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Week 9 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aerobic Exercise | Are those activities that are supported by aerobic metabolism (the breakdown of carbs and fats to carbon dioxide and water in the presence of oxygen-krebs cycle) |
| Angina Pectoris | Pain and oppression about the heart. Caused by insufficient supply of blood to the heart |
| Angiocardiography | An x-ray procedure that permits visualization of the vascular tree of the heart through the intravascular injection of radiopaque contrast medium |
| Apical-Radial Pulse | An apical and radial pulse taken simultaneously by two nurses using the same watch. Normally they should be identical |
| Arteriosclerosis | Term applied to the number of pathological conditions in which there is thickening, hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls and blood vessels, especially arteries |
| AST | Aspartate Aminotransferase. Enzymes found in moderate amount in heart and liver and in skeletal muscles |
| Atherosclerosis | Abnormal accumulation of lipid deposits and fibrous tissue within arterial walls and the lumen |
| Cardiac Output | Amount of blood discharged from the left and right ventricle per minute |
| Cardiovascular | Pertains to the heart and the blood vessels |
| Chemoreceptors | Sense organs or sensory nerve endings which are stimulated by a chemical substance |
| Cholesterol | A sterol widely distributed in animal tissue and occurring in egg yolk, various oil, fats and nerve tissue of the brain and the spinal cord |
| Clubbed Fingers | Rounding of ends and swelling of fingers in children with congenital heart disease and in older children and adults with long-standing pulmonary disease |
| Coronary Occlusion | Closing off of a coronary artery |
| Cor Pulmonale | Acute right heart strain or chronic right ventricular hypertrophy with or without heart failure resulting from disease states whcih affects the function and/or structure of the lungs and cause pulmonary hypertension |
| CPK-MB | Creatinine Phosphokinase. Enzyme located primarily in the heart muscle. Elevation is highly indicative of an MI |
| Dysrhythmias | Disorders of formation or conduction of the electrical impulse within the heart |
| Digitalizing Dose | Subjection of an organism to the action of the digitalis |
| Echocardiogram | Use of ultrasound to assess both the structure and motion within the heart. A small transducer is placed on the anterior chest and is moved in various directions |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG,ECG) | A graphic representation of the electrical currents of the heart |
| Embolism | Obstruction of a blood vessel by foreign substance or a blood clot |
| Ischemia | Local or temporary deficiency of blood supply to a part due to obstruction of the circulation |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase. Enzyme found in many body tissues including the heart. Elevations after an MI seen for 1-2 weeks |
| Lipoproteins | A conjugated protein consisting of a simple protein combined with a lipid |
| Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea (PND) | Difficult breathing which occurs several hours after lying down. Results from accumulation of fluids in the lungs as person is lying in bed |
| Patent Ductus Arteriosus | A congenital anomaly in which the fetal ductus arteriosus persist after birth |
| Prothrombin Time (pro time) | A test of clotting time made by determining the time for clotting to occur after thromboplastin and calcium are added to decalcified plasma |
| Pulmonary Edema | Effusion of serous fluid into air vesicles and into interstitial tissue of the lungs |
| Sedimentation Rate (sed rate) | Lab test of speed at which erythrocytes settle when an anticoagulant is added to the blood |
| Stress Testing | Exercise electrocardiography is a non-invasive test used to evaluate cardiovascuar response to controlled physical work loads |
| Tetralogy Of Fallot | A congenital condition characterized by defect in the interventricular septum, stenosis of the pulmonary artery, overriding the aorta and the hypertrophy of the right ventricle |
| Thrombosis | Formation of a blood clot |
| Valves | Cusps or flaps of the heart lining that closes as the heart chambers fill up with blood, thus keeping the blood flowing in one direction |
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