Cardiovascular system assessment terms

Question 1

flaw in the septum that divides the two atria of the heart

Answer 1

atrial septal defect (ASD)

Question 2

cessation of functional circulation

Answer 2

cardiac arrest

Question 3

disease of the heart muscle

Answer 3

cardiomyopathy

Question 4

flaw in the structure of the heart present at birth

Answer 4

congenital heart defect

Question 5

heart failure characterized by the heart cavity being unable to pump all the blood out of itself

Answer 5

congestive heart failure

Question 6

inflammation of the tissue lining the inside of the heart

Answer 6

endocarditis

Question 7

death of heart muscle

Answer 7

myocardial infarction

Question 8

blockage of blood to the heart muscle

Answer 8

myocardial ischemia

Question 9

inflammation of the heart muscle

Answer 9

myocarditis

Question 10

inflammation of the tissue around the heart

Answer 10

pericarditis

Question 11

flaw in the septum that divides the two ventricles of the heart

Answer 11

ventricular septal defect (VSD)

Question 12

bulge in a blood vessel

Answer 12

aneurysm

Question 13

blood vessel tumor

Answer 13

angioma

Question 14

disease of the arteries

Answer 14

arteriopathy

Question 15

inflammation of the arteries

Answer 15

arteritis

Question 16

formation of a blood clot in a vein deep in the body, most commonly in the leg

Answer 16

deep vein thrombosis

Question 17

high blood pressure

Answer 17

hypertension

Question 18

low blood pressure

Answer 18

hypotension

Question 19

inflammation of the veins

Answer 19

phlebitis

Question 20

inflammation of a vein caused by a clot

Answer 20

thrombophlebitis