Ch6 Diagnostic Tests & Procedures

Question 1

Angiogram

Answer 1

used to locate blockage of artery

Question 2

Balloon angioplasty w/ stent

Answer 2

uses a balloon to open up clogged artery (PCTA in med term: percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) usu performed by an interventional cardiologist

Question 3

Cardiac Catheterization

Answer 3

insertion of a catheter (hollow tube) in the femoral artery to gain access to the coronary arteries

Question 4

EKG (electrocardiogram)

Answer 4

test to analyze conduction through the heart (detects fibrillation)

Question 5

Defibrillation

Answer 5

shocking the heart to stop so it can correct itself and beat normally (AED)

Question 6

Pacemaker

Answer 6

internal defibrillator & regulates heart rate

Question 7

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)

Answer 7

bypassing the blocked artery with another artery taken from the patient from somewhere else

Question 8

Heart Transplant

Answer 8

treatment for CHF

Question 9

Holter Monitor (EKG)

Answer 9

portable EKG that monitors electrical impulses through the heart