Chronic Disorders
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ECG (EKG)
A print out of the hearts electric activity
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Pacemaker
Specialized tissue which gives us a heartbeat
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Thrombus
Clot in an artery
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Infarction
Dead heart tissue
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Fibrillation
Uncontrollable heartbeat (not coordinated rhythm)
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Arrest
When the heart stops
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Systolic
Blood pressure when the heart is contracting
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Diastolic
Blood pressure when the heart is at rest
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Hypertension
High blood pressure
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Nitroglycerin
Tablet which dilates blood vessels
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Atherosclerosis
A condition in which an artery wall hardens and thickens due to plaque buildup.
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Valve
Keeps blood flowing in the right direction
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Murmur
A murmur is when a valve isn’t closing properly
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Pulmonary Artery
Is the only artery with deoxygenated blood
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Heredity
Cardiovascular disease tends to run in families
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Blood pressure
High blood pressure indicates a blockage
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Diabetes
Many victims have excess levels of blood sugar
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Smoking
Constricts blood vessels creating high blood pressure
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Weight
Obesity causes the heart to work harder
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Cholesterol
Causes atherosclerosis
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Exercise
Lowers cholesterol levels and stress
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Emotional Stress
Speeds up the heart
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Age
The older you are the more suseptible
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Gender and Build
Males are at increased risk
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What is a chronic disorder?
Def. 1. Something that lasts a long time or reoccurs often
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What is a chronic disorder?
Def. 2. Not spread or caused by germs or body fluids
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What are the 4 effects of chronic disorders?
A. Physical B. Mental C. Social D. Economic
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What are the physical effects?
These disorders may cause physical pain or discomfort
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What are the mental effects?
These disorders may cause you to feel insecure about the way you look
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What are the social effects?
May effect the way a person relates to others
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What are the economic effects?
These disorders might cause you to miss work and treatment can be very expansive
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Where blood flows first
Venus blood arrives at the right atrium from the inferior and superior vena cava
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Where blood flows second
From the right atrium blood flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle
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Where blood flows third
The right ventricle contracts and deoxygenated blood is squeezed past the pulmonary valve to the pulmonary artery which goes to the lungs
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Where blood flows fourth
Deoxygenated blood mixes with the air in the lungs and returns to the left atrium through the pulmonary vein
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Where blood flows fifth
The now oxygenated blood flows through the bicuspid valve
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Where blood flows sixth
Finally the left ventricle pumps out of the aorta