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| The inability of the heart to keep up with the demands on it. The heart does not pump blood as well as it should. Certain conditions sus as narrowing of he artieries leave your heart weak or shift to fill and pump efficently. |
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| A condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weakened. usually means that the left ventricle is enlarded or dilated. This condition can be a result of a heart attack or cornary artery disease which is narrowing of the arteries. |
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| The blood does not have enough healthy red bloodd cells or hemoglobing. If you have a low red blood count your body will not get enough oxygen which can make you feel fatigued. |
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| The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart consisting of 2 tapered cusps. |
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| Is a brain disease that causes a long term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affecg a person's daily activity. |
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| A person's manner of walking |
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| A loss of balance associated particularly with looking down from a great height or caused by a disease affecting the inner ear or the vestibular nerve. |
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| Shortness of breath. Usually is a sign of serious disease of the airway lungs and heart. |
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| As an irregular or an often rapid heart rate that can increase your risk of stroke, heart failure or other heart related complication. |
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| Build up of fluid between the layers of tissue that line the lungs and the chest cavities. |
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Electrocardeiography
the process of recording activity of the heart over aperiod of time using electrodes placed on the skin |
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| Rapid assesment procedure |
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| a sudden state of severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function |
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