Vocabulary Flashcards
Perfusion
circulation of blood through an organ or structure
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Condition for heat stroke
dry and hot skin
Heat STROKE
life threatening condition requiring immediate attention accompanied by red, hot, dry skin, shallow breathing, and possible seizures and/or unconsciousness
heat EXHAUSTION
form of shock that can occur when the body becomes dehydrated, accompanied by profuse sweating, dizziness, headache, rapid pulse etc.
heat CRAMP
body loses too much salt due to prolonged perspiration
pneumothorax
air leaks into the space between the lungs and chest wall
could be from penetrating chest injury
degenerative
A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time
cognitive
relating to, or being conscious mental activities (as thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, learning words, and using language)
The SA (sinoatrial) node
generates an electrical signal that causes the upper heart chambers (atria) to contract
Coronary plane
divides body into front and back