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HEART ANATOMY
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
TERMS
DISORDERS
HYPERTENSIVE EMERGENCIES
100
This is known as the pacemaker of the heart.
What is the SA node?
100
The number one cause of death in the United States.
What is cardiovascular disease?
100
In medical terminology this is the root word for the heart.
What is cardio?
100
This disorder is when a patient has low blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
100
When the blood pressure rises above 160 mmHg systolic.
What is a hypertensive emergency?
200
The structure of the heart that pumps blood out the body
What is the left ventricle
200
This occurs when blood flow to a portion of the heart is blocked.
What is an acute myocardial infarction (AMI)?
200
This term means "slow heart" in Latin.
What is bradycardia?
200
This term describes pain in the chest when the heart has an increased oxygen demand.
What is angina pectoris?
200
Strong bounding pulse, ringing in the ears, severe headache, nosebleeds, dizziness.
What are symptoms of a hypertensive emergency?
300
This blood vessel is the largest in the human body.
What is the aorta?
300
Pressure, squeezing, fullness, shortness of breath, nausea and sweating.
What are the symptoms of an AMI (heart attack)?
300
This term refers to the heart contracting
What is systole?
300
This disorder is the term given to the buildup of plaque in the vessels.
What is atherosclerosis?
300
A weakness in the wall of the aorta
What is an aortic aneurysm?
400
This is where the blood enters the heart
What is the right atrium?
400
Stop smoking, lose weight, improve your diet, exercise
What are ways to reduce coronary artery disease (CAD)?
400
This term means "fast heart" in Latin.
What is tachycardia?
400
This is the term given to heart tissue that is starved of oxygen and may die.
What is ischemia?
400
When the inner layers of the aorta start to separate, allowing blood to escape.
What is a dissecting aneurysm?
500
The other name for the bicuspid valve
What is the mitral valve?
500
The preferred method for stopping an Acute MI (heart attack).
What is angioplasty and placement of stents?
500
This is the term given to the amount of blood that the heart squeezes down to the ventricles when the atria contract.
What is "atrial kick"?
500
Three serious possible consequences of an Acute Myocardial Infarction.
What are Congestive heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Sudden Death?
500
A key clinical sign of a dissecting aneurysm, it is one way to tell the difference between this condition and an AMI.
What is a difference in blood pressures between the two arms?