Chapter 11 - Pathology And Lab Tests Part 3

Question 1

Pericardial friction rub

Answer 1

Scraping or grating sound heard on auscultation of the heart

Question 2

Pericarditis

Answer 2

Inflammation of the pericardium

Question 3

Peripheral arterial/vascular disease (!!!)

Answer 3

Also known as (PVD). It is a blockage of blood vessels outside the heart

Question 4

Petechiae (!!!)

Answer 4

Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

Question 5

Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

Answer 5

Images show blood flow and myocardial function following uptake of radioactive glucose.

Question 6

Raynaud’s Disease

Answer 6

Recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis in fingers and toes caused by blood vessel spasms

Question 7

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Answer 7

Heart disease caused by rheumatic fever

Question 8

Septal Defects

Answer 8

Small holes, present at birth, in the walls between atria and ventricle (heart chambers)

Question 9

Statins

Answer 9

Drugs given to lower cholesterol in the bloodstream

Question 10

Stress test (!!!)

Answer 10

Exercise tolerance test (ETT) is used to determine the heart’s response to physical exertion.

Question 11

Telemetry

Answer 11

Continuous monitoring of a patient’s heart rhythm in a hospital

Question 12

Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 12

Congenital (at birth) malformation involving four distinct heart defects

Question 13

Technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan

Answer 13

Uptake of this radioactive chemical in myocardium reveals evidence of a heart attack (myocardial infraction)

Question 14

Thallium 201 scan

Answer 14

Concentration of radioactive thallium is measured to give information about blood supply to the heart muscle. Infraction, “cold spots”

Question 15

Thrill

Answer 15

Vibration felt over an area of turmoil in blood flow as in a blocked artery.

Question 16

Thrombolytic therapy (!!!)

Answer 16

Injection of drugs to dissolve clots in the bloodstream

Question 17

Thrombotic occlusion

Answer 17

Blockage of blood vessel caused by thrombosis or clot formation

Question 18

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) (!!!)

Answer 18

Placement of a ballon-expandable aortic heart valve into the body via catheter

Question 19

Varicose veins

Answer 19

Swollen, twisted veins, often occurring in the legs

Question 20

Vegetations

Answer 20

Clumps of platelets, clotting proteins, microorganisms, and red blood cells on diseased heart valve.