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MOT 133 Cardiovasc
Cardiovascular - Treatment
Question | Answer |
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Angioplasty | reconstitution or recanalization of a blood vessel; may involve balloon dilation, mechanical stripping of intima, forceful injection of fibrinolytics, or placement of a stint |
Antiarrythmic | a drug with an action antagonistic to that of a loss of rhythm of the heartbeat |
Anticoagulants | an agent having such action to prevent coagulation |
Antiembolic stockings | specially fitted elastic stockings used to compress lower extremities, reduce blood pooling, and promote venous return, thus reducing risk of thrombus formation |
Antihypertensives | indicating a drug or mode of Tx that reduces the blood pressure |
Antilipidmic | indicating a drug that reduces the production of or absorption of cholesterol, fatty acids |
Aortoplasty | a procedure for surgical repair of the aorta |
Arthrectomy | excision of atheromatous plaque from within an artery, utilizing a flexible cather that selectively cuts away or pulverizes tissue buildup |
Buerger-Allen exercises | postural rhymic raising & lowering of lower extermities to enhance circulation to the lower extermities |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | restoration of cardiac output & pulmonary ventilation following cardiac arrest & apnea, using artificial respiration & manual closed chest compression or open chest cardiac massage |
Cardioversion | restoration of the heart's rhytm to normal electrical countershock |
Chemotherapy | treatment of disease by means of chemical substances or drugs; usually used to reference to neoplastic disease |
Commissurotomy | surgical division of any commissure, fibrous band, or ring using surgery or a balloon catheter technique |
Coronary Artery By-Pass Graft (CAB) | a surgical procedure in which damaged sections of the coronary arteries are replaced with new articular of venous grafting to increase rate of cardiac blood flow |
Corticosteroids | a corticoid containing a steroid |
Defibrillation | the arrest of fibrillation of the cardiac muscle (atrial or ventricular) with restoration of the normal rhythm |
Diuretics | an agent that increases the amount of urine excreted |
Fowler's Position | a recumbent position in which the head of the bed is elevated 45 - 60 degrees above level |
Paracardiocentesis | the passage into a cavity of a trocar and cannula, needle, or other hollow instrument for the purpose of removing fluid from the pericardial sac |
Phlebectomy | excision of a segment of a vein, sometimes performed to cure varicose veins |
Phlebotomy | incision into a vein for the purpose of drawing blood |
Transfusion | tranfer of blood or a blood component from one person (donor) to another (recipient) |
Thrombolytic | a drug with an action to break up or dissolving a thrombus |
Vasoconstrictors | a drug with an action to reduce the caliber of a blood vessel due to contraction of smooth muscle fibers in the tunica media leading to decreased blood flow to a part |
Vasodilator | a drug with an action to increase in the caliber of a blood vessel due to relaxation of smooth muscle fibers in the tunica media. this increases blood flow but decreases systemic vascular resistance |