Symptoms & Conditions

Question 1

An abnormal sound heard in auscultation

Answer 1

bruit

Question 2

Pathologic accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac; may result from pericarditis or injury to the heart or great vessels

Answer 2

cardiac tamponade

Question 3

A heartbeat that originates from some part of the heart other than the SA node

Answer 3

ectopic beat

Question 4

Premature heart contraction that occurs separately from the normal beat and originates from a part of the heart other than the SA node

Answer 4

extrasystole

Question 5

Very rapid (200–300 bpm) but regular contractions, as in the atria or the ventricles

Answer 5

flutter

Question 6

A condition of lower-than-normal blood pressure

Answer 6

hypotension

Question 7

Pain in a muscle during exercise caused by inadequate blood supply; the pain disappears with rest

Answer 7

intermittent claudication

Question 8

Movement of the mitral valve cusps into the left atrium when the ventricles contract

Answer 8

mitral valve prolapse

Question 9

Arteriosclerotic disease of the vessels, usually peripheral vessels

Answer 9

occlusive vascular disease

Question 10

A sensation of abnormally rapid or irregular heartbeat

Answer 10

palpitation

Question 11

Edema that retains the impression of a finger pressed firmly into the skin

Answer 11

pitting edema

Question 12

Potentially fatal collagen disease causing inflammation of small visceral arteries; symptoms depend
on the organ affected

Answer 12

polyarteritis nodosa

Question 13

A disorder characterized by abnormal constriction of peripheral vessels in the arms and legs on
exposure to cold

Answer 13

Raynaud disease

Question 14

A backward flow, such as the backflow of blood through a defective valve

Answer 14

regurgitation

Question 15

Stoppage of normal flow, as of blood or urine; blood stasis may lead to dermatitis and ulcer formation

Answer 15

stasis

Question 16

Bacterial growth in a heart or valves previously damaged by rheumatic fever

Answer 16

subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)

Question 17

A combination of four congenital heart abnormalities: pulmonary artery stenosis, interventricular septal defect, displacement of the aorta to the right, and right ventricular hypertrophy

Answer 17

tetralogy of Fallot

Question 18

Inflammation and thrombus formation resulting in occlusion of small vessels, especially in the legs; most common in young men and correlated with heavy smoking; thrombotic occlusion of leg vessels may lead to gangrene of the feet; patients show a hypersensitivity to tobacco; also called Buerger disease

Answer 18

thromboangiitis obliterans

Question 19

Irregular bacterial outgrowths on the heart valves; associated with rheumatic fever

Answer 19

vegetation

Question 20

A cardiac arrhythmia consisting of tachycardia and a premature ventricular beat caused by an alternative conduction pathway

Answer 20

Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW)