unit 5

Question 1

What is angioplasty?

Answer 1

Technique to mechanically widen a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel.

Question 2

What is the aorta?

Answer 2

Largest blood vessel in the body.

Question 3

What is temporal arteritis?

Answer 3

A form of vasculitis that can cause headaches, visual impairment, & jaw pain.

Question 4

What is atherectomy?

Answer 4

Surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior of an artery.

Question 5

What is atherosclerosis?

Answer 5

Hardening and narrowing of the arteries caused by buildup of cholesterol plaque on interior arterial walls.

Question 6

What is bradycardia?

Answer 6

Abnormally slow resting heart rate.

Question 7

What is cardiac catheterization?

Answer 7

Diagnostic procedure in which a small tube is inserted into a vein/artery and guided into the heart.

Question 8

What is cardiomyopathy?

Answer 8

All diseases of the heart muscle.

Question 9

What is endocarditis?

Answer 9

Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.

Question 10

What is blood dyscrasia?

Answer 10

Pathological condition of the cellular elements of the blood.

Question 11

What is anemia?

Answer 11

Lower than normal number of erythrocytes in the blood.

Question 12

What is septicemia?

Answer 12

Severe infections caused by bacteria in the blood.

Question 13

What are erythrocytes?

Answer 13

Mature red blood cells produced by bone marrow.

Question 14

What is hemoglobin?

Answer 14

Oxygen-carrying blood protein pigment of the erythrocytes.

Question 15

What is hemolytic anemia?

Answer 15

Inadequate number of circulating red blood cells from premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.

Question 16

What is hemostasis?

Answer 16

Stop or control bleeding.

Question 17

What is leukemia?

Answer 17

Type of cancer with progressive increase in number of abnormal leukocytes in blood-forming tissue, organs, and circulating blood.

Question 18

What are leukocytes?

Answer 18

Blood cells used in defending the body against infective organisms and foreign substances.

Question 19

What is leukopenia?

Answer 19

Decrease in the number of disease-fighting white blood cells circulating in the blood.

Question 20

What is phlebitis?

Answer 20

Inflammation of a vein.

Question 21

What is tachycardia?

Answer 21

Abnormally rapid resting heart rate.

Question 22

What is thrombocytopenia?

Answer 22

Abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood.

Question 23

What is thrombosis?

Answer 23

Abnormal condition in which blood clots block veins/arteries.

Question 24

What is a thrombus?

Answer 24

Blood clot attached to interior arterial wall.

Question 25

What is ventricular fibrillation?

Answer 25

Rapid, irregular and useless contractions of the ventricles.

Question 26

What is an ACE inhibitor?

Answer 26

Medication to prevent hypertension by blocking enzyme that causes blood vessels to contract.

Question 27

What is an aneurysm?

Answer 27

Localized weak spot or balloon-like rupture in arterial wall.

Question 28

What is angina?

Answer 28

Severe episodes of chest pain from inadequate blood flow to the myocardium.

Question 29

What is an anticoagulant?

Answer 29

Slows and prevents blood clots.

Question 30

What is aplastic anemia?

Answer 30

Failure of blood cell production in the bone marrow causing absence of all formed blood elements.

Question 31

What is arrhythmia?

Answer 31

Loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat.

Question 32

What is an atheroma?

Answer 32

A deposit of plaque on/within the arterial wall.

Question 33

What is atrial fibrillation?

Answer 33

Rapid, irregular twitching of the muscular heart wall.

Question 34

What is an automated external defibrillator?

Answer 34

Device for non-professional emergency use to deliver electrical shock to restore heart rhythm.

Question 35

What is a beta blocker?

Answer 35

Medications that reduce the workload of the heart by slowing the heartbeat.

Question 36

What is cardiac arrest?

Answer 36

Heart abruptly stops beating or develops arrhythmia that prevents effective pumping of blood.

Question 37

What is carotid endarterectomy?

Answer 37

Surgical removal of the lining of a clogged carotid artery.

Question 38

What is cholesterol?

Answer 38

Fatty substance that travels through the blood & aids the production of cell membranes, some hormones, & vitamin D.

Question 39

What is chronic venous insufficiency?

Answer 39

Venous wall and/or valves in the leg veins are not allowing blood flow back to the heart.

Question 40

What is coronary thrombosis?

Answer 40

Damage to the heart muscle caused by a blood clot blocking a coronary artery.

Question 41

What is defibrillation?

Answer 41

Use of electrical shock to restore normal heart rhythm.

Question 42

What is a diuretic?

Answer 42

Medication to decrease excess sodium and water in the blood by stimulating kidneys to secrete urine.

Question 43

What is an electrocardiogram?

Answer 43

A record of electrical activity of the myocardium.

Question 44

What is an embolism?

Answer 44

Sudden blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object.

Question 45

What is an embolus?

Answer 45

Foreign object such as blood clot, air or gas, tissue, or tumor circulating in the blood.

Question 46

What is ischemic heart disease?

Answer 46

Group of cardiac disabilities resulting from insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart.

Question 47

What is megaloblastic anemia?

Answer 47

Anemia in which red blood cells are larger than normal.

Question 48

What is myelodysplastic syndrome?

Answer 48

Group of bone marrow disorders.

Question 49

What is myocardial infarction?

Answer 49

Occlusion/blockage of one or more coronary arteries from plaque buildup (heart attack).

Question 50

What is orthostatic hypotension?

Answer 50

A form of low blood pressure that occurs when standing up from sitting or lying down.

Question 51

What is the pericardium?

Answer 51

Double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart.

Question 52

What is pernicious anemia?

Answer 52

Insufficient B12 necessary for red blood cell formation.

Question 53

What is Raynaud’s disease?

Answer 53

Peripheral arterial occlusive disease with attacks triggered by cold or stress.

Question 54

What is sickle cell anemia?

Answer 54

Abnormal hemoglobin resulting in misshaped red blood cells.

Question 55

What is a thallium stress test?

Answer 55

Procedure to evaluate how well blood flows through the coronary arteries during exercise.

Question 56

What is thrombolytic?

Answer 56

Medication used to dissolve or break up blood clots.

Question 57

What is thrombotic occlusion?

Answer 57

Blocked artery caused by blood clot.

Question 58

What is a transfusion reaction?

Answer 58

Complication of a blood transfusion resulting in immune response.

Question 59

What is valvulitis?

Answer 59

Inflammation of a heart valve.

Question 60

What are varicose veins?

Answer 60

Abnormally swollen veins usually in superficial leg veins.

Question 61

What is ventricular tachycardia?

Answer 61

Very rapid heartbeat beginning in the ventricles.