CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PROCEDURES

Question 1

Atherosclerosis

Answer 1

Hardening of the fatty stuff

Question 2

Myocardial infarction (MI)

Answer 2

Blockage of blood flow resulting in the death of muscle tissue. (Heart attack)

Question 3

Mitral prolapse

Answer 3

Flaps of the mitral valve tear away due to disease, process is called prolapse.

Question 4

Angina pectoris

Answer 4

Pain in the chest, caused by the heart muscle not getting enough blood,

Question 5

Arrhythmia/dysrhythmia

Answer 5

Abnormal heart rates and rhythms

Question 6

Ischemia

Answer 6

Heart muscle is not getting enough blood flow, the oxygen the blood carries is insufficient to sustain muscle.

Question 7

Hematologist

Answer 7

Physician specializing in diseases of the blood.

Question 8

Electrocardiogram

Answer 8

Printout recording electrical activity of the heart, used by cardiologist often

Question 9

Echocardiography

Answer 9

Sounds waves like sonar to form an image of inside of the heart, can demonstrate valve damage

Question 10

Cardiac catheterization

Answer 10

A catheter can be threaded into an artery up into the heart, used to identify a blockage and location in the coronary circulation.

Question 11

Phlebotomist/venipuncturist

Answer 11

Specially trained nurse/technician draws blood for lab tests and may also start IV’s