Cardiac
More cardiac
Some More cardiac
Cardiac again
Cardiac finale
100

Hyperlipidemia, hypertension, excess weight, physical inactivity, smoking, stress, family history, diabetes

What are risk factors for cardiovascular disease?

100
The inability of the heart to work effectively as a pump.
What is heart failure?
100

sytolic blood pressure greater than or equal 130 mm HG and/ or diastolic greater than or equal to 80 mm Hg

What is hypertension?

100

Medical term for chest pain or discomfort that occurs at rest or with exertion

What is angina?

100

The machine that measures cardiac electrical activity

What is ECG (electrocardiogram)

200
age, gender, ethnicity, family history
What are nonmodifiable risk factors for CVD?
200
cigarette use, physical inactivity, obesity, stress
What are modifiable risk factors?
200

Chambers that have more muscle than the others in the heart

What are cardiac ventricles?

200
Myocardial tissue is abruptly and severely deprived of oxygen and blood flow is acutely reduced by 80-90% leading to ischemia.
What is a myocardial infaction?
200

When the heartbeat is irregular

What is arrhythmia? 

300

The main artery that carries oxygenated blood to all body parts

What is Aorta

300
Best tool is diagnosing heart failure, cardiac valvular changes, chamber enlargement, ventricular hypertrophy, and ejection factor.
What is echocardiography?
300

Digoxin, Metoprolol, Sotolol, Amiodarone

What are antiarrhythmic drugs?

300

drug taken to relieve episodic anginal pain

What is Nitroglycerin?

300
take every five minutes x three times until cardiac pain is resolved, if still unresolved after 3 times, then go to hospital.
What is prescribed tx for nitroglycerin
400
chest pain or discomfort, dyspnea, palpitations, syncope, extreme pain
What are major symptoms of CVD?
400
Crackles in the lung bases, dyspnea at rest, disorientation or confusion
What are early signs & symptoms of pulmonary edema?
400
Disorder that alters the natural flow of blood through the peripheral arteries and veins, especially the lower extremities
What is peripheral vascular disease?
400

The thick muscle layer in the heart

What is myocardium?

400

treatment for STEMI that must be administered within three hours when no direct access to Cath Lab

What is thromboliysis?

500
Most definitive test in the diagnosis of heart disease
What is cardiac catherization?
500
formation of plaque within the arterial wall and the leading cause of cardiovasular disease
What is atheroslerosis?
500

Narrow Pulse Pressure, Muffled Heart Sounds, Raised JVP, Hypotension

What are signs of Cardiac Tamponade?

500

The sac around the heart

What is pericardium?

500

headache, confusion, blurred vision, restlessness, motor/sensory deficits

What are signs & symptoms of a hypertensive emergency?

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