Coronary Heart Disease (vocabulary from Chapter 13 the Health Psychology textbook) Study set verified to pass 2025

Coronary Heart Disease (vocabulary
from Chapter 13 the Health
Psychology textbook) Study set
verified to pass 2025
Coronary Heart Disease(CHD) - correct answers the clogging of the vessels
that nourish the heart muscle


Metabolic Syndrome - correct answers a name for a group of risk factors that
occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke, and
type 2 diabetes.


ischemia - correct answers an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of
the body, especially the heart muscles.


transient ischemic attacks - correct answers pooling of blood in one isolated
spot, and then high BP resulting from that pool reflowing.


cardiac rehabilitation - correct answers process by which patients with a heart
disease attain their optimal physical, medical, psychological, social, emotional,
vocational and economic status


Cardiac Invalidism - correct answers a patient's abilities and capacities are
lower than they actually are; both patients and their spouses are vulnerable to
these misconceptions.


cardiopulmonary resuscitation(CPR) - correct answers a life-saving first-aid
procedure that combines rescue breaths with chest compressions, supplying
oxygen to the body until normal body functions can resume