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Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| murmur | abnormal heart sound (clicking sound, usually a problem with heart valve) |
| The muscular wall separating the left and right sides of the heart. | septum |
| This structure gathers blood from the lower portion of the body and returns it to the heart. | Inferior vena cava |
| This structure is the main blood vessel leaving the heart and forms an arch as it rises and branches. | Aorta |
| Hemorrhagic strokes result from bleeding into the brain, whereas ischemic strokes result from... | blockage of blood flow to the brain. |
| Hardening of an artery (from any cause) is called... | arteriosclerosis |
| Dilation of the aorta is... | aortectasia |
| An arteriogram is defined as a record of a(n)... | artery |
| When a patient's skin appears blue due to lack of oxygen, we say he has... | cyanosis |
| Which procedures use sound waves to form images? | Sonography, Echocardiography, Transesophageal echocardiography |
| What is the correct medical term for narrowing of the aorta? | Aortic stenosis |
| Formation of fatty plaque on the wall of an artery is called... | atherogenesis |
| Hardening of a vein is termed... | phlebosclerosis |
| angiocarditis | inflammation of the heart vessels |
| atrial fibrillation | quivering or spontaneous contraction of muscle fibers in the heart's atrium |
| atrial septal defect | flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart |
| cardiac arrest | cessation of functional circulation |
| congestive cardiomyopathy | heart cavity is unable to pump all the blood out of itself and becomes stretched |
| embolus | mass of matter present in the blood |
| ischemia | blockage of blood flow to an organ |
| ventricle | lower chamber |
| atrium | upper chamber |
| angio | vessel |
| cardi/o & coron/o | heart |
| systemic | total body |
| arteries | carries blood away from the heart |
| veins | carries blood toward the heart |
| capillaries | gas exchange |
| pulmonary | heart/lung |
| ather/o | fat |
| diaphoresis | heavy sweating |
| ischemia | lack of blood flow |
| embolus | traveling blood clot, until it reaches a vessel that is too small to let it pass. |
| thrombus | blood clot that forms in a vein (someone who stands a lot) |
| aorta | largest artery of the heart, most common to have an aneurism |
| Drugs to treat chest pain due to heart problems | Antianginal & Vasodilator |
| Drug to stop abnormal heart rhythms | Antiarrhythmic |
| Drugs to treat hypertension | Antihypertensive & Diuretic |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| NSR | Normal Sinus Rhythm |
| A-fib | Atrial Fibrillation; quivering motion |
| ECHO | Sound waves of the heart |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
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