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Front 1

Congenital

Back 1

To be born with

Front 2

Dysrhythmia

Back 2

An abnormal heart rhythm

Front 3

Hypertension

Back 3

The systolic pressure is 140 mm or higher, diastolic is 90 or higher, high blood pressure

Front 4

Lymphedemea

Back 4

A build up of lymph in the tissue causing edema (swelling)

Front 5

Pre hypertension

Back 5

Ehen the systolic pressure is between 120 and diastolic is 80-89

Front 6

Sleep apnea

Back 6

Pauses in a breathing that occur during sleep

Front 7

CAD

Back 7

Coronary artery disease

Front 8

Cdc

Back 8

Centers for disease control and prevention

Front 9

CO2

Back 9

Carbon dioxide

Front 10

COPD

Back 10

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Front 11

MI

Back 11

Myocardial infarction

Front 12

O2

Back 12

Oxygen

Front 13

TB

Back 13

Tuberculosis

Front 14

Arteries

Back 14

Carry blood away from the heart

Front 15

Aorta

Back 15

Is the largest artery it receives blood directly from the left ventricle.

Front 16

Arteriole

Back 16

Smallest branch of an artery

Front 17

Capillaries

Back 17

Are very tiny blood vessels, food o2 and other substances pass from capillaries to cells

Front 18

Venules

Back 18

Are small veins, Venules branch together to form veins.

Front 19

Inferior vena cava

Back 19

Carrie blood from the legs and trunk

Front 20

Superior vena cava

Back 20

Carries blood from the head and arms

Front 21

Coronary artery disease (CAD)

Back 21

The coronary arteries are in the heart they supply the heart with blood, the arteries become hardened and narrow

Front 22

Atherosclerosis

Back 22

Plaque in the artery wall

Front 23

Angina

Back 23

Id chest pain from reduced blood flow to part of the heart muscle

Front 24

Myocardial infarction

Back 24

When part of the heart muscle dies

Front 25

Heart failure

Back 25

Occurs when the weakened heart cannot pump normally, blood backs up tissue congestive occurs

Front 26

Pulmonary edema

Back 26

Fluid in the lungs , is a very severe form of the heart failure. Thw person can die

Front 27

COPD

Back 27

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease involves 2 disorders chronic bronchitis and emphysema

Front 28

Chronic bronchitis

Back 28

Occurs after repeated episodes of bronchitis

Front 29

Bronchitis

Back 29

Inflammation of the bronchi

Front 30

Emphysema

Back 30

The alveoli enlarge the become less elastic

Front 31

Sleep apnea

Back 31

Apnea is the lack of or absence of breathing in sleep

Front 32

Tuberculosis (TB)

Back 32

Is a bacterial infection in the lungs

Front 33

Amputation

Back 33

The removal of all or part of an extremity

Front 34

Arthritis

Back 34

Joints inflammation

Front 35

Arthroplasty

Back 35

The surgical replacement of a joint

Front 36

Closed fracture

Back 36

The bone is broken but the skin is intact, simple fracture

Front 37

Fracture

Back 37

Broken bone

Front 38

Gangrene

Back 38

A condition in which there is death of tissue

Front 39

Hemiplegia

Back 39

Paralysis on one side of the body

Front 40

Open fracture

Back 40

The broken bone has come through the skin

Front 41

Paralysis

Back 41

Loss of muscle function sensation or both

Front 42

Paraplegia

Back 42

Paralysis in the legs and lower trunk

Front 43

Quadriplegia

Back 43

Paralysis in the arms legs and trunk

Front 44

Stroke

Back 44

A disease that affects the arteries that supply blood to the brain

Front 45

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)

Back 45

A disease that attacks the nerve cells that control voluntary muscles

Front 46

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Back 46

Occurs when a sudden trauma damages the brain

Front 47

Autonomic dysreflexia

Back 47

This syndrome occurs with spinal cord injuries above the mid thoracic level

Front 48

Heartburn

Back 48

A burning sensation in the chest and sometimes the throat

Front 49

Vomiting

Back 49

Is the food and fluids expelled from the stomach through the mouth.

Front 50

Diverticular disease

Back 50

Small pouches can develop in the colon

Front 51

Gallstones

Back 51

Gallstones form when the bile hardens into stone like pieces

Front 52

Hepatitis

Back 52

Is an inflammation of the liver it can be mild or cause death

Front 53

Hepatitis A

Back 53

Is spread by food, water contaminated with feces from an infected person.

Front 54

Hepatitis B

Back 54

Is spread through infected blood or blood or blood products and body fluids

Front 55

Hepatitis C

Back 55

Spread by blood a person may have no symptoms but can transmit the disease

Front 56

Hepatitis D

Back 56

Occurs only in people infected with Hepatitis B.

Front 57

Cirrhosis

Back 57

A liver condition caused by chronic liver damage

Front 58

Diabetes

Back 58

The body cannot produce or use insulin properly

Front 59

Type 1 diabetes

Back 59

Occurs often in children

Front 60

Type 2 diabetes

Back 60

This type is more common in older persons

Front 61

Gestational diabetes

Back 61

Develops during pregnancy

Front 62

Hypoglycemia

Back 62

Means low sugar in the blood

Front 63

Hyperglycemia

Back 63

High sugar in the blood

Front 64

GERD

Back 64

Stomach contents flowback from the stomach into the esophagus

Front 65

UTI

Back 65

Common infection in one area can progress through the entire system

Front 66

Cystitis

Back 66

Bladder infection caused by bacteria

Front 67

Oliguria

Back 67

Scant urine

Front 68

Dysuria

Back 68

Difficult or painful urination

Front 69

Hematuria

Back 69

Blood in the urine

Front 70

Pyuria

Back 70

Pus in the urine

Front 71

Pyelonephritis

Back 71

Inflammation of the kidney pelvis.

Front 72

Urinary diversions

Back 72

Is a surgically created pathway for urine to leave the body

Front 73

Urostomy

Back 73

A surgically created opening between a ureter and the abdomen

Front 74

PPE

Back 74

Personal protective equipment

Front 75

RT

Back 75

Right

Front 76

S

Back 76

Without

Front 77

Stat

Back 77

At once, immediately

Front 78

TB

Back 78

Tuberculosis

Front 79

WT

Back 79

Weight

Front 80

TID

Back 80

Three times per day