Ch. 8 terms

Question 1

aneurysm

Answer 1

localized balloon like enlargement of an artery.

Question 2

angiopathy

Answer 2

disease of vessels

Question 3

aortic insufficiency

Answer 3

inability of the aortic valve to perform at the proper levels

Question 4

atherosclerosis

Answer 4

hardening and narrowing of the arteries

Question 5

cardiomegaly

Answer 5

heart enlargement

Question 6

cardiomyopathy

Answer 6

disease of heart muscle

Question 7

hypertrophic

Answer 7

excessive growth of the left ventricle

Question 8

dilated

Answer 8

thin walled left ventricle

Question 9

congestive heart failure (CHF)

Answer 9

syndrome that reflects insufficient cardiac output to meet the bodys needs

Question 10

Congestion

Answer 10

accumulation of fluid

Question 11

Edema

Answer 11

accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces

Question 12

carditis

Answer 12

inflammation of the heart

Question 13

Ascites

Answer 13

fluid accumulation in the peritoneal cavity

Question 14

pleural effusion

Answer 14

abnormal fluid accumulation between the layers of the membrane encasing the lungs

Question 15

dirofilariasis

Answer 15

heartworm infection

Question 16

microfilariae

Answer 16

tiny larvae

Question 17

prophylactic

Answer 17

prevent heartworm disease

Question 18

embolus

Answer 18

foreign object that is circulating in blood.

Question 19

endocarditis

Answer 19

inflammation of the endocardium

Question 20

heart block

Answer 20

interference with the electrical condition of the heart

Question 21

hemangioma

Answer 21

benign tumor comprised of newly formed blood vessels

Question 22

hematoma

Answer 22

collection of blood

Question 23

hypercapnia

Answer 23

above normal levels of carbon dioxide

Question 24

hypocapnia

Answer 24

below normal levels of carbon dioxide

Question 25

hypoxia

Answer 25

below normal levels of oxygen

Question 26

infarct

Answer 26

localized area of necrosis caused by an interrupted blood supply

Question 27

ischemia

Answer 27

deficiency in blood supply

Question 28

occlusion

Answer 28

blockage in a vessel or passageway in the body

Question 29

regurgitiation

Answer 29

backflow

Question 30

shock

Answer 30

inadequate tissue perfusion

Question 31

resuscitation

Answer 31

restoration of life

Question 32

thrombus

Answer 32

blood clot attached to the interior wall of a vein or artery

Question 33

thrombosis

Answer 33

abnormal condition in which a blood clot develops in a blood vessel

Question 34

vasculitis

Answer 34

inflammation of a blood or lymph vessel

Question 35

shunt

Answer 35

bypass or divert

Question 36

transluminal

Answer 36

procedure is done through the opening of a vessel

Question 37

angioplasty

Answer 37

surgical repair of blood or lymph vessels

Question 38

percutaneous

Answer 38

procedure is done through the skin

Question 39

angiorrhaphy

Answer 39

suture of a vessel

Question 40

anomaly

Answer 40

deviation from normal

Question 41

Idiopathic

Answer 41

unknown cause

Question 42

Iatrogenic

Answer 42

produced by treatment

Question 43

defibrillation

Answer 43

use of electrical shock to restore the normal heart rhythm

Question 44

hemostasis

Answer 44

control or stoppage of bleeding