VOCABULARY

Question 1

ORTHOPNEA

Answer 1

shortness of breath

Question 2

PERICARDITIS

Answer 2

inflammation of the pericardium

Question 3

HYPERNEA

Answer 3

abnormally deep or rapid breathing

Question 4

PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNEA

Answer 4

sudden difficulty breathing at night

Question 5

MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Answer 5

Heart Attack

Question 6

NECROSIS

Answer 6

dead tissue

Question 7

ANGINA PECTORIS

Answer 7

chest pain due to lack of blood to the heart

Question 8

PALLOR

Answer 8

lack of color

Question 9

DYSPNEA

Answer 9

painful or labored breathing

Question 10

EDEMA

Answer 10

swelling of a body tissue with water

Question 11

PALPITATIONS

Answer 11

rapid forceful, irregular heartbeats

Question 12

VARICOSE VEINS

Answer 12

enlarged twisted veins

Question 13

CHEYNE STOKES

Answer 13

increased respirations in rate and depth followed by apnea

Question 14

ISCHEMIA

Answer 14

blood being held back from a body organ

Question 15

ANEURYSM

Answer 15

bulging or dilation of a vein

Question 16

HYPERTENSION

Answer 16

high blood pressure

Question 17

EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA

Answer 17

difficulty breathing after or before activities

Question 18

HEMOPTYSIS

Answer 18

coughing up blood

Question 19

ARTERIOSCLEROSIS

Answer 19

hardening of the arteries

Question 20

CYANOSIS

Answer 20

bluish discoloration of the skin

Question 21

HEART MURMUR

Answer 21

structural deficiency in the heart, results from a narrowing or leaking of the heart valves, can be heard with a stethoscope

Question 22

BRADYCARDIA

Answer 22

slow heartbeat

Question 23

TACHYCARDIA

Answer 23

fast heartbeat can cause damage to the heart muscle

Question 24

SYNCOPE

Answer 24

fainting

Question 25

ARRHYTHMIA/DYSRHYTHMIA

Answer 25

abnormal heartbeat or rhythm

Question 26

HYPOROLEMIA

Answer 26

low blood volume

Question 27

HYPOXEMIA/HYPOXIA

Answer 27

low oxygen saturation in the tissue