9.5 Treatments and Therapies - Plan - Cardiac

Question 1

antianginal

anti - against
angin - choke
al - agent

Answer 1

drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris

Question 2

antiarrhythmic

Answer 2

drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat

Question 3

anticoagulant

anti - against
coagul - coagulation
ant - agent

Answer 3

drug that opposes the coagulation of the blood

Question 4

cardiotonic
cardio - heart
ton - tone
ic - agent

Answer 4

drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions

Question 5

thrombolytic

thromb - clot
lytic - loosen
ic - agent

Answer 5

drug that breaks down clots

Question 6

vasoconstrictor
vaso -vessel
constrict -

Answer 6

drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

Question 7

vasopressor

Vaso - vessel
press - press
or - agent

Answer 7

drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

Question 8

cardiomyotomy

Answer 8

incision into the heart muscle

Question 9

cardiopulmonary bypass

Answer 9

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

Question 10

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR

Answer 10

basic life support

Question 11

cardiothoracic surgery

Answer 11

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

Question 12

cardioversion

cardio - heart
vers - turn
ion - procedure

Answer 12

returning a heart to normal rhythm

Question 13

coronary arterectomy

corn

Answer 13

surgical removal of a coronary artery