Lesson 8, Chapter 5

Question 1

Blood pressure

Answer 1

The amount of pressure your blood puts on the walls of your blood vessels

Question 2

Systolic pressure

Answer 2

The amount of pressure in your arteries when the left ventricle of your heart contracts

Question 3

Diastolic pressure

Answer 3

The amount of pressure in your arteries when your left ventricle isn’t contracting

Question 4

Elevated blood pressure

Answer 4

A blood pressure with a systolic pressure of 120 to 129 and a diastolic pressure less than 80

Question 5

Stage 1 Hypertension

Answer 5

A blood pressure with systolic pressure of 130 to 139 or diastolic pressure 80 to 89.

Question 6

Stage II hypertension

Answer 6

A blood pressure with systolic pressure of 140 or higher or diastolic pressure 90 or higher.

Question 7

Hypertensive crisis

Answer 7

A blood pressure with systolic pressure over 180 and/or diastolic pressure over 120; a life-threatening condition.

Question 8

Primary hypertension

Answer 8

High blood pressure that develops without an obvious reason

Question 9

Secondary hypertension

Answer 9

When another disease, like diabetes, causes hypertension

Question 10

Preeclampsia

Answer 10

The development of blood pressure of 140/90 or higher during the second half of pregnancy

Question 11

Eclampsia

Answer 11

The development of blood pressure of 160/110 or higher during the second half of pregnancy

Question 12

Ischemic stroke

Answer 12

A stroke where a blood vessel in the gets blocked by a clot

Question 13

Hemorrhagic stroke

Answer 13

A stroke where a blood vessel in the brain bursts

Question 14

Coronary artery disease

Answer 14

The accumulation of plaques that narrow the diameter of coronary arteries

Question 15

Atherosclerosis

Answer 15

A buildup of fatty substance called plaque in blood vessels

Question 16

Cardiac ischemia

Answer 16

An inadequate blood supply to the heart

Question 17

Angina

Answer 17

Chest pain due to an inadequate blood supply to the heart

Question 18

Heart failure

Answer 18

A weakening of the heart so that it can’t pump normal amounts of blood

Question 19

Heart attack

Answer 19

Damage to the heart resulting from a complete blockage of a coronary artery

Question 20

EKG

Answer 20

A diagnostic exam that monitors the electrical activity of the heart.

Question 21

Normal sinus rhythm

Answer 21

A normal heart rate and normal contraction of the atria and ventricles.

Question 22

Sinus tachycardia

Answer 22

An abnormally fast heart rate.

Question 23

Sinus bradycardia

Answer 23

An abnormally slow heart rate.

Question 24

Atrial fibrillation

Answer 24

A sinus rhythm where the two atria beat in an uncoordinated manner.

Question 25

Ventricular fibrillation

Answer 25

A sinus rhythm where the two ventricles quiver or twitch instead of contracting.

Question 26

Defibrillator

Answer 26

A machine that stops the heart with the hope that it will start beating again in a normal rhythm.

Question 27

Cardiac ablation

Answer 27

A procedure that is used to destroy part of the heart muscle that is causing an arrythmia.