Anatomy and Physiology
This is referred to as the pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node?
Number 1 cause of death in the United States.
What is cardiovascular disease?
In medical terminology, this is the root word for heart.
What is cardi?
This is the other term referring to a heart attack.
What is myocardial infarction?
This is the code color for cardiac or respiratory arrest.
What is code blue?
Artery that is the largest and connects to the left ventricle.
What is the Aorta?
This occurs when blood flow to a portion of the heart is blocked.
What is a heart attack?
This name is given to the atria when they contract.
What is "atrial kick?"
This disorder involves plaque building up in the coronary arteries.
What is atherosclerosis?
The parking lot is where we meet in case of an evacuation.
What is our emergency meet up location?
The other name for the bicuspid valve.
What is the Mitral valve?
Pressure, squeezing, fullness, shortness of breath, nausea and sweating.
What are symptoms of a heart attack?
This term is given to a "fast heart".
What is tachycardia?
This is the name given to chest pain.
What is angina pectoris?
A special chair used to safely evacuate a person who are mobility impaired.
What is an evac+chair?