Vocabulary Flashcards

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Perfusion

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circulation of blood through an organ or structure

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3
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Condition for heat stroke

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dry and hot skin

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Heat STROKE

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life threatening condition requiring immediate attention accompanied by red, hot, dry skin, shallow breathing, and possible seizures and/or unconsciousness

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heat EXHAUSTION

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form of shock that can occur when the body becomes dehydrated, accompanied by profuse sweating, dizziness, headache, rapid pulse etc.

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6
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heat CRAMP

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body loses too much salt due to prolonged perspiration

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7
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pneumothorax

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air leaks into the space between the lungs and chest wall
could be from penetrating chest injury

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8
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degenerative

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A disease in which the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over time

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cognitive

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relating to, or being conscious mental activities (as thinking, reasoning, remembering, imagining, learning words, and using language)

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The SA (sinoatrial) node

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generates an electrical signal that causes the upper heart chambers (atria) to contract

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Coronary plane

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divides body into front and back

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