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Angina pectoris - ANSWER-Chest pain with the feeling of suffocation usually due to deficiency of blood supply to the myocardium resulting in ischemia to the myocardium, caused by poor coronary circulation. Anticholinergic - ANSWER-A drug that counteracts the action of ecetylcholine, the neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system and thereby counteracts the parasympathetic nervous system. Antiemetic - ANSWER-A drug that counteracts nausea and vomiting. Antisialogogue - ANSWER-A drug that counteracts the production of saliva. Anxiolytics - ANSWER-Drugs that reduce or dissolve anxiety, agitation or tension. Aorta - ANSWER-Very large artery receiving oxygen rich blood from the left ventricle and distributed to the peripheral circulation. Arrest rhythms - ANSWER-Premature ventricular contractions (PVC's), ventricular tachycardia (Vtach.), ventricular fibrillation (Vfib.), asystole, pulseless electrical activity (PEA). Artery - ANSWER-A vessel that carries blood away from the heart. Ascites - ANSWER-Accumulation of serous fluid in the abdominal cavity can be associated with advanced cases of liver disease or right sided heart failure. Asystole - ANSWER-Cessation of all contractions of the myocardium. Frequently follows arrest rhythms such as VTack. or VFib. Also known as "flat line". Ataractics - ANSWER-Pharmacologic agents that produce a tranquilizing effect. Atherosclerosis - ANSWER-A disease of the arteries characterized by the deposition of plaque on their inner walls which narrows the lumen and decreases the oxygen-bearing blood supply to the myocardium Atrial fibrillation (AFib.) - ANSWER-An atrial rhythm originating from multiple ectopic foci in the atria characterized by rapid randomized contractions of the atrial myocardium causing a totally irregular baseline and irregular ventricular rate with no P waves. Atrial flutter - ANSWER-An atrial dysrhythmia represented by multiple flutter waves between each QRS on the ECG, considered a more significant abnormal rhythm and warrants a cardiovascular evaluation. Atrial (supraventricular) rhythms - ANSWER-Dysrhythmias in which the pacemaker originates from ectopic foci (instead of the SA node) in the atria above the level of the ventricles.