Cardiovascular disease

Balloon angioplasty is used to compress deposits in arteries and ________.

• bypass the blocked artery
• scrape away the plaque
• insert a stent
• remove an artery

Ed has experienced a blockage of blood flow to his myocardium leading to death of the tissue.  Ed had a

• murmur
• stroke
• heart attack
• hypertension

Sally has a blood vessel that is blocked in her brain due to atherosclerosis.  She is having difficulty speaking and left sided weakness.  She is experiencing a

• myocardial infarction
• stroke
• hypoglycemic attack
• hypotensive attack

Abnormal sound heard during auscultation of the heart, such a whooshing sound created by a valve not closing.  Many a harmless.

• thrill
• bruit
• stridor
• heart murmur

Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest.

• angina
• fibrillation
• flutter
• mitral valve prolapse

Irregular heartbeat.

• hypertension
• pericarditis
• atherosclerosis
• arrhythmia

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries.

• atherosclerosis
• arteriosclerosis
• shock
• vericose veins

Disease resulting from reduced blood flow from the heart; characterized by weakness, breathlessness, abdominal discomfort, and edema in the lower extremities.

• congestive heart failure (CHF)
• cardiac tamponade
• premature ventricular contraction (PVCs)
• varicose veins