Ch 11 Cardiovascular Flashcards
(103 cards)
1
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
2
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aort/o
A
aorta
3
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
ather/o
A
yellowish plaque, fatty substance (athere means porridge in Greek)
5
Q
atri/o
A
atrium, upper heart chamber
6
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
7
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
8
Q
cholesterol/o
A
cholesterol
9
Q
coron/o
A
heart
10
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
11
Q
myx/o
A
mucus
12
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
13
Q
pericardi/o
A
pericardium
14
Q
phleb/o
A
vein
15
Q
rrhythm/o
A
rhythm
16
Q
sphygm/o
A
pulse
17
Q
steth/o
A
chest
18
Q
thromb/o
A
clot
19
Q
valvul/o, valv/o
A
valve
20
Q
vas/o
A
vessel
21
Q
vascul/o
A
vessel
22
Q
ven/o, ven/i
A
vein
23
Q
ventricul/o
A
ventricle, lower heart chamber
24
Q
AAA
A
abdominal aortic aneurysm
25
ACS
acute coronary syndrome
26
AF
atrial fibrillation
27
AI
aortic insufficiency
28
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
29
AS
aortic stenosis
30
ASD
atrial septal defect
31
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
32
AV
atrioventricular
33
BBB
bundle branch block
34
BP
blood pressure
35
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
36
CAD
coronary artery disease
37
CCU
coronary care unit
38
CHD
coronary heart disease
39
CHF
congestive heart failure
40
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
41
CVP
central venous pressure
42
CVS
cardiovascular system
43
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
44
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
45
ECG/EKG
electrocardiogram
46
ECHO
echocardiography
47
HDL
high-density lipoproteins
48
HTN
hypertension
49
IABP
intra-aortic balloon pump
50
IVC
inferior vena cava
51
LAD
left anterior descending (coronary artery)
52
LDL
low-density lipoproteins
53
LVH
let ventricular hypertrophy
54
MI
myocardial infarction
55
NSTEMI
non-ST elevation myocardial infarction
56
PAD
peripheral artery disease
57
PD
posterior descending (coronary artery)
58
PCI
percutaneous coronary intervention
59
PDA
patent ductus arteriosus
60
PTCA
percutatneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
61
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
62
RCA
right coronary artery
63
RHD
rheumatic heart diease
64
RVH
right ventricular hypertrophy
65
SA
sinoatrial
66
SOB
shortness of breath
67
STEMI
ST elevation myocardial infarction
68
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
69
UA
unstable angina
70
VF
ventricular fibrillation
71
VSD
ventricular septal defect
72
VT
ventricular tachycardia
73
xray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
angiography
74
xray imaging of arteries after injection of contrast via a catheter into the aorta or an arterty
arteriography
75
3D xray images of heart and coronary arteries using computed tomography (64 slice CT scanner)
computed tomography angiography (CTA)
76
video equipment and a computer produce xray images of blood vessels
digital subtraction angiography (DSA)
77
electron and beams and CT identify calcium deposits in and around coronary arteries to diagnose early CAD
electron beam computed tomography (EBCT or EBT)
78
score derived to indicate future risk of heart attack and stroke
coronary artery calcium score
79
sound waves measure blood flow within blood vessels
doppler ultrasound studies
80
combines Doppler and conventional ultrasound to allow physicians to image the structure of blood vessels and measure speed of blood flow
duplex ultrasound
81
echoes generated by high-frequency sound waves produce images of the heart
echocardiography (ECHO)
82
transducer placed in the esophagus provides ultrasound and Doppler information
transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
83
images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioative glucose
positron emission tomography (PET) scan
84
injected intravenously and taken up in cardiac tissue, where it is detected by scanning
technetium Tc 99m sestamibi sccan
85
concentration of radioactive thallium is measured to give info about blood supply to the heart muscle
thallium 201 scan
86
images of the heart are produced using radiowave energy in a magnetic field
cardiac MRI
87
type of MRI giving highly detailed images of blood vessels
magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
88
thin, flexible tube guided into the heart via a vein or an artery
cardiac catheterization
89
recording of electricity flowing through the heart
electrocardiography (ECG)
90
continuous monitoring of a patient's heart rhythm
telemetry
91
an ECG device worn during a 24 hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias
holter monitoring
92
exercise tolerance test (ETT) that determines heart's response to physical exertion
stress test
93
brief delivery of radiofrequency energy to destroy areas of heart tissue that may cause arrhythmias
catheter ablation
94
arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
95
brief discharges of electricity applied across the chest to stop dysrhythmias (ventricular fibrillation)
defibrillation
96
technique to lower energy to treat atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and supraventricular tachycardia
cadioversion
97
surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery
endarterectomy
98
heart lung machine diverts blood from the heart and lungs while the heart is repaired
extracorporeal circulation
99
donor heart transferred to recipient
heart transplantation
100
booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula to the left ventricle
left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
101
balloon tipped catheter inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery; stents are put in place
percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
102
drugs to dissolve clots injected into the bloodstream of patients with coronary thrombosis
thrombolytic therapy
103
placement of a balloon expendable aortic heart valve into the vody via catheter
transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
