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AMT Chapter 9-Ana
Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular | pertaining to the heart and blood vessels |
| Cardiology | study of the heart |
| Cardiologist | physician who specializes in the study of the heart |
| Endocardium | inner lining of the heart |
| Myocardium | muscular, middle layer of the heart |
| Pericardium | outer sac surrounding the heart |
| Arteritis | inflammation of an artery or arteries |
| Arteries | are vessels that trasport blood from the right and left venticles of the heart to all body parts. |
| Arteriosclerosis | a condition of hardening of the arteries |
| Cholesterol | a waxy, fat-like substance in the bloodstream of all animals |
| lipoproteins | are lipids and proteins molecules that are bound together |
| Pressure | Squeezing pain in the center of the chest that lasts 2 minutes or longer |
| Chest Pain | can be caused by angina, myocardial infarction,stress, and anxiety |
| Angina Pectoris | is a severe pain and a sensation of constriction about the heart |
| Cardiodynia | pain in the heart |
| myocardial infarction | condition caused by a partial or complete occlusion of a coronary artery |
| Cardiomegaly | enlargment of the heart |
| Hyperlipidemia | excessive lipids in the blood |
| Hypertension | High Blood pressure |
| Stehoscope | instrument used to listen to the sounds of the heart, lungs and other internal organs |
| Korotkoff's sounds | tapping souds heard during ausculation of blood pressure |
| Bradycardia | slow heart beat |
| Tachycardia | fast heart beat |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| arrhthmia | condition in which there is a lack of rythm of the heartbeat |
| Cardiomyopathy | means a disease of the heart muscle |
| Harvest | means to gather an organ and make it ready for transpantation |
| Congestive heart failure | is the inablity of the heart to pump sufficient blood to meet the needs of the tissues of the body |
| Hemangioma | A tumor of a blood vessel |
| Phlebotomy | An incision into a vein |
| Phlebitis | inflammation of a vein |
| angioplasty | surgical repair of a blood vessel or vessels |
| Digitalis | is a cardiotonic drug that increases the tonicity of the heart |
| vasopressors | drugs that cause contraction of the muscles |
| Antiarrhythmic | agents used to control cardiac arrhythmias |
| nitrates | cause the relaxation of blood vessels and are used primarily for the treatment of angina pectoris |
| antihypertensive | Agents are used in the treatment of hypertension |
| AV | atrioventricular |
| CAD | Coronary artery disease |
| CC | Cardiac Catheterization |
| CHF | Congestive Heat Failure |
| CMP | Cardiomyopathy |
| Hg | Mercury |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| mm | Millimeter |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| VLDL | Very-low density lipoprotein |
| SA | sinoartial (node) |
| HDL | high density lipoprotein |
| EKG | electocardiogram |
| BP | blood pressure |
| ASHD | Arteriosclerotic heart disease |
| Antilipemic | Agents are used to lower high blood levels of fatty substances |
| Thrombolytic | Agents that act to dissolve existing thrombu when administered soon after its occurance |
| Electocardiogram | a record of the electrical activity of the heart |
| Vasodilation | widening of a blood vessel |
| Vasoconstriction | narrowing of a blood vessel |
| angiospasm | conraction or spasm of a blood vessel |
| laser angioplasty | is the use of light beams to clear a path through a blocked artery |
| angiography | the x-ray recording of a blood vessel |
| venipuncture | puncturing a vein |
| vasotripsy | crushing of a blood vessel to stop hemorrhaging |
| Heart Transplant | is a surgical process of trasferring the heart from a donor to a patient |
| systolic | blood pressure is referred to as the top reading |
| embolism | condition in which a blood clot obstructs a blood vessel |
| thrombosis | condition in which there is a blood clot within the vascular system |
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