4.2 S,S, & Dx Tests Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
acrocyanosis | bluish tinge to the tips of the extremities. |
angina pectoris | strangling pain in the chest. |
apical pulse rate | pulse rate at the apex of the heart. |
dysrhythmia | condition in which the normal rhythm of the heart is absent. |
atrial flutter | rapid contraction of the atria of th heart. |
auscultation | process of listening for heart sounds with a stethoscope. |
blood pressure | pressure of the blood against the inner walls of the blood vessels. |
bradycardia | condition in which the heartbeat is slower than normal. |
bruise | discoloration of the skin that results from breaking of superficial blood vessels with the release of blood into the tissue. |
bruit | abnormal sounds heard while listening with a stethoscope over a partially obstructed vessel. |
cardiomegaly | condition in which the heart is enlarged. |
echocardiogram | use of sound to produce a picture of the sound waves from different parts of the heart |
electrocardiogram | record of the electrical activity of the heart. |
extrasystole | sometimes referred to as premature contractions of the heart. |
fibrillation | uncontrolled twitching of heart muscle fibers. |
murmur | a sound heard through a stethoscope, produced by abnormal opening and closing of the valves in the heart or by abnormal flow of blood through the heart. |
palpitation | awareness of an abnormally strong or abnormally rapid beating of one's heart. |
radial pulse rate | pulse rate at the wrist that can be felt near the end of the radius bone. |
sphygmomanometer | instrument for measuring blood pressure. |
stethoscope | instrument used to hear the sounds produced in the neck, chest, heart, and abdomen. |
tachycardia | condition in which the heart beats faster than normal. |
thrill | fine vibration felt by the hand on the chest surface, resulting from a loud murmur. |
vasoconstriction | constriction or narrowing of a blood vessel. |
vasodilation | widening of a blood vessel. |
ventricular hypertrophy | increase in the size of the ventricle of the heart. |
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