Ch 9 the Cardiovascular System - Plan

Question 1

antianginal

Answer 1

drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris

Question 2

antiarrhythmic

Answer 2

drug that opposed an irregular heartbeat

Question 3

anticoagulant

Answer 3

drug that opposes the coagulation of blood

Question 4

antihypertensive

Answer 4

drug that opposed high blood pressure

Question 5

cardiotonic

Answer 5

drug that increases the strength of muscle contractions

Question 6

thrombolytic

Answer 6

drug that breaks down clots

Question 7

vasoconstrictor

Answer 7

drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

Question 8

vasopressor

Answer 8

drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

Question 9

vasodilator

Answer 9

drug that causes the relaxation or expansion of a blood vessel

Question 10

cardiomyotomy

Answer 10

incision into the heart muscle

Question 11

cardiopulmonary bypass

Answer 11

procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a Pt’s blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped

Question 12

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

Answer 12

basic life support

Question 13

cardiothoracic surgery

Answer 13

surgery that involves cutting through the Pt’s chest to get to the heart

Question 14

cardioversion

Answer 14

returning a heart to a normal rhythm

Question 15

coronary arterectomy

Answer 15

surgical removal of a coronary artery

Question 16

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)

Answer 16

borrowed piece of blood vessel used to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

Question 17

coronary artery bypass surgery

Answer 17

surgery to bypass a blocked artery in the heart

Question 18

percutaneous coronary interventerion

Answer 18

alternate treatment for a coronary artery that passes instruments up a Pt’s blood vessels into the heart

Question 19

pericardiocentesis

Answer 19

puncture of tissue around the heart

Question 20

pericardiotomy

Answer 20

incision into the tissue around the heart

Question 21

valvectomy

Answer 21

surgical removal of a heart valve

Question 22

valvotomy

Answer 22

incision into a valve

Question 23

valvuloplasty

Answer 23

surgical reconstruction of a heart valve

Question 24

ventriculotomy

Answer 24

incision into a ventricle

Question 25

anastomosis

Answer 25

creation of an opening between two normally separate structures

Question 26

aneurysmectomy

Answer 26

surgical removal of an aneurysm

Question 27

angioplasty

Answer 27

surgical reconstruction of a vessel

Question 28

angiorrhaphy

Answer 28

suture of the aorta

Question 29

aortotomy

Answer 29

incision into the aorta

Question 30

arteriectomy

Answer 30

surgical removal of an artery

Question 31

arterioplasty

Answer 31

surgical reconstruction of an artery

Question 32

arteriorrhaphy

Answer 32

suture of an artery

Question 33

atherectomy

Answer 33

surgical removal off fatty plaque within an artery

Question 34

endarterectomy

Answer 34

surgical removal of the inside of an arteryp

Question 35

phlebectomy

Answer 35

surgical removal of a vein

Question 36

phlebophlebostotomy

Answer 36

procedure to created an opening between two veins

Question 37

varicotomy

Answer 37

surgical removal of a varicose vein

Question 38

venectomy

Answer 38

surgical removal of a vein

Question 39

embolectomy

Answer 39

surgical removal of an embolus