Heart Lab Vocab

Question 1

severe, often constricting pain; caused by reduced arterial blood to the myocardium, which reduces oxygen supplied to the myocardial cells; causes injury and ischemia and the sharp precordial pain directly related to cardiac ischemia

Answer 1

Angina

usually refers to angina pectoris

Question 2

loss of rhythm; denotes especially an irregularity of the hearbeat

Answer 2

Arrhythmia

Question 3

narrowing of the small blood vessels of the heart

Answer 3

Atherosclerotic heart disease

Question 4

slow beating of the heart, usually at a rate of less than 60 beats per minute

Answer 4

Bradycardia

Question 5

harsh or musical intermittent auscultatory sounds, especially an abnormal one

Answer 5

Bruit

Question 6

bacterial infection of the endothelial layer of the heart and valves

Answer 6

Bacterial endocarditis

Question 7

excessive fluid accumulation between the pericardium and the heart

Answer 7

Cardiac tamponade

Question 8

failure of the heart to pump effectively resulting in congestion within the pulmonary and systemic circulation of the heart

Answer 8

Congestive heart failure

Question 9

enlargement of the right ventricle secondary to chronic lung disease

Answer 9

Cor pulmonale

Question 10

ischemic myocardial necrosis due to decrease blood flow to a segment of the myocardium

Answer 10

Myocardial infarction

Question 11

inflammation of the myocardium

Answer 11

Myocarditis

Question 12

middle layer of the heart

Answer 12

Myocardium

Question 13

forcible or irregular pulsation of the heart, perceptible to the patient, usually with an increase in frequency or force, with or without irregularity in rhythm

Answer 13

Palpitations

Question 14

inflammation of the pericardium

Answer 14

Pericarditis

Question 15

Fibrous sac encasing the heart

Answer 15

Pericardium

Question 16

rapid beating of the heart, conventionally applied to rate over 100 beats per minute

Answer 16

Tachycardia

Question 17

fine, palpable sensation

Answer 17

Thrill