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Miss K's Chapter 25
Cardiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the waste product excreted by the lungs? | Carbon dioxide |
| Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs through where? | Pulmonary Arteries |
| What is the valve between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart? | Tricuspid valve |
| What is it called when the septal wall is not fully developed between the ventricles causing a hole? | VSD- Ventricular septal defect |
| The valve between the left atrium and ventricle and lower ventricle of the heart is called what? | Mitral valve |
| The area of the chest wall anterior to the heart and lower thorax? | Precordium |
| What is the inner lining of the heart called? | Endocardium |
| What is the natural pacemaker of the heart called? | Sinoatrial node |
| Inflammation of the lining of the heart is called what? | Endocarditis |
| What is the ejection fraction? | The amount of blood expelled from the left ventricle compared with the total volume filling the ventricle. |
| What is cardiomyopathy? | A progressive disorder of the muscles of the heart. |
| What does the term "pallor" mean? | Paleness of the skin |
| A disease in which the arterial walls become thickened and lose their elasticity. | Arterisclerosis |
| The type of hypertension, HTN, caused by another disease is called what? | Secondary hypertension |
| What is Atherosclerosis? | A condition in which plaque or atheroma build up in the arteries. |
| Open heart surgery in which a piece of a blood vessel from another location is grafted onto one of the coronary arteries to reroute blood around the blockage. | CABG |
| Describe congestive heart failure or CHF. | The inability of the heart muscle to pump blood efficiently causing blood to back up behind the failing pump. |
| High blood pressure as a result of no identifiable cause is called what. | Essential hypertension |
| What is the procedure in which ultrasonic waves are directed through the heart to study its structure and motion? | Echocardiography |
| What does a cardiac pacemaker do? | It is a device that uses low energy electrical pulses to assist the heart when arrhythmias, tachycardia, and bradycardia occurs. |
| A congenital anomaly that consists of four defects? | Tetralogy of Fallot |
| How do they diagnose a DVT? | By ultrasound |
| Blood vessels branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle are called what? | Coronary arteries |
| The process of blood clotting is called what? | Coagulation |
| Injection of a substance that closes the vein and within a few weeks the varicose veins fade. | Sclerotherapy |
| What term is used for chest pain? | Angina |
| What is another name for a heart attack? | MI |
| What term is used to describe difficulty breathing? | Dyspnea |
| What is a DVT? | Deep vein thrombosis- a blood clot |
| What condition occurs when there is a decrease in blood pressure within three minutes of standing up? | Orthostatic hypotension |
| What is the body's process of clotting blood? | Hemostasis |
| What type of anemia is caused by infections and certain medications and leads to a reduction of RBC production? | Aplastic anemia |
| What is hemophilia? | A deficiency of a coagulation factor and is inherited. |
| What is the Universal blood type and is the universal recipient? | AB |
| Swollen and twisted veins seen under the skin. Often appear blue in color. | Varicose veins |
| During pregnancy, the mother's cardiac output decreases. True or False? | False |
| With age, the resistance for blood flow increases causing blood pressure to increase. True or false? | False |
| As a child matures and grows, their heart rate decreases? True or false? | True |
| During pregnancy, the mother's extracellular fluid volume increases. True or false? | True |
| What is the medication classification of rosuvastatin (Crestor)? | Cholesterol lowering |
| What is the medication classification of atenolol (Tenormin)? | Beta- blocker |
| What is the second most common type of leukemia where there are too many lymphocytes and the person may not have symptoms? | Chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| What is a procedure that widens narrowed blood vessels by expanding a small balloon at the site? | Angioplasty |
| What is the medication classification of amlodipine (Norvasc)? | Calcium channel blocker |
| What is the medication classification of lisinopril? | Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor |
| What is the medication classification of furosemide (Lasix)? | Diuretic |
| What is the medication classification of phytonadione (Vitamin K)? | Hemostatic |
| What is the medication classification of losartan (Cozaar)? | Angiotensin II receptor antagonist |
| What is the medication classification of propranolol (Inderal)? | Beta-blocker |
| What medications help the heart work better and control the heart rate? | Antiarrhythmic |
| What type of shock occurs when the damaged heart cannot pump blood efffectively? | Cardiogenic |
| What medication classification can cause dehydration, muscle weakness, fatigue and electrolyte imbalance? | Diuretics |
| What medication classification of drugs cause the body to excrete excess fluid in the body? | Diuretic |
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