rad tech 10

Question 1

Analgesic

Answer 1

pertaining to relieving pain; a medication that relives pain

Question 2

Anastomosis

Answer 2

a surgical joining of two ducts. blood vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to the other

Question 3

Aneurysm

Answer 3

localized dilation of a weakened area of the wall of an artery

Question 4

Anomaly

Answer 4

deviation from normal, birth defect

Question 5

Arthralgia

Answer 5

joint pain

Question 6

Ascites

Answer 6

an abnormal collection of fluid within the peritoneal cavity (general abdominal swelling)

Question 7

Asystole

Answer 7

absence of contractions of the heart

Question 8

Benign

Answer 8

noncancerous; not progressive

Question 9

Cardiologist

Answer 9

one who specializes in the study of diseases and disorders of the heart

Question 10

Carditis

Answer 10

inflammation of the heart muscle

Question 11

Diastole

Answer 11

the period of relaxation of the heart

Question 12

Dysrhythmia

Answer 12

abnormal rhythm

Question 13

Edema

Answer 13

the localized of generalized collection of fluid within the body tissue, causing some areas to swell

Question 14

Hepatomegaly

Answer 14

enlargement of the liver

Question 15

Hypertension

Answer 15

elevated blood pressure persistently higher than 135/85 mmHg; high blood pressure

Question 16

Hypotension

Answer 16

low blood pressure

Question 17

Hypoxemia

Answer 17

insufficient oxygenation of arterial blood

Question 18

Infarction

Answer 18

a localization area of necrosis in tissue, a vessel of an organ, or a part resulting from lack of oxygen due to interrupted blood flow to the area

Question 19

Ischemia

Answer 19

decreases supply of oxygenated blood to a body part or organ

Question 20

Mediastinum

Answer 20

the area between the lungs in the chest cavity that contains the heart, aorta, trachea, esophagus and bronchi

Question 21

Murmur

Answer 21

low pitched humming or fluttering sound

Question 22

Occlusion

Answer 22

closure, or state of being closed

Question 23

Pacemaker

Answer 23

maintains a normal heartbeat by electrically stimulating the heart muscle to contract

Question 24

Palpable

Answer 24

detectable by touch

Question 25

Petechiae

Answer 25

small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin; may be due to abnormal blood clotting

Question 26

Systole

Answer 26

the contraction phase of the heartbeat forcing blood into the aorta and the pulmonary arteries

Question 27

Thrombosis

Answer 27

the formation of existence of a blood clot

Question 28

Vasoconstriction

Answer 28

narrowing of the lumen of a blood vessel

Question 29

Bradycardia

Answer 29

a slow heart rate characterized by a pulse rate under 60 bpm

Question 30

Cyanosis

Answer 30

slightly bluish, greyish, slatelike, or dark discoloration of the skin due to the presence of abnormal amounts of reduced hemoglobin

Question 31

Dyspnea

Answer 31

difficult breathing: air hunger resulting in labored breathing sometimes accompanied by pain

Question 32

Tachycardia

Answer 32

abnormal rapidity of heart action, usually defined as a heart rate over 100 bpm

Question 33

Angina pectoris

Answer 33

severe pain and constriction amount the heart, usually radiating to the left shoulder and down the arm

Question 34

Congestive heart failure

Answer 34

condition characterized by weakness, breathlessness and abdominal discomfort

Question 35

Coronary artery disease

Answer 35

is the narrowing of the coronary arteries to the extent that adequate blood supply to the myocardium is prevented

Question 36

Myocardial infarction

Answer 36

heart attack a condition caused by occlusion of one or more of the coronary arteries

Question 37

Arrhythmias

Answer 37

an deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat

Question 38

Atrial flutter

Answer 38

condition in which the contraction of the atria become extremely rapid at the rate between 250-350 bpm

Question 39

Fibrillation arterial

Answer 39

extremely rapid, incomplete contractions of the atria resulting in disorganized and uncoordinated twitching of the atria

Question 40

Ventricular tachycardia

Answer 40

a condition in which the ventricles of the heart beat at a rate greater than 100 bpm, characterized by 3 or more consecutive premature ventricular contractions

Question 41

Heart block

Answer 41

an interference with the normal conduction of electric impulses that control activity of the heart muscle

Question 42

Ventricular fibrillation

Answer 42

rapid, tremulous and ineffectual contractions of the ventricles (no audible heart beat or palpable pulse)

Question 43

Thallium stress test

Answer 43

one of several nuclear stress tests is a combination of exercise stress testing with thallium imaging to assess changes in coronary blood flow during exercise

Question 44

a fib

Answer 44

atrial fibrillation

Question 45

AV

Answer 45

atrioventricular

Question 46

BP

Answer 46

blood pressure

Question 47

CABG

Answer 47

coronary artery bypass graft

Question 48

CAD

Answer 48

coronary artery disease

Question 49

CATH

Answer 49

cauterization

Question 50

CCU

Answer 50

coronary care unit

Question 51

CHD

Answer 51

coronary heart disease

Question 52

CHF

Answer 52

congestive heart failure

Question 53

CPR

Answer 53

cardiopulmonary resusitation

Question 54

DVT

Answer 54

deep vein thrombosis

Question 55

MI

Answer 55

myocardial infarction