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- airway
- tube by which air can pass into the lungs
- anoxia
- having no oxygen
- anterior
- of or connected to the front of the body
- asphyxia
- suffocation, the deprival of oxygen
- cardiac arrest
- the stopping of the heart
- cardiomyopathy
- any disorder of the heart muscle
- cardiotonic
- medicine used to improve the pumping of the heart
- cardioversion
- using electric shocks to stabilize the heart beat
- caudal
- near or in the direction of the lower side of the organ
- consequences
- the results or outcomes of an action
- croup
- a breathing condition in children causing coughing
- diastole
- the rest period of the heart between contractions
- distal
- referring to a further distance from the center
- efferent
- carrying away from a starting point, such as an organ or the central nervous system
- lobe
- a rounded or hanging part of something
- pacemaker
- a device inserted under the skin to control the heart rate
- pericardium
- the membrane enclosing the heart and the roots of the great blood vessels
- pleura
- thin tissue covering the interior walls of the chest and the exterior of the lungs
- pulmonary
- of or connected to the lungs
- ventilator
- a machine used to help a person breathe
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First responders are taught to check patients for a blocked airway.
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Anoxia can have long-lasting effects on the patient such as brain damage.
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The infection was restricted to the anterior of the eye.
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The medical examiner concluded that he had died from asphyxia.
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Mortality rates from cardiac arrest have improved over time with updated procedures and medical equipment.
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Proper diet and exercise are important for the prevention of cardiomyopathy.
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The patient responded well to the cardiotonic medicine.
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Cardioversion is used primarily to treat a fast, irregular heart rhythm.
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The artery enters the heart at the caudal pole.
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There are many negative consequences from drug abuse.
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It is important to keep a child suffering from croup calm as agitation can worsen the coughing.
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During diastole the aortic and pulmonary valves remain closed.
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The radius was fractured at the distal end.
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Efferent nerves carry neural impulses away from the central nervous system to the muscles to cause movement.
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The pituitary gland is divided into the anterior lobe and the posterior lobe.
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Implanting a pacemaker is now considered a minor surgical procedure.
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An inflamed pericardium will cause chest pain.
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The pleura aids the lungs in breathing by providing lubrication and cushioning.
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The child was born with a congenital pulmonary malformation.
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The comatose boy was put on a ventilator to help keep him alive.