sometimes called cardiac compromise, is a blanket term that refers to any time the not getting enough
oxygen - Answers acute coronary syndrome (acs)
a decrease in certain elements of the blood, especially red cells and hemoglobin - Answers anemia
pain in the chest occurring when blood supply to the heart is reduced and a portion of the heart is not
receiving enough oxygen - Answers angina pectoris
a condition in which the heart ceased generating electrical impulses, commonly called flatline - Answers
asystole
term used for the valves that are located between the atrium and ventricle, specifically the tricuspid and
mitral valve - Answers atrioventricular valves
normal heartbeat and circulation of blood have completely stopped - Answers cardiac arrest
study of the heart - Answers cardiology
actions taken to revive a person by keeping the person's heart and lungs working - Answers
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
vessels that supply the myocardium - Answers coronary arteries
diseases that affect the arteries of the heart - Answers Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
the presence of thrombus in a vein, usually a deep vein of the lower limbs - Answers deep vein
thrombosis
a swelling resulting from build up of fluid in the body tissues - Answers edema
major artery that supplies blood to the lower extremities - Answers femoral artery
Inability of the body to adequately circulate blood to the body's cells to supply them with oxygen and
nutrients - Answers hypo-perfusion
low fluid/ blood volume - Answers hypovolemia
supply of oxygen and nutrients to and removal of wastes from the cells and tissues of the body as a
result of the flow of blood through the capillaries - Answers perfusion
pulses that are found within the peripheral or outlying points of the body - Answers peripheral pulses
condition in which the heart's electrical impulses are disorganized, preventing the heart muscle from
contracting normally - Answers ventricular fibrillation
, what are the four components of blood - Answers red blood cells (41%)
white blood cells (4%)
platelets (0.01%)
plasma (55%)
carries blood from the heart to the head - Answers carotid
largest artery in the body, transports blood from the left ventricles to the systemic circulation - Answers
aorta
artery located behind the knee - Answers popliteal
artery supplying the foot behind the medial ankle - Answers posterior tibial
artery supplying the foot, lateral to the large tendon of the big toe - Answers dorsalis pedis
these two major veins return blood from the body to the right atrium - Answers vena cava
empty directly into the superior vena cava - Answers jugular
common site of the intravenous catheter insertion in the antecubital space - Answers median basilic
the heart is enclosed and held in place by the - Answers pericardium
what are the three layers of the heart - Answers epicardium
myocardium
endocaridum
receives blood from the superior and inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus - Answers right atrium
forms most of the anterior surface of the heart, and is continuous with the pulmonary trunk - Answers
right ventricle
receives blood form the pulmonary veins - Answers left atrium
form the apex of the heart - Answers left ventricle
prevent blood flow from the ventricles back into the atria - Answers atrioventricular valves
allow ejection of blood from the heart into the arteries but prevent back flow from the arteries into the
ventricles - Answers semilunar valves
each component of blood has specific functions that are critical to a patient's health and survival (4) -
Answers ctrl bleeding by clotting