Chapter 5 Diagnostic Procedures of the Heart

Question 1

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 1

blood pressure cuff

Question 2

Stethoscope

Answer 2

Listening body sounds, such as the chest, heart of intestines

Question 3

Auscultation

Answer 3

the process of listening to body sounds

Question 4

Cardiac Enzymes and what does it mean when they increase and what the 3 types of enzymes?

Answer 4

Level of enzymes in the heart muscles in the blood
Increase: heart muscle damage; myocardial infarction
Enzymes: creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT)

Question 5

Serum Lipoprotein Level and what disease does it check the risk for?

Answer 5

Blood test to measure cholesterol and triglyceride.
Atherosclerosis risk

Question 6

Angiogram

Answer 6

X-ray of a vessel

Question 7

Angiography & name 3 examples

Answer 7

X-rays taken after the injection of an opaque material into a blood vessel
Aortic angiography, Angiocardiography, cerebral angiography

Question 8

Cardiac scan and what damage does it check for?

Answer 8

Radioactive thallium through IV and scanning equipment is used to visualize the heart
myocardial damage

Question 9

Doppler Ultrasonography

Answer 9

Measurement of sound-wave echoes as they bounce off tissues and organs to produce an image and used to measure the velocity of blood moving through blood vessels to look for blood clots or deep vein thrombosis

Question 10

Echocardiography:

Answer 10

Noninvasive diagnostic method using ultrasound to see internal cardiac structures and cardiac valve activity can be evaluated

Question 11

Catheter

Answer 11

In cv system, used to put dye into blood vessels (angiography)
Or moving fluids in or out of the body

Question 12

Cardiac Catherization and what does it do

Answer 12

A thin catheter through a blood vessel leading to the heart
Detect abnormalities, collect blood samples, and blood pressure in the heart

Question 13

Electrocardiogram

Answer 13

record produced by electrocardiography

Question 14

Electrocardiography and what is it used to diagnose?

Answer 14

Recording the electrical activity of the heart.
Diagnosis of abnormal cardiac rhythm and heart muscle (myocardium) damage

Question 15

Holter monitor

Answer 15

Portable ECG monitor worn by a patient for a few hours or days to understand the heart and pulses activity as the person goes through the activities of daily living
When experiencing chest pain and unusual heart activity during exercise and normal activities

Question 16

Stress testing:

Answer 16

Evaluating cardiovascular fitness
Patient is placed on a treadmill or a bicycle and have to go through different levels