cardiovascular system - assessment terms

Question 1

normotension

Answer 1

normal blood pressure

Question 2

hypertension

Answer 2

elevated bp

Question 3

hypotension

Answer 3

low bp

Question 4

myocarditis

Answer 4

inflammation of the heart muscle

Question 5

atrial septal defect (ASD)

Answer 5

hole in the septum between the right and left atria

Question 6

ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Answer 6

hole in the septum between the right and left ventricles

Question 7

pericarditis

Answer 7

inflammation of the pericardium (sac around the heart)

Question 8

atrial fibrillation

Answer 8

spontaneous and uncoordinated contraction of the atria

Question 9

cardiac arrest

Answer 9

cessation of heart contraction /beating

Question 10

congestive heart failure

Answer 10

heart failure due to the inability to pump out all the blood in the heart

Question 11

myocardial ischemia

Answer 11

reduced blood flow to the heart muscle

Question 12

myocardial infarction (MI)

Answer 12

heart attack - death of heart tissue due to ischemia

Question 13

aneurysm

Answer 13

bulging of a blood vessel wall due to weakness

Question 14

aortic aneurysm

Answer 14

bulging of the aortic wall due to weakness

Question 15

aortic regurgitation

Answer 15

backward flow of blood through aortic valve into the left ventricle

Question 16

vasculitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the blood vessels

Question 17

angioedema

Answer 17

swelling of the blood vessels

Question 18

thrombophlebitis

Answer 18

inflammation of a vein due to a clot