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Med Term chap 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is known as | endocarditis |
| The use of electric shock to restore the hearts normal ryhthm is called | defibrillation |
| the condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium | angina pectoris |
| blocking of an artery by a thrombus | thrombotic occlusion |
| blood disorder characterized by anemia when the RBC's are larger than normal | megaloblastic anemia |
| damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery | coronary thrombosis |
| condition caused by a lack of a protein intrinsic factor | pernicious anemia |
| condition characterized by an absence of all formed blood elements | aplastic anemia |
| Loss of normal rhythm of heart beat | arrhythmia |
| consists of rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles; the heart muscle quivers ineffectively; cause of many sudden cardiac deaths | ventricular fibrillation . (aka V-fib) |
| record of electrical activity of the heart | electrocardiogram |
| foreign object circulating in the blood | embolus |
| erythrocyte | mature red blood cells |
| inadequate number of circulating blood cells | hemolytic anemia |
| abnormally high resting heart rate | tachycardia |
| technique of mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel is known as | angioplasty |
| causes a thrombus to break up | thrombolytic |
| Pericardium | surrounds and encloses the heart |
| Phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| embolism | sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus |
| sepsis | infection caused by bacteria in the blood |
| Raynaud's disease | peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggerd by cold or stress |
| giant cell arteritis. | type of vasculitus that can cause headaches, jaw pain,and visual impairment |
| hemolytic reaction | serious complication from blood transfusion |
| cardiac catherization | a diagnostic procedure where a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart. When the catheter is in place, a contrast medium is introduced to prodce an angiogram to determine how well the heart is working |
| thallium stress test | performed to evaluate how well blood flows through the coronary arteries of the heart muscle during exercise |
| angi/o | blood or lymph vessel |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
| emia | blood, blood condition |
| -crasia | a mixture of blending |
| thromb/o | clot |
| endocardium | inner lining of the heart. surface that comes into direct contact with the blood |
| beta- blocker | slows the heartbeat |
| hemostasis | stop or control bleeding |
| prevents new clots from forming | anticoagulate |
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