| A | B |
|---|
| Tachycardia | fast pulse rate greater than 100 beats per minute |
| Systolic Pressure | amount of force it takes to pump blood out of the heart into the arterial circulation (the top number) |
| Arteriosclerosis | loss of elasticity in the walls of the blood vessels |
| Atherosclerosis | accumulation of fat deposits inside of arteries, making them more narrow |
| Transient Ischemic Attack-TIA | An episode of poor circulation to the brain characterized by visual disturbances, dizziness, weakness, numbness, or loss of consciousness. The attack is usually brief. |
| Blood Pressure | The amount of force exerted against the walls of an artery by the blood |
| Bradycardia | slow pulse rate, usually less than 60 beats per minute |
| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) | the inablility of the heart to pump an adequate quantity of blood |
| Cyanotic | a bluish-gray color of the skin, lips, or nail beds due to lack of oxygen |
| Diastolic Pressure | the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest (the bottom number) |
| Hypertension | high blood pressure; persistent BP measurements above the normal systolic or diastolic pressures |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure |
| Orthostatic Hypertension | a sudden drop in blood pressure when the resident moves from a lying to a sitting or standing position; results in fainting; inability of cardiovascular system to respond quickly enough to body position change |
