chapter 5 terms

Question 1

therapeutic

Answer 1

of or relating to the treatment of diseases or disorders by remedial agents or methods

Question 2

functional

Answer 2

performing or being able to perform a regular function

Question 3

pathophysiology

Answer 3

functional changes that accompany a disease conditon

Question 4

angina pectoris

Answer 4

severe chest pain caused by an insufficient supply of blood to the heart

Question 5

cardiac rehabilitation

Answer 5

a medically supervised program to help heart patients recover quickly and improve their overall physical and mental functioning

Question 6

pulmonary rehabilitation

Answer 6

a medically supervised program to help patients with chronic respiratory disease stabilize or reverse systematic manifestiations

Question 7

diagnostic testing

Answer 7

used to determine a specific disease condition or possible illness

Question 8

functional capacity testing

Answer 8

used to provide an objective measure of an individual’s safe functional abilities

Question 9

medical contraindication

Answer 9

a condition that makes a particular treatment or procedure inadvisable

Question 10

rating of perceived exerton

Answer 10

a subjective assessment of how hard an individual feels they are working

Question 11

electrocardiograph

Answer 11

an instrument that measures electric potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electric currents associated with heart muscle activity

Question 12

maximal oxygen consumption

Answer 12

the maximal amount of oxygen used by the body during maximal effort exercise

Question 13

oscilloscope

Answer 13

an electronic instrument that produces an instantaneous trace on the screen that corresponds to oscillations of voltage and current

Question 14

blood pressure

Answer 14

the force exerting pressure against the walls of the blood vessels

Question 15

cardiac cycle

Answer 15

a complete beat of the heart, including systole and diastole and the intervals between

Question 16

echocardiography

Answer 16

the use of sound waves to create a moving picture of the heart

Question 17

dyspnea

Answer 17

a feeling of difficult or labored breathing

Question 18

normative data

Answer 18

information gathered that allows comparison of an individual to a group

Question 19

ischemia

Answer 19

a decrease in the blood supply to a bodily organ, tissue, or part caused by constriction or obstruction of the blood vessels

Question 20

atherosclerosis

Answer 20

a condition characterized by reduced opening in the blood vessels

Question 21

diaphoresis

Answer 21

a condition of excessive sweating

Question 22

arrhythmia

Answer 22

irregular electric activity of the heart

Question 23

cardiac output

Answer 23

the volume of blood ejected from the ventricles of the heart in one minute

Question 24

vasodilation

Answer 24

the dilation of a blood vessel

Question 25

renal insufficiency

Answer 25

an inability of the kidneys to remove waste products from the body

Question 26

parenchymal lung disease

Answer 26

a disease affecting the tissue of the lungs

Question 27

allergenic

Answer 27

a substance that causes an allergy

Question 28

fibrosis

Answer 28

the development of stiff cartilaginous tissue

Question 29

hypoglycemia

Answer 29

below normal levels of blood glucose

Question 30

ketoacidosis

Answer 30

an acidotic condition caused by the increased production of ketone bodies

Question 31

atherogenic dyslipidemia

Answer 31

abnormal levels of blood lipids that promote the development of atherosclerosis

Question 32

prothrombotic state

Answer 32

a condition of the body that favors the development of blood coagulation

Question 33

osteopenia

Answer 33

a condition of bone in which decreased calcification, decreased density, or reduced mass occurs

Question 34

symmetric

Answer 34

affecting corresponding parts simultaneously and similarly