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pathological coditions of the heart
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arrhythmia | abnormal heart rhythms |
| brydycardial and heart block | aka: atriovoentricular block faluir of proper condition of impulses to the SA node thru the AV node to the antrioventrical bundle. |
| antrioventrical bundle | bundle of his |
| flutter | rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria |
| fibrillation | very rapid, random, ineffective, and regular contractions of the heart (350 beats or more per minute) |
| congenital heart disease | abnormalities in the heart at birth |
| coraction of the aorta (CoA) | narrowing of aorta |
| coraction | narrowing |
| patient ductus arteriosis (PDA) | Passage way between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remain open at birth. |
| patent | open |
| ductus arteriosis | passageway |
| sepetal defects | small holes in the wall between atria or ventrical. |
| tetralogy of Fallot (fa-LO) | congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects. |
| The Four defects of Tetralogy of Fallot | 1.pulminary artery stenosis 2.ventracular spetal defect 3.Shift of the aorta to the right 4.Hypertrophy of the right ventricle. |
| Congestive Heart Failure | heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood. |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the inner lining of the heart |
| hypertensive heart disease | high blood pressure effecting the heart |
| mitral valve prolapse (MVP) | Improper closure of the mitral valve |
| murmur | extra heart sound between normal beats. |
| pericarditis | Inflamation of the membrane surrounding the heart |
| rheumatic heart disease | heart disease caused by fever |