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Term wk6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tachycardia | fast heart rate |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| fibrillation | disorganized rhythm |
| baseline | zero activity |
| artifact | interference |
| endocardium | lining in heart |
| myocardium | heart muscle |
| pericardium | sac surrounding the heart |
| apnea | without air |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| cardi/o | heart |
| heart | cardi/o |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| lungs | pulmon/o |
| hepat/o | liver |
| liver | hepat/o |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| kidney | nephr/o |
| psych/o | mind |
| mind | psych/o |
| mast/o | breat |
| breast | mast/o |
| thorac/o | chest |
| chest | thorac/o |
| hemat/o | blood |
| blood | hemat/o |
| orchid/o | testis |
| testis | orchid/o |
| pyg/o | buttocks |
| buttocks | pyg/o |
| ac | before meal |
| pc | after meal |
| hs | hour of sleep or bedtime |
| Bx | biposy |
| STAT | immediately |
| CP | chest pain; cerebral palsy |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| URI | upper Respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary Tract Infection |