Blood & Cardio System Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• tachycardia: when the rhythm of the heart is faster than 100 beats per minute.
• cyanosis: bluish skin color cause from lack of oxygen.
• leukapheresis: apheresis use to remove white blood cells.
• angiogram: x-ray photo of blood/lymph vessels.
• pancytopenia: shortage of all types of blood cells.
• mi: what abbreviation is another way of saying heart attack?
• arteriotomy: opening or cut of artery wall.
• dysrhythmia: irregular/imbalance of rhythm of brain waves or heartbeats.
• cabg: what abbreviation is the process of a vessel is inserted to create new path around blocked are in coronary artery?
• angioplasty: surgical repair/unblocking of blood vessel (coronary artery).
• cardiomegaly: enlarged heart which leads to muscles walls to thicken or cause one chamber to widen.
• chf: what abbreviation is referred to as heart failure?
• thrombocytopoiesis: production of platelets.
• ashd: what abbreviation for thickening of blood vessels/arteries which restricts blood flow?
• ptca: what abbreviation is the enlargement of the lumen of a sclerotic coronary artery?
• cad: what abbreviation is when the blood vessels are hardened and narrowing that are impaired to deliver oxygen?