Cardiac Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• hypertension : known as the "silent killer" due to asymptomatic signs and symptoms.
• secondary : the type of hypertension with a known cause- resulting from another disease process.
• modifiable : risk factors that one can be changed by changing your way of life.
• nonmodifiable : risk factors that are inherited and can't be changed (diabetes type 1)
• metoprolol : anti-hypertensive, beta blocker (ends in -lol), that's given for htn, mi, heart failure, angina, or arrythmias
• sinoatrial : this node is referred to as the original "pacemaker" of the heart.
• aorta : oxygenated blood leaves through this in order to get to the body
• pulmonary : these type of arteries and veins are in reverse compared to the regular cardiac system
• cholesterol : excess deposits of this will advance progression towards cad- coronary artery disease
• hdl : the type of lipoprotein you want greater than 60.
• ldl : the lipoprotein that you want less than 100.
• cad : heart disease described by impaired coronary blood flow.
• atherosclerosis : the most common cause of cad.
• angina : cad is separated into two categories of stable or unstable _ .
• endocarditis : inflammation of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves. typically caused by bacteria
• bacteria : infective endocarditis is typically brought on by: