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Heart Attack And Stroke

Subject : health-sciences
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






2. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






3. AKA myocardial infarction (MI) -Blood supplied to myocardium reduced or stopped due to dead or damaged heart cells -One or more of coronary arteries are blocked -Usually due to atherosclerosis






4. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes






5. High blood pressure






6. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol






7. Common disorder -hardening of the arteries -occurs when fat - cholesterol - and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques






8. Blood flow is rerouted through a new artery or vein that is grafted around diseased sections of your coronary arteries to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue






9. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






10. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body






11. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men






12. Medical imaging technique -used to visualize inside of human organ or vessel -inject dye into the body and observing with X-rays to see how the dyes move






13. Myocardial ischemia(reduced blood flow to heart) -Fibrillation(irregular heart rhythm) -Cardiac arrest(electrical malfunction - heart stops)






14. Common disorder -hardening of the arteries -occurs when fat - cholesterol - and other substances build up in the walls of arteries and form hard structures called plaques






15. Artery supplying brain becomes blocked-80% of all strokes






16. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






17. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack






18. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:






19. AKA myocardial infarction (MI) -Blood supplied to myocardium reduced or stopped due to dead or damaged heart cells -One or more of coronary arteries are blocked -Usually due to atherosclerosis






20. Reduce body's ability to form clots -Coumadin:






21. Marker for inflammation in the body






22. Heart enzyme usually elevated in blood stream during heart attack






23. Medical imaging technique -used to visualize inside of human organ or vessel -inject dye into the body and observing with X-rays to see how the dyes move






24. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts






25. Obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot -the clot moves from the place it originally formed to clot other arteries or vessels






26. Long-term - ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham - Massachusetts






27. Walking a treadmill or stationary bike while taking an electrocradiogram






28. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






29. Extra or unusual sound during heartbeat - harmless






30. Formation of blood clot inside blood vessel






31. Marker for inflammation in the body






32. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots






33. Abdominal/mid-back pain -Jaw pain -Indigestion -Extreme fatigue -Shortness of breath (often w/o chest pain of any kind) -Pain tends to be more diffuse; not specifically located in chest -#1 cause of death in women






34. Blood flow is rerouted through a new artery or vein that is grafted around diseased sections of your coronary arteries to increase blood flow to the heart muscle tissue






35. Chest pain or discomfort -caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle






36. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion






37. Myocardium dies and is replaced by scar tissues -May have lifetime limitation






38. High blood pressure






39. Treatment for stroke -protein -involved in the breakdown of blood clots






40. Chest pain/pressure(Myocardium dying) -Arm/side pain -Nausea/vomiting -Shortness of breath -Pale - sweaty - cold skin -#1 cause of death in men






41. Medical method to observe inside of blood vessel






42. Surgical treatment for heart diseases






43. Images of the heartbeat produced through sound waves -Helpful for observing valves & chambers in motion






44. Abdominal/mid-back pain -Jaw pain -Indigestion -Extreme fatigue -Shortness of breath (often w/o chest pain of any kind) -Pain tends to be more diffuse; not specifically located in chest -#1 cause of death in women






45. Surgical procedure that can help prevent TIA






46. Obstruction in a blood vessel due to a blood clot -the clot moves from the place it originally formed to clot other arteries or vessels






47. Myocardium dies and is replaced by scar tissues -May have lifetime limitation






48. Condition where heart can no longer pump enough blood to body






49. Artery in brain burst -can be caused by high BP & cholesterol






50. 'mini-stroke' -Stroke that lasts only a few minutes -Warning sign for bigger future strokes