Body Systems Word Scramble
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Term | Meaning |
angiography | Recording blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream |
cardiac catheterzation | Introducing a catheter into a vein or artery to measure pressure and flow patterns of blood |
doppler ultrasound | Measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves |
echocardiography | Producing images of the heart via sound waves or echoes |
electrocardiograhpy | Recording electricity flowing through the heart |
holter monitor | Detection of abnormal heart rhythms that involves having a patient wear a compact versionof an electrocardiograph for 24 hours |
lipid test | Mesurements of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood |
lipoproteins tests | Measurements of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood |
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | Producing an image by beaming magnetic waves at the heart that gives a detailed information about congenital heart disease, cardiac masses, and disease within large blood vessels |
MUGA scan | Imaging the motion of heart wall muscles and assessing the function of the heart via a multiplegated acquisition scan, which uses radioactive chemical. |
positron emission tomography (PET Scan) | radioactive chemicals which release radioactive particles are injected into the bloodsteam and travel to the heart. Cross-sectional images show the flow of blood and the functional activity of the heart muscle |
serum enzyme test | Measurements of enzymes released into the blood stream after a heart attack |
Technetium 99m Sestamibi Scan | A radioactive chemical is injected intravenously and shows perfusion of blood in heart muscle. It is taken up in the area of a myocardial infarction producing hot spots |
Thallium-201 scan | A radio active test that shows where thallium-201 localizes in heart muscle |
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