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Respir./Heart Vocab.
Respiratory & Heart Vocabulary
Vocabulary | Definition |
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antihistamine | are drugs used to counteract the effets of histamine on body organs and structures |
decongestant | a drug that reduces, swelling of the nasal passges, which, in turn, opens clogged nasal passages and enhances drainage of the sinuses. |
asthma | respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing |
antitussive | a drug used to relieve coughing. |
bronchodialator | a drug used to relieve bronchospasm associated with respiratory disorders. |
expectorant | a drug that aids in raising thick, tenacious mucus from the respiratory passages. |
productive cough | secretions from the lower respiratory tract are expelled |
non-productive cough | is a dry, hacking cough that produces no secretions. |
cardiac output | the amount of blood leaving the left ventricle with each contraction. |
arrhythmia | a disturbance or irregularity in the heart rate, rhythm, or both. |
fibrolytic drugs | These drugs reopen blood vessels after they become occluded. |
thrombus | blood clot |
angina | chest pain |
atherosclerosis | a disease characterized by deposits of fatty plaques on the inner walls of the arteries. |
vasodialation | an increase in the sized of the blood vessel. |
prophylaxis | prevention |
hyperlipedemia | an increase in the lips which are a group of fats or fatlike substances in the blood. |
hypertension | high blood pressure |