Vocabulary Flashcards
PAR-Q
Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire
Beta blocker
Medication type used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) or irregular heart rate (arrhythmia)
Hypertension
High blood pressure
Arrhythmia
Irregular heart beat
Calcium-channel blocker
Medication type which treats high blood pressure or angina (chest pain), caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart.
Angina
Chest pain
Nitrates
Class of drugs used to treat high blood pressure or congestive heart failure (the inability of the heart to adequately pump blood to the body’s organs.
Congestive heart failure
The hearts inability to adequately pump blood to the body’s organs.
Diuretics
Class of drugs that help purge excess water from the body and are often used to treat edema, congestive heart failure, or high blood pressure.
Bronchodilators
Class of drugs which alleviate constriction in the bronchi and bronchioles of the lungs and are often used to treat pulmonary disorders such as asthma.
Vasodilators
Class of drugd which relax blood vessels and are often used to treat high blood pressure.
Antidepressants
Class of drugs which are mood elevators and stabilizers often used to help alleviate symptoms of depression and other psychistric disorders.
Heart rate
The number of times tje heart beats per minute. Resting heart rates vary but men average 70 b/m, women 75 b/m
Maximum heart rate
220 - clients age
Blood pressure
Is a measurement which reveals how much blood flow force is being placed on the interior walls of a persons arteries. The top number, the systolic is the sound when the pluse is first heard reflecting the top level of force produced by the cardiac cycle. The diastolic, the bottom number,where the pulse fades away reflects lowest amount.of pressure produced during cardiac cycle.