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CNA - ANSWERSCertified nurse assistants
PCA - ANSWERSPersonal care assistant
SNF - ANSWERSskilled nursing facility
ADL - ANSWERSActivities of Daily Living
leuko - ANSWERSwhite
MI - ANSWERSMyocardial Infarction
Brady - ANSWERSSlow,decreased
tachy- - ANSWERSfast, greater than
cardio - ANSWERSHeart
Myo - ANSWERSMuscle
vasculo - ANSWERSVessels
Artery - ANSWERSCarry blood from heart to all body tissues
, Veins - ANSWERSCarry blood back to heart
Most import thing blood transports - ANSWERSOxygen
Congestive heart failure - ANSWERSCHF
Arrhythmia - ANSWERSWithout (irregular) rhythm
Tachycardia - ANSWERSFast heart rhythm
Capillaries - ANSWERSSmallest and most numerous of blood vessels
3 functions of lymphatic system - ANSWERSFluid balance, protection from infection, absorption of fats
Cardiovascular technologist - ANSWERSProfessional who performs ultrasound scans of the heart
Cardiovascular technician - ANSWERSProfessional who performs EKG's
Clinical laboratory technologist - ANSWERSProfessional that performs blood tests
cardiac cycle - ANSWERSOne complete sequence of heart contraction and relaxation
Red blood cells transport oxygen that is bound to - ANSWERSHemoglobin
Lymph nodes - ANSWERSBean shaped structures that filter lymph
The body's system of transportation - ANSWERSCirculatory
Phagocytosis - ANSWERSLymphocytes engulf and digest foreign substance