Question

Using your textbook or a standard medical dictionary, look up and write the definitions of each term congestive heart failure (CHF) creatinine diuresis diuretic electrolyte dysrhythmia glaucoma homeostasis hyperkalemia hypertension hypokalemia nephron

Answer 1

ANSWER.

* Congestive heart failure.

            It is an abnormal condition of the heart due to fluid overload and

            which leads to heart failure.

* Creatinine.

           It is the end product of muscle metabolism and eliminated from the

           body through urine.

* Diuresis.

          It is the process of formation of excessive amount of urine in the body.

* Diuretic

         A substance which is responsible for diuresis is known as a diuretic.

* Electrolyte.

         Electrolytes are compounds which dissolved in a solution and form electrically

         charged particles (irons) and this particles can conduct electricity.

* Dysrythmias.

         Abnormalities occur in the normal rhythmic movement of heart is known as

         dysrythmias.

* Glaucoma.

        It is an abnormal condition of the eye due to increased intraoccular pressure.

* Homeostasis.

        It is the process of maintaining a constant internal environment despite of

        changes in the external environment of in a multicellular organism.

* Hyperkalemia.

       It is an abnormal condition of the body in which increased level of pottasium

       in the blood.

* Hypertension.

      It is an abnormal condition in which increased blood pressure above normal level.

* Hypokalemia.

     It is an abnormal condition in which decreased level of pottasium in the blood.

* Nephron.

      Functional unit of kidney is known as nephron.