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Cardiology - Level 1
Words and procedures related to cardiology
Question | Answer |
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What part of the body do Cardiologist specialize in? | The heart. |
What does CAD stand for? | Coronary Artery Disease |
What does ANGI/O mean? | Vessel (blood or lymph) |
What is does STEONISIS mean? | Narrowing |
How many chambers are in your heart? | 4 |
What does the acronym RA stand for? | Right Atrium |
What does the acronym LA stand for? | Left Atrium |
What does the acronym RV stand for? | Right Ventricle |
What does the acronym LV stand for? | Left Ventricle |
What does they prefix BRADY- mean? | To slow [ie Bradycadia = slow heart beat] |
What does ATHER/O mean? | Fatty plaque [ie Atherosclerosis = plaque build up in your arteries] |
What is ANGINA PECTORIS (also known as Angina)? | Chest pain |
What does the suffix -MEGALY mean? | Enlargement [ie Cardiomegaly = enlargement of the heart] |
What does the prefix TACHY- mean? | Rapid [ie Tachycardia = rapid heart beat] |
What does the acronym CHF stand for? | Congestive Heart Failure |
What is Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)? | The heart can't pump enough blood |
What does the acronym CVA stand for? | Cerebrovascular accident |
What is a Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)? | Stroke with damage to the brain |
What does the acronym TIA stand for? | Transient ischemic attack |
What is a Transient ischemic attack (TIA)? | Interruption of blood to the brain with no damage. |
What is Arrhythmia or Dysrythmia? | Irregular heart beat |
What is ISCHEMIA? | Inadequate supply of oxygen to a body part |
What does the procedural suffix -ECTOMY mean? | Excision, removal |
What does the prefix MY/O mean? | Muscle |
What is a Myocardial infarction? | Heart attack |
What does DYSPNEA mean? | Shortness of breath |
What does they acronym BP mean? | Blood pressure |
What is procedure is ECHO short for? | Echocardiogram |
What does ORTHOPNEA mean? | Shortness of breath when lying flat |
What is ATRIAL FIBRILLATION? | The left and right atria chambers (upper chambers) in the heart have an irregular beat |
What does HYPERTENSION mean? | High blood pressure |
What does SYNCOPE mean? | Temporary loss of consciousness due to low blood pressure |
What is EDEMA? | Swelling due to fluid retention |
What does the acronym CPAP mean? | Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
What does they acronym ECG or EKG stand for? | Electrocardiogram |
What is PALPITATION? | Feeling of rapid, fluttering, or pounding heart beat triggered by stress, exercise, medication or, a medical condition. |