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level: Cardiovascular terms and medications

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level questions: Cardiovascular terms and medications

Question	Answer
known as stroke. Sudden damage to the brain resulting from reduction of blood flow	Cerebrovascular accident
Spontaneous, quivering and ineffectual contraction of muscle fivers as in the atria or the ventricles	Fibrillation
An area of localized necrosis of tissue resulting from a blockage or a narrowing of an artery that supplies the area.	Infarct
Local anemia due to mechanical obstruction (mainly arterial narrowing or disruption) of the blood supply	Ischemia
Forcible or irregular pulsation of the heart, perceptible to the paitent	Palpitations
Inflammation of a vein	Phlebitits
A backflow, as of blood through an incompetent valve of the heart	Regurgitation
Circulatory failure resulting in inadequate supply of blood to the heart	shock
Narrowing or constriction of an opening	stenosis
Temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by inadequate blood flow to the brain	Syncope (fainting)
Inflammation of a vein associated with formation of a blood clot	Thrombophlebitis
medication: A drug that lowers blood pressure by blocking the formation in the blood of angiotensin II, a substance that normally acts to increase blood pressure.	Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
medication: A drug that blocks tissue receptors for angiotensin II	angiotensin II receptor antagonist
medication: A drug that regulates the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat	antiarrhythmic agent
medication: Drug that decreases the rate and strength of heart contractions	beta-adrenergic blocking agent
medication: Drug that controls the rate and force of heart contraction by regulating calcium entrance into the cells	Calcium channel blocker
medication: A drug that slows and strengthens heart muscle contractions	Digitalis
medication: Drug that eliminates fluid by increasing the output of urine by the kidneys. Lowered blood volume decreases the workload of the heart.	Diuretic
medication: Drug that lowers serum cholesterol	Hypolipidemic agent
medication: A local anesthetic that is used intravenously to treat cardiac arrhythmias.	lidocaine
medication: A drug used in the treatment of angina pectoris to dilate coronary vesels	nitroglycerin
medication: Drugs that act to lower lipids in the blood. The drugs names end with -statin, such as lovasttin, pravastatin, atorvastatin.	statins
medication: An enzyme used to dissolve blood clots	streptokinase
medication: A drug used to dissolve blood clots. It activates production of a substance (plasmin) in the blood that normally dissolves clots	tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)
medication: A drug that widens blood vessels and improves blood flow	vasodilator