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mrbroylescardiacvoca
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aneurysm | a localized dilation of the wall of a blood vessel, usually caused by arhterosclerosis, hypertension and less commonly by a congenital weakness in a vessel |
| Angina pectoris | paroxysmal thoracic pain & choking feeling caused by decreased oxygen (anoxia) of the myocardium |
| Atreriosclerosis | common arterial disorder characterized by thicking, loss of electasicity, and classification of arterial walls, resultinga decreased blood supply |
| Atherosclerosis | a common arterial disoder charcterized by yellowish plaques of cholestrol lipids, and cellular debris in the inner layer of the wall of large and medium size arteries |
| Bradycardia | slow rhythm characterized bya pulse rate of lower tha 60 BPM (beats per minute) |
| B-Type natriuretic peptide (BNP) | a neurohormone secreted by the heart in response to ventricular expansion |
| Cardioversion | restoration of the hearts normal sinus rhythm by delivery of a synchronized electric shock through two metal paddles placed on the patients chest |
| Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) | variety of conditions that obstruct blood flow in the coronary arteries |
| Defibrillation | the termination of ventricular fiibrillation by delivering a direct electrical countershock to the pericardium |
| Dysrhythmia | any disturbance or abnormality in a normal rhythmic pattern, specifically irregularity in the normal rhythm of the heart,also called arrhythmia |
| Embolus | a foreign object, air or gas, bit of tissuse or tumor, or a piece of thrombus that circuates in the bloodstream unti it becomesw lodged in a vessel |
| Endarterectomy | surgical removal of trthe intimal lining of an artery |
| Heart Failure | syndrome characterized by circulatory congestion due to the hearts inability to act as an effective pump |
| Hear Failure Continued | it should be viewed as a neurohormonal problem in which pathology progresses as a result of chronic release in the body of substances such as catecholaimines (epinephrine & norepinephrine) |
| Hypoxemia | an abnormal deficiency of oxygen in the arterial blood |
| Internittent Claudication | a weakness of the legs accompanied by cramplike paind the the calves caused bt poor arterial circulation of the blood to the legs |
| Ischemia | decreased blood supply to a body organ or part ofetn marked by pain and organ dysfunction |
| Myocardial Infarction | an occlusion of a major coronary artery or one of its branches, it is caused by atheroclerosis or and embolus resulting in nevrosis of a portion of cardiac muscle |
| Occlusion | an obstruction or closing off in a canal, vessel or passageway of the body |
| Orthopnea | an abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand in order to breathe deeply or comfortably |
| Peripheral | pertaining to the outside , surfacem or surronding are of an organ, other structure or field of vision |
| Plueral Effusion | an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the thoracic cavity between the visceral and parietal pleurae |
| polycythemia | an abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells in the blood |
| Pulmonary Edema | accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissue & alveoli, caused by most commonly left sided heart failure |
| Tachycardia | an abnormal condition in which the myocardium contracts regularly but at a rate greater than 100 BPM (beats per minute) |
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