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Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular Immune and Lymphatic Systems and Blood
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| thora | thora (chest) |
| thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the thorax (chest) |
| card/0 or cardi/o or coron/o | heart |
| tacycardia | a condition of a fast heart |
| bacterial endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart (endo cardium)caused by bacteria |
| myocarditis | inflammation of the myocardium (muscle layer of the heart) |
| pericardiocentesis | surgical puncture of the pericardium (membranes surrounding the heart) |
| cardiologist | a specialist is the study of the heart |
| cardiodynia | a condition of pain in the heart |
| phonocardiogram | a record of heart sounds |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart |
| electrocardiogram | (EKG or EED) a record of the electrical activity of the heart |
| echocardiography | (ECHO) the process of recording the heart using sound waves |
| Diagnostic Imaging (DI) | using sound AKA sonography, ultrasound (US) or doppler |
| Transesophageal echo cardiogram (TEE) | a record of the heart using sound waves transmitted across the esophagus - esophagus connects the pharynx (throat) to the stomach |
| Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | Emergency procedure consisting of artificial ventilation (breathing) and cardiac massage AKA basic life support (BLS) |
| Cardiac Catheterization (cardiac cath) | introduction of a catheter (small flexible tube) into the heart t determine cardiac disease (AKA) angiocardiography - coronary arteriography |
| Cardiac Scan | diagnostic imaging (DI) of the heart after introduction of radioactive contrast material |
| Contrast (Radiopaque) | materials that illuminate (light up) when exposed to X-Rays. Radioactive imaging is performed in nuclear medicine |
| Coronary Thrombosis | An abnormal condition of thrombus (clot) in a coronary artery |
| Coronary Arteries | The vessels that deliver oxygenated blood to the myocardium (muscle layer of the heart) |
| Coronary occlusion | An obstruction (infarction) of a coronary artery AKA myocardial infarction (MI) or "heart attack" |
| Embolus (embolism) or emboli (plural) | A floating clot |
| Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) | An abnormal condition of a (thrombus) clot in deep vein of a leg |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | Little or no regular excercise |
| Ted hose or Jobst stockings | antiemboli (compression) hose |
| TED | Thrombo embolism deterrent |
| Embolectomy | Surgical removal of an embolus (floating clot) |
| Myocardial ischemia | Starvation of oxygenated blood to the myocardium (AKA) acute coronary syndrome |
| Angina Pectoris (AP) | Thoracodynia caused by myocardial ischemia |
| Intracoronary thrombolytic therapy | A treatment to break up a clot within the coronary arteries, AKA "clot buster" |
| Percutaneous Transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) | Surgical repair of a coronary artery (ies) after insertion of a catheter (small flexible tube) with an inflatable balloon. |
| Coronary Stent | device (expandable mesh) that prevents closure after an angioplasty. |
| Necr/o | death |
| Myocardial necrosis | death to the myocardium |
| Valv/o or Valvul/o | valve(s) |
| Valvotomy | surgical incision of a heart valve |
| Valvuloplasty | surgical repair of a heart valve |
| Heart murmur | A sound caused from regurgitation of blood past an incompetent valve |
| Regurgitation | backflow or reflux |
| Incompetent | unable to function properly |
| Bruit | another medical term for a murmur |
| vas/o or vascul/o or angi/o | blood vessels |
| Vasodilation | increased diameter (lumen) of arteries |
| Vasoconstriction | decreased diameter (lumen) of arteries |
| Cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| Peripheral Vascular | pertaining to the blood vessels outside of the heart |
| Angiospasm | An involuntary muscle contraction of a blood vessel |
| Angiogram | A record of a blood vessel |
| Angiostenosis | narrowing of a blood vessel |
| Angiocarditis | inflammation of a heart vessel |
| Angioma | a tumor or mass of a blood vessel |
| Angioscopy | the process of using a lighted instrument to view a blood vessel |
| Angiography | the processof recording a blood vessel |
| Arter/o or arteri/o | artery (arteries) |
| Arteriorrhexis | a rupture of an artery |
| Arteriography | the process of recording an artery (ies) |
| Poly arteritis | inflammation of many arteries |
| Arteriogram | a record of an artery |
| arteriol/o | arterioles are small arteries |
| arteriolitis | inflammation of arterioles |
| -sclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| atherosclerosis | an abnormal condition of hardening of the arteries caused by fatty plaque -artherosclerosis will cause arterial stenosis (narrowing) |
| coronary artery disease (CAD) | stenosis (narrowing)of a coronary artery caused by atherosclerosis (fatty plaque) |
| atherectomy | surgical removal of fatty plaque |
| endarterectomy | surgical removal within an artery |
| cholestero/o | cholesteral - one type of saturated fat (lipid) |
| hypercholesterolemia | a blood condition of excessive cholesteral |
| lipid profile | a blood test for cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein(LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL, the good cholesterol) |
| aneurysm/o | aneurysm - a weakness is an arteriol septum (wall) (septum-septa) |
| abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) | a weakness in the abdominal aortic septum (wall) - the aorta is the largest artery in the body. |
| dissecting aneurysm | tearing of an aneurysm |
| phleb/o, ven/o and ven/i | vein(s) |
| venous | pertaining to a vein |
| venogram | a record of a vein |
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| phlebectomy | surgical removal of a vein |
| phlebography | the process of recording a vein |
| venipuncture | a surgical puncture of a vein AKA "phlebotomy" |
| varicose veins (varicosities) | superficial, swollen, twisted, knotty veins of a leg |
| ligation (ligate) and stripping | tying and removing |
| hemorrhoid/o | hemorrhoids are swollen twisted veins of the anal region |
| venul/o - venules | small veins |
| capillari/o | capillaries are microscopic arteries and veins where respiration takes place |
| respiration | exchange of gasses; the gasses exchanged are oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (C02) |
| hemo/o - hemat/o | blood |
| hemolysis (hemolytic) | break up or destruction of blood |
| hemostasis (hemostatic) | the stoppage or controlling of bleeding |
| hemorrhage (hemorrhagic) | the rapid flow of blood |
| hematologist | a specialist in the study of blood |
| hematoma | a mass of blood AKA (bruise) |
| lymph/o - lymph | Lymph is immune tissue (Lymphatic Systems, Circulatory system) |
| aden/0 | gland |
| lymphadenopathy | disease condition (edema) of the lymph glands |
| edema | (edematous) is (pertaining to) swelling |
| Lymphoma | a tumor or mass of the lymph |
| Lymphadenitis | inflammation of a lymph gland |
| Lymphadenography | process of recording lymph glands or (nodes) |
| Lymphangiogram | a record of the lymph vessels |
| splen/o - | spleen - lymph tissue a reservoir (storage container) for erythrocytes (RBC's or red blood cells) |
| splenectomy | surgical removal of the spleen |
| splenomegaly | enlargement of the spleen |
| Erythrocytes (RBC's) | carry oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) |
| plasm/o | plasma - liquid portion of the blood (AKA serum). |
| apheresis | to remove |
| plasmapheresis | removal of plasma from donated blood and the return of erythrocytes (RBC's or red blood cells) leukocytes (white blood cells)or WBC's and thrombocytes (clot cells) platelets to the patient (PT) |
| poiesis = formation | blood formation occurs in the bone marrow (myel/o) |
| myelogenic | pertaining to creation by the bone marrow |
| hemopoiesis or hematopoiesis | formation of blood |
| erythropoiesis | formation of erythrocytes (Red blood cells) |
| leukopoiesis | formation of leukocytes (white blood cells) |
| thrombopoiesis | formation of thrombocytes (clot cells) aka platelets |
| leukocytosis | an abnormal condition of excessive leukocytes (wbc's) |
| thrombocytopenia | a deficiency of thrombocytes (platelets) |
| morphology | the study of shapes |
| prophylaxis -prophylactic | to prevent or protect |
| sternotomy | surgical incision of the sternum (breastbone) |
| hypertensive heart disease | heart disease caused by chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) HTN |
| chronic means | persistent or recurring |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| arrhythmia | (dysrlgythmia) abnormal cadiac electrical impulses |
| palpitations | chest discomfort caused by an arrhythmia |
| Holter monitor | ambulatory electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) device worn by a patient (PT) for 24 hrs to detect arrhythmias |
| defibrillation | (cardioversion) application of an electric shock to the myocardium to restore rythum |
| artificial pacemakeer | device surgically implanted under the skin to regulate heart rate (HR) |
| dyscrasia | any blood abnormality |
| anticoagulant | against coagulation (clotting) |
| femoro popiteal (fempop) bypass | surgery to establish an alternate route for blood flow between the femoral (thigh) and popiteal arteries (behind the knee) |
| excercise tolerance test (ETT) | test of heart functins while the patient is excercising AKA or treadmill stress test |
| hypothermia (hypothermic) | a condition of deficient body heat |
| hyperthermia (hyperthermic) | a condition of excessive body heat |
| anastomosis (anastomoses) | joining(s) (end to end, end to side, side to side) |
| malaise | a feeling of being unwell |
| exacerbate (exacerbation) | to get worse or make worse |
| gangrene (gangrenous) | putrefaction (rot) of tissue |
| Putrefaction (putrefy) | caused by microbial proliferation (growth in numbers) |
| adipose tissue | fat tissue |
| patent | open |
| acute or paroxysmal | sudden |
| infiltrate of infiltration | to pass into or through |
| bone marrow biopsy (BX) | pathologic analysis of a bone marrow tissue sample to diagnose blood disorders (boring needle) |
| ACLS | Advance Cardiac Life Support |
| AMI | Acute myocardial infarction (acute means sudden) |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| H&H | hemoglobin and hematocrit |
| Hemoglobin | blood protein found inside RBC's and is necessary for respiration (exchanges of gases) |
| Healthy hemoglobin requires | iron (FE) |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| CCU step down | is called telemetry |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| PVD | Peripheral vascular disease AKA peripheral artery disease (PAD) |
| PAD | Peripheral artery disease |
| FE | Iron |
| CABG | Coronary Artery bypass graft |
| graft | refers to a transplanted tissue |
| GVHR | graft versus host reaction |
| GVR | refers to rejection of a graft |
| CPK | (CK) and troponin - serum enzymes in the blood that elevate with muscle (cardiac) damage |
| ICD | Implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
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