TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Anticoagulants Medications given to interfere with blood clotting. PRONUNCIATION: an-ti-co-AG-u-lant.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Anticoagulation Treatment with medications given to interfere with blood clotting. PRONUNCIATION: an-ti-co-AG-u-la-tion.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) Secreted by the pituitary gland, particularly in times of stress, to enhance water reabsorption in the renal tubules. One of the body's sympathetic responses to shock. PRONUNCIATION: an-ti-Di-ur-et-ic... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Antidysrhythmic A drug that suppresses irregular cardiac activity. Examples include amiodarone, lidocaine, beta blockers, digoxin, and calcium channel blockers. PRONUNCIATION: an-ti-dys-RYTH-mic.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Antihypertensive agents Medications that lower blood pressure. PRONUNCIATION: an-TI-hy-per-TEN-sive.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Aortic isthmus The descending portion of the aortic arch, distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery, at the site of the ductus arteriosus. PRONUNCIATION: ISTH-mus.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Apheresis A procedure in which blood is withdrawn from the body and directed through a machine that separates selected blood components (platelets, white cells, plasma) and returns the remaining products to the... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Aphonia Loss of ability to speak due to injury or disease to the larynx, trachea, or mouth.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Apoptosis Programmed cell death. The process of systematically shutting down a cell. Sometimes referred to as "cell suicide". PRONUNCIATION: ap-oh-TO-sis.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller Arachnoid villi Microscopic projections of the arachnoid mater into venous sinuses that act as one-way valves to drain excess cerebral spinal fluid from the brain. PRONUNCIATION: ah-RAK-noid VILL-eye.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller ARB See Angiotensin receptor blocker.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
TCAR Education Programs, Stephen Von Weller ARDS See Acute respiratory distress syndrome.... A 3 June 2026 Glossary
