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ECG Glossary Quiz 3 E - I

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Swelling due to fluid in the tissues   Edema  
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An electric device that can control the beating of the heart by a rhythmic discharge of electrical impulses   Electric cardiac pacemaker  
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A graphical RECORD of the electric currents produced by the heart   Electrocardiogram  
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An INSTRUMENT which RECORDS electric currents produced by the heart   Electrocardiograph  
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Any substance which, in solution, is capable of conducting electricity by means of its atoms. (Examples: Sodium - Potassium)   Electrolyte  
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Blocking of a blood vessel by a clot or other substance carried in the blood stream   Embolism  
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Inflammation of the inner layer of the heart (Endocardium) usually associated with acute rheumatic fevers or some infectious agents   Endocarditis  
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A thin, smooth membrane forming the inner surface of the heart   Endocardium  
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Outer layer of the heart wall. (Also called visceral pericardium)   Epicardium  
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A secretion of the adrenal gland that constricts the small blood vessels (arterioles), increases the rate of the heartbeat, and raises blood pressure. (Also called a vasoconstrictor or vasopressor)   Epinephrine  
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Red blood cell   Erythrocyte  
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Elevated BP not caused by kidney or other evident disease. (Sometimes called primary hypertension)   Essential hypertension  
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Sum of knowledge about the causes of a disease   Etiology  
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Circulation of the blood outside the body as by a mechanical pump-oxygenator   Extracorporeal circulation  
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A contraction of the heart which occurs prematurely and interrupts the normal rhythm   Extrasystole  
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Main blood vessel supplying blood to the leg   Femoral artery  
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Uncoordinated contractions of the heart muscle occuring when the individual muscle fibers take up independent irregular contractions   Fibrillation  
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An extra heart sound which, when the heart rate is fast, resembles a horse's gallop   Gallop rhythm  
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Interference with the conduction of the electrical impulses of the heart which can be either partial or complete. Can result in dissociation of the rhythms of the upper & lower heart chambers   Heart block  
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A machine through which the blood stream is diverted for pumping and oxygenation while the heart is opened for surgery   Heart-Lung machine  
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The study of the flow of blood & forces involved   Hemodynamics  
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Loss of blood from a blood vessel. (External - Blood escapes from the body; Internal - Blood passes inti tissues)   Hemorrhage  
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A chemical substance which tends to prevent blood from clotting. (An Anticoagulant)   Heparin  
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German anatomist who discovered bundle of muscle fibers running from the upper to lower chambers of the heart. (Known as the bundle of His)   His, Wilhelm  
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An unstable or persistent elevation of blood pressure above the normal range, which may eventually lead to increased heart size and kidney damage   Hypertension  
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Enlargement of a tissue or organ due to increase in the size of its constituent cells   Hypertrophy  
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Most commonly used to describe an acute fall in blood presssure, as occurs in shock. BP below the normal range or low BP.   Hypotension  
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Less than normal content of oxygen in the organs & tissues of the body. (Can be caused by high altitude)   Hypoxia  
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Also called valvular insufficiency; Any valve that does not close tight and leaks blood back in the wrong direction.   Incompetent valve  
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An area of a tissue which is damaged or dies as a result of not receiving a sufficient blood supply.   infarct  
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Muscular wall dividing left and right upper chambers of the heart which are called atria. Sometimes called auricular septum or interauricular septum or atrial septum   Inter-atrial septum  
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Muscular wall, tinnera t the top, dividing the left and right lower chambers of the heart called ventricles. Sometimes called ventricular septum.   Inter-ventricular septum  
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A local, usually temporary, deficiency of blood in some part of the body, often caused by a constriction or an obstruction in the blood vessel supplying that part   Ischemia  
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