signs of this type of heart failure.
What are signs and symptoms of left-sided heart failure?
This is a position to place a patient in who is having a heart attack for optimal perfusion.
What is head up?
This is the term for the pressure in the aorta and arteries that the left ventricle must pump against to perfuse the entire body.
What is afterload?
This is a chest pain that is caused by vasospasm of the coronary arteries.
What is prinzmetal angina?
Peripheral edema, jugular venous distention, and abdominal distention are signs of this type of heart failure.
What are signs and symptoms of right-sided heart failure?
This medication is commonly given during a myocardial infarction to "thin" the blood.
What is aspirin?
These are the only veins in the body that carry oxygenated blood.
What are pulmonary veins?
This is the most concerning type of chest pain because it can lead to myocardial infarction.
What is unstable angina?
This term refers to when the wall of the left ventricle thickens/enlarges.
What is hypertrophy?
This is the time it takes for a myocardial infarction to cause necrosis.
What is 20 minutes?
Medications given to lower cholesterol levels in the body
What are statins?