The small patch of tissue that acts as the pacemaker of the heart.
What is sinoatrial node?
100
This causes a jaundiced or yellow-orange appearance, in hemolytic anemia
What is bilirubin?
100
This is a sustained heart rate greater than 100 beats per minute.
What is tachycardia?
100
This is the most common cause of CVI.
What is a thrombosis?
100
Hypertension is broadly defined as an arterial pressure greater than this on at least three consecutive measures.
What is 120/80?
200
The between the right atrium and right ventricle is named because it has these.
What are three cusps?
200
This is the most frequent cause of iron deficiency in men and postmenopausal women.
What is gastrointestinal bleeding?
200
Ventricular hypertrophy is the dominant feature in this cardiomyopathy.
What is Hypertrophic?
200
This is a reduction in circulating red blood cells, that's caused by accelerated destruction of red blood cells.
What is Hemolytic Anemia?
200
Hypereosinophilia occurs in response to this type of infection.
What is parasitic?
300
This is an example of listening through a stethoscope for abnormal heart sounds
What is auscultation?
300
This makes up about half of the blood's volume.
What are Erythrocytes?
300
A stent is a cylindrical wire mesh that surrounds this.
What is angioplasty balloon?
300
This disease causes red blood cells to contain an abnormal form of hemoglobin.
What is sickle cell anemia?
300
In the lungs, hemoglobin binds to oxygen, becoming this.
What is oxyhemoglobin?
400
These superior and inferior vessels bring systemic blood back to the heart.
What are venae cavae?
400
Thrombocytopenia causes an an abnormally small number of this in the circulation.
What are platelets?
400
This is a procedure used to open a partly occluded artery.
What is angioplasty?
400
Artery walls thicken and become hard and inflexible.
What is arteriosclerosis?
400
This is a complication of cancer chemotherapy or medical immune suppresiion.
What is Neutropenia?
500
Heart muscle is influenced by this nervous system.
What is autonomic?
500
These veins are small, dense networks of veins that appear as red or blue discolorations on the skin.
What are spider veins?
500
These are thin, flat discolorations in the arteries that can enlarge and become thicker as they grow in length, are the simplest form of atherosclerosis.
What are fatty streaks?
500
These are found in bone marrow and are essential for blood clotting.