level: Vocab
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Glycosylated hemoglobin | A1C |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| DKA | Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| FBS | Fasting Blood Sugar |
| GDM | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
| IDDM | Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| NIDDM | Noninsulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus |
| Pain in the heart muscle due to inadequate blood supply | Angina Pectoris |
| thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries | Arteriosclerosis |
| a formation of plaque that narrows the arteries | Atherosclerosis |
| abrupt loss of heart function | Cardiac Arrest |
| amage to the heart muscle caused by infection, alcohol, or drug abuse | Cardiomyopathy |
| A form of heart disease when kidneys receive less blood and filter less fluid out of circulation | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Disease affecting heart and blood vessels | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Pertaining to the heart and entire vascular system | Cardiovascular |