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# BAS Cardiovascular
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phleb/o | vein |
| -otomy | to cut open |
| -scopy | To view, see, look |
| plasty | repair |
| arteries | carry blood away from the heart |
| veins | carry blood towards the heart |
| Bi- | two |
| Tri- | three |
| AV valves | bicuspid and tricuspid |
| smallest blood vessel | capillary |
| small vein | venule |
| small artery | arteriole |
| systole | contraction pressure of the heart |
| diastole | relaxation pressure of the heart |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| aort/o | aorta |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | fat |
| atri/o | atrium (top chamber of the heart) |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hemangi/o | blood vessel |
| pericardi/o | pericardium (outside covering around the heart) |
| phleb/o | vein |
| thromb/o | blood clot |
| vas/o | blood vessel |
| ven/o | vein |
| AF | atrial fibrillation (very fast atrial rate). |
| AS | aortic stenosis |
| ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| scler/o | hard |
| ASD | atrial septal defect. (septum of atria has a hole in it) |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease (artery has plaque and narrowed opening) |
| CHF | congestive heart failure (weak heart) |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CPK | blood test. Heart enzyme released when heart muscle dies. |
| CVA | cerebrovascular accident (brain blood vessel blockage; part of brain dies) |
| CVD | cerebrovascular disease (brain-blood vessel disease) |
| DVT | Deep venous thrombosis |
| Upon auscultation at the left 5th intercostal space, the cardiologist was able to identify a murmur. (What happened here?) | The doctor listened to the the heart (located at the 5th rib space) and diagnosed a heart murmur. |
| ETT | Exercise tolerance test |
| EKG, ECG | Electrocardiography |
| -graphy | recording or picture |
| echocardiography | ultrasound on the heart |
| Scanning tests for the heart | MUGA, PET, MRI - The MUGA is specific for the heart. The PET and MRI can be used for other tissues in addition to the heart. |
| Blood Tests to evaluate heart condition | Troponin T & I, CPK isoenzymes, LDH, GOT |
| atheroma | collection of fat in an artery |
| thrombus | blood clot |
| phlebitis | inflammed vein |
| stenosis | narrowing of an artey |
| angina pectoris | chest pain due to poor blood flow in coronary arteries. |
| myocardial infarction | heart attack |
| endo- | inside |
| peri- | around the outside |
| myo- | muscle |
| cardiomyopathy | heart muscle disease |
Created by:
rjmtoss
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