Puzzles and worksheets similar to High Blood Pressure Crossword

Most common disease contributing to the need for dialysis.
Milk products, bananas, cantaloupe, oranges, potatoes, beans and tomatoes are all high in this.
Excess fluid in the body can cause ____ (swelling).
The number one way to reduce infections. (2 words)
One of the main functions of the kidneys is to ____ waste from blood.
Goal weight when you leave dialysis. (2 words)
Chewing ____ can help with thirst.
Lean meats, eggs, and fish are all good sources of ____ to keep albumin levels up.
What you need to get your medication from the pharmacy. (Only providers can give this.)
Too much of this in your diet can increase thirst.
A condition of reduced blood cells.
What is the name of the facility?
Fruit that is toxic to dialysis patients.
Treatment for people who have kidney failure.
Too much fluid can cause a strain on which major organ?
Fistula, Catheter, and Grafts
A doctor who specializes in kidney failure.
The second leading cause of kidney failure in the United States after diabetes.
Someone who provides an organ or tissue for transplant.
A symptom of high blood pressure.
Phosphate binders should be taken ____ meals.
Kidneys are only about the size of your ____.
Medication that controls the phosphate level in your blood are called phosphate _____. (Hint: Renvela or Calcium Acetate/Phoslo)
High ____ levels can cause itchy skin, weak bones, and damage your heart.
High phosphorous levels can make your skin ____.

A term used to describe high blood pressure
This food item directly affects blood pressure
Each exercise session should last no less than
You should exercise at least ____ times per week
The bad form of cholesterol is (abbreviation)
The preventable form of diabetes is
____ is the amount of energy it costs to complete a task
The amount of sessions each patient gets to complete Cardiac Rehab
The amount of years Cardiac Rehab has been here at MHWZ
____ is the pressure of circulating blood against the walls of blood vessels
Who is the medical director over Cardiac Rehab?

When a disease is always present no matter how small in a community we refer to it as an _____.
If there are usually only 20 cases per year of Measles but in 2021, there were 50 cases of Measles, What is this called?
COVID-19 which affects countries throughout the world is considered a _____.
What is the cause of a disease or health condition?
What is the organism that becomes infected by a disease called?
Where does an agent exist?
what is in the middle of the epidemiological triangle?
The capacity of an agent to enter a host and cause infection: a disease that easily spreads from one host to another has high _____.
When symptoms are very noticeable, the disease has high ____.
The capacity of an agent to produce poison is called ____.
When an agent can survive in many adverse environments, they have high ____.
A type of direct transmission whenever anyone coughs, sneezes, or talks.
A type of indirect transmission spread by food, water, or inanimate objects.
This type of prevention is implemented before there is evidence of disease or injury.
This type of prevention is implemented after a disease or injury is established, the goal is to reduce morbidity or mortality.
What type of prevention is a community-level weight loss program?
When you have been exposed to a contagious pathogen like COVID-19 but not showing any symptoms yet you have to go into ____.
When you have been exposed to a contagious pathogen like COVID-19 and are showing symptoms you have to go into ____.
True positive / (True positive + False negative)
True negative / (False positive + True negative)
Systematic error often introduced by a researcher; two types are information and selection.
The number of existing and new cases of a disease/ health-related condition is the ____.
The number of new cases of a disease/ health-related condition is the ____.
Diseases like cardiovascular disease, cancer, or diabetes are ____ diseases.
The incidence among exposed divided by the incidence of unexposed.
Which ratio is used in case-control studies to test the hypothesis?
The leading cause of death with risk factors including hypertension, obesity, and physical inactivity.
The second leading cause of death in the US which has stages 0-IV.
This is a cross-sectional study that uses data that describes groups of individuals.
This study includes individuals used as cases and as controls to test a hypothesis.
A shortcoming of this study is that they are not well-suited for studying very rare diseases and are also time-consuming and expensive. These studies can be performed in the past or future.
The goal of this study is to monitor a population to gather the information that can be used to prevent health threats. There are two kinds: passive and active.
The first point when an individual is exposed to or infected by a disease; point of ____.
When you are fully recovered from the disease or infection you just experience is the ____ period.
The point of the first symptom of a disease or infection is the ____ point.

What is the purpose of the medication "Miralax"
USED TO PREVENT CARDIAC ARTERY DISEASE
USED TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL
THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO DECREASE PAIN
TREATS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
LOWERS BLOOD SUGAR
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF TRAMADOL
I TAKE THIS MEDICATION FOR DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY
THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO TREAT GASTRO REFLUX DISEASE
THIS MEDICATION IS USED TO HELP ME RELEASE WATER/URINE
THYROID MEDICATION THAT TREATS HYPOTHYROIDISM
APPLY THIS MEDICATION IN THE EYES
I SHOULD WASH MY MOUTH OUT AFTER EVERY USE OF THIS MEDICATION
THIS MACHINE IS USED AS A MIST TO CONTROL SHORTNESS OF BREATH OR WHEEZING

Opacity of the lens of the eye that causes clouded, blurred, or dim vision. Can be removed with surgery that replaces the lens with an artificial lens.
A complication of diabetes mellitus due to damaged blood vessels in the retina. If found early, treatments, such as laser treatment that can help shrink blood vessels, injections that can reduce swelling, or surgery, can prevent permanent vision loss. Fill in the blank. (Diabetic ___________).
Gradual loss of peripheral vision caused by elevated intraocular pressure that leads to progressive damage to the optic nerve.
Age-related hearing loss.
The impairment of near vision and accommodation as the lens of the eye gradually becomes thicker and loses flexibility as a person ages.
Any type of difficulty that an individual has with one of their five senses or sensory function. Fill in the blank. (Sensory _________)
A condition that occurs when an individual receives too many stimuli or cannot selectively filter meaningful stimuli. Fill in the blank. (Sensory ______________).
Sensory receptors that respond to specific stimuli such as pain, pressure, temperature, and vibration; includes vestibular sensation and proprioception.
Hearing ringing in the ears.
A sense of spatial orientation and balance. Fill in the blank. (__________ sensation).
The interpretation of sensation during the sensory process.
Loss of central vision with symptoms such as blurred central vision, distorted vision that causes difficulty driving and reading, and the requirement for brighter lights and magnification for close-up visual activities.
Sense of taste.
Sense of hearing.
Relating to the sense of smell.
Relating to seeing or sight.
Benign tumor near cranial nerve 8.

Nephrotoxic Drugs
Preexisting CKD
Massive Trauma
Liver Failure
Heart Failure
Obstructions
Hypertension
Advance Age
Diabetes
Sepsis

Medical term for high blood pressure
Placed around arm to check blood pressure
Uncontrolled BP can lead to chronic____ disease.
Treatment for hypertension when lifestyle changes are not enough
In a blood pressure reading, the ____ is the first number recorded
An instrument for measuring blood pressure
Managing ____can help lower BP
A high salt intake can cause BP to ____
Blood pressure is the force of your ____ pushing against the walls of your arteries.
Healthy eating and ____ can help lower BP

sympathetic nervous system
respirtory failure
chemoreceptors
noreadrenaline
baroreceptors
fluid balance
heart failure
stroke volume
compensatory
hypertension
anaphylaxis
circulation
dehydration
head injury
hyopthermia
adrenaline
disability
infarction
myocardium
blood gas
breathing
delerium
exposure
thrombus
embolis
hypoxia
lactate
airway
epipen
output
sepsis
stroke
aki

blood pressure
constipation
insurance
infection
medicine
diarrhea
vaccine
illness
dentist
cramps
Nausea
doctor
itchy
dizzy
xray
scan
rash
flu

Sometimes hypertension is called the ___________________ killer.
Blood pressure levels are _______________________ fluctuating.
The upper blood pressure reading is the systolic pressure or your __________ pressure.
Your lower blood pressure reading is diastolic pressure or ____________ pressure.
Do you always know if your blood pressure is elevated?
This type of hypertension has no identified cause.
This type of hypertension is caused from another disease process, like kidney disease.disease.
A good diet to follow if you have hypertension is the _____________ diet.
This medical exam can help identify EARLY blood pressure damage to vessels.
Over-the-counter ________________ decongestants can raise blood pressure.
Which heritage group is at a higher risk for hypertension?
Some birth control medicenes can _________________ blood pressure.
A very common uncontrollable risk factor for hypertension is ___________.
One of the most common errors made when taking a blood pressure reading is using the wrong size _______.size.
To get a more accurate blood pressure reading, you should wait 3 to ______ minutes between readings.
A common physical symptom expressed by people when they think their blood pressure is elevated is ___________.
A very few people can actually have significant differences between blood pressure readings of both _________.
Some Beta Blocker blood pressure medications can interfere with a patient's control of their breathing problem ______________.
Some blood pressure meds can interfere with ________ levels monitored in Diabetes.
A common endocrine organ tested prior to a patient starting on blood pressure medication is the __________.
Blood pressure actually runs higher on people who don't get enough ___________.
Lowering what in your dietary intake may reduce your hypertension readings?
Losing even 5-10 ____________ body weight will reduce your blood pressure readings.
Long-term untreated hypertension leads you to a significant risk for ________________ problems.
Leading cause of hypertension is ________________.