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Chapter 5

1
Q

Which medication is taken in small daily dose to reduce the ability of the blood to clot?

A

aspirin

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2
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A____ is administered within a few hours after a heart attack or stroke to dissolve the damaging blood clots.

A

Tissue plasminogen activator

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3
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______ is inflammation of the heart muscle.

A

Myocarditis

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4
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Which specialist treats diseases and disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues?

A

hematologist

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5
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A/An _____ is the condition of having a blood clot attached to the wall of a deep vein.

A

deep vein thrombosis

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6
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The _______ are only one cell in thickness and are the smallest blood vessels in the body.

A

capillaries

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7
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The condition of having an abnormally slow resting heartbeat is known as ____.

A

bradycardia

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8
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Which term describes a fatty deposit on an artery wall?

A

plaque

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9
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The ______ carry deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs.

A

pulmonary arteries

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10
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The highest pressure against the artery walls, which occurs when the ventricles contract, is known as ______.

A

Systolic pressure

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11
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Which of these tests uses sound waves to image the structures of the blood vessels and the flow of the blood through these vessels?

A

duplex ultrasound

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12
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which of these conditions is also known as a flat line?

A

asystole

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13
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_____ is plasma fluid after the blood cells and clotting proteins have been removed.

A

Serum

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14
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An abnormal increase in the number of platelets in the circulating blood is known as_____.

A

thrombocyteosis

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15
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The chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood it receives is known as ______.

A

heart failure

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16
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Which medication is administered to control irregularities of the heart?

A

antiarrhythmic

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17
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A wire mesh tube placed in an artery to provide support to the arterial wall is known as a ______.

A

stent

18
Q

Which condition is a form of vasculitis involving several small and medium arteries at the same time?

A

Polyarteritis

19
Q

A/ An ________ is medication administered to rid the body of excess sodium and water.

A

diuretic

20
Q

A deposit of plaque on or within the arterial wall is known as a/an ______.

A

atheroma

21
Q

A/An _____is a serious and potentially fatal complication that occurs when the patient’s blood and the donates blood do not mathch.

A

transfusion reaction

22
Q

A/an _______ is the surgical removal of plaque form the interior lining of an artery

A

Atherectomy

23
Q

A/An _______ is commonly known as heart attack

A

Myocardial infarction

24
Q

The term ________ is used to describe all the diseases of the heart muscles.

A

Cardiomyopathy

25
Q

A/ An _______ blocks the enzyme that causes the blood vessels to contract.

A

Ace inhibitor

26
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embolism

A

sudden blockage of a blood vessel

27
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embolus

A

foreign object circulating in the blood

28
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thrombosis

A

abnormal condition of having a blood clot on the anterior wall of a blood vessel

29
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thrombotic occlusion

A

blocking of an artery by a blood clot

30
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thrombus

A

blood clot attached to the interior wall of a blood vessel

31
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erythr/o

A

red

32
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luek/o

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white

33
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pheb/o

A

vien

34
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tahy-

A

fast, rapid

35
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thromb/o

A

clot

36
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cardi/o

A

heart

37
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-crasia

A

mixture or blending

38
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-emia

A

blood condition

39
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ven/o

A

vein

40
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hem/o

A

blood

41
Q

angina

A

episodes of severe chest pain

42
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arrhythmia

A

abnormal heart rhythm

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