Chapter 6

Question 1

Explain blood flow in the heart

Answer 1

Right atrium - Right ventricle - Out to the lungs gets oxygen, comes back - left atrium - left ventricle

Question 2

Abnormal heartbeat or heart rythm

Answer 2

Arrythmia

Question 3

Abnormal heartbeat or heart rhythm

Answer 3

Dysrhythmia

Question 4

What does MI mean?

Answer 4

Myocardial Infarction

heart attack) (death of heart muscle

Question 5

Quivering of the atria; can lead to blood clots or stroke

Answer 5

Atrial fibrilation

Question 6

What does CAD mean?

Answer 6

Coronary artery disease

Question 7

What does CHF mean?

Answer 7

Coronary heart failure

Question 8

The heart is unable to supply the body’s needs?

Answer 8

Coronary heart failure

Question 9

What does HTN mean?

Answer 9

Hypertension

Question 10

What is prolonged high blood pressure?

Answer 10

Hypertension

Question 11

What does HDL stand for?

Answer 11

High-density lipoprotein

Question 12

Good cholesterol

Answer 12

High-density lipoprotein

Question 13

What does LDL mean?

Answer 13

Low density lipoprotein

Question 14

low cholesterol

Answer 14

low-density lipoprotein

Question 15

What does EKG mean?

Answer 15

Electrocardiogram

Question 16

Record of electrical impulses

Answer 16

Electrocardiogram

Question 17

Ultrasound waves used to assess heart function

Answer 17

Echocardiography

Question 18

procedure in which a tube is guided through a blood vessel into the heart

Answer 18

Cardiac catheterization

Question 19

Procedure used to clean out blocked artery; balloon compresses plaque against artery wall.

Answer 19

Angioplasty

Question 20

a wire mesh inserted during angioplasty

Answer 20

Stent

Question 21

What is a CABG?

Answer 21

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Question 22

Healthy blood vessels taken from another location and inserted into the heart as coronary arteries.

Answer 22

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

Question 23

Study of the heart

Answer 23

Cardiology

Question 24

Cardiologist

Answer 24

Heart specialist

Question 25

Main blood vessel leaving the heart

Answer 25

Aorta

Question 26

Ischemia

Answer 26

Poor blood supply

Question 27

When heart contracts; top number

Answer 27

Systolic

Question 28

When heart relaxes; bottom number

Answer 28

Diastolic

Question 29

Cardiomegaly

Answer 29

Enlarged heart

Question 30

Arteriosclrosis

Answer 30

Hardening of the arteries

Question 31

Occlusion

Answer 31

Obstruction

Question 32

Hollow tube in a vessel or organ

Answer 32

Catheter

Question 33

Wire mesh used to keep arteries open

Answer 33

Stent

Question 34

Thrombus

Answer 34

Blood Clot

Question 35

Trachea

Answer 35

"windpipe"

Question 36

Where gas exchange occurs

Answer 36

Alveoli

Question 37

Dyspnea

Answer 37

Shortness of breath

Question 38

Cyanosis

Answer 38

Condition of blueness (not getting good blood flow)

Question 39

CXR

Answer 39

Chest X-Ray

Question 40

CT Scan

Answer 40

Computer Tomography (scans soft tissue)

Question 41

MRI

Answer 41

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Question 42

Measures blood oxygen saturation

Answer 42

Pulse oximeter

Question 43

PDT

Answer 43

Postural Drainage

Question 44

CPAP

Answer 44

Constant Positive Airway Pressure

Question 45

Kidneys are the_____ system.

Answer 45

Filtering

Question 46

What filters the blood?

Answer 46

Nephrons

Question 47

ARF

Answer 47

Acute Renal Failure

Question 48

CRF

Answer 48

Chronic Renal Failure

Question 49

ESRF

Answer 49

End Stage Renal Failure

Question 50

UTI

Answer 50

Urinary Tract Infection

Question 51

UA

Answer 51

Urinalysis

Question 52

Nephron

Answer 52

Filtering unit of kidney

Question 53

Study of urinary conditions

Answer 53

Urology

Question 54

Agent that increases urine production

Answer 54

Diuretic

Question 55

Hematuria

Answer 55

Blood in urine

Question 56

Nephropathy

Answer 56

Disease of the kidney

Question 57

Nephrologist

Answer 57

Specialist of kidney disorders

Question 58

Absence of urine production

Answer 58

Anuria

Question 59

Inflammation of the kidney

Answer 59

Nephritis

Question 60

Void

Answer 60

To pass urine or feces

Question 61

Dysuria

Answer 61

Difficulty or painful urination

Question 62

Inability to prevent urination or bowel movement

Answer 62

Incontinence

Question 63

An endoscope used to view the inside of the urinary bladder

Answer 63

Cystoscope

Question 64

Glycosuria

Answer 64

Glucose (sugar) in the urine

Question 65

Excessive production of ketones

Answer 65

Ketosis

Question 66

Excessive ketones that make the blood acidic

Answer 66

Ketoacidosis

Question 67

angi

Answer 67

vessel

Question 68

aort

Answer 68

aorta

Question 69

arteri

Answer 69

artery

Question 70

arteriol

Answer 70

arteriole

Question 71

cardi

Answer 71

heart

Question 72

coron

Answer 72

heart

Question 73

phleb

Answer 73

veign

Question 74

ven

Answer 74

vein

Question 75

Venul

Answer 75

venule

Question 76

ACS

Answer 76

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Question 77

AED

Answer 77

Automated External Defibrillator

Question 78

BP

Answer 78

Blood Pressure

Question 79

CCU

Answer 79

Coronary Care Unit

Question 80

CHF

Answer 80

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 81

CPR

Answer 81

Cardiopulmonary Resucitation

Question 82

ECHO

Answer 82

Echocardiography

Question 83

HTN

Answer 83

Hypertension

Question 84

ICD

Answer 84

Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

Question 85

PCI

Answer 85

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Question 86

adenoid

Answer 86

adenoid

Question 87

alveol

Answer 87

alveoli

Question 88

bronch

Answer 88

bronchial tube

Question 89

bronchiol

Answer 89

bronchiole

Question 90

epiglott

Answer 90

epiglottis

Question 91

laryng

Answer 91

larynx

Question 92

nas

Answer 92

nose

Question 93

rhin

Answer 93

nose

Question 94

phren

Answer 94

diaphragm

Question 95

pneumon

Answer 95

lung

Question 96

pulmon

Answer 96

lung

Question 97

tonsill

Answer 97

tonsils

Question 98

trache

Answer 98

trachea