Clinical Procedures, and Abbreviations, Chapter 11

Question 1

angiography

Answer 1

xray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material

Question 2

echocardiography ECHO

Answer 2

echos generated by high frequency sound waves produce images of the heart

Question 3

cardiac catheterization

Answer 3

thin, flexible tube is guided into the heart via a vein or artery

Question 4

electrocardiography ECG

Answer 4

recording of electricity flowing through the heart

Question 5

holter monitoring

Answer 5

an ECG device is warn for 24 hours to detect arrhythmias

Question 6

coronary artery bypass grafting CABG

Answer 6

arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arterires to detour around blockages

Question 7

endarterectomy

Answer 7

surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery

Question 8

percutaneous coronary intervention PCI

Answer 8

balloon tipped catheter is inserted into a coronary artery to open the artery

Question 9

AAA

Answer 9

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 10

AF

Answer 10

atrial fibrillation

Question 11

BP

Answer 11

blood pressure

Question 12

CABG

Answer 12

coronary artery bypass grafting

Question 13

CAD

Answer 13

coronary artery disease

Question 14

CCU

Answer 14

coronary care unit

Question 15

CHF

Answer 15

congestive heart failure

Question 16

CPR

Answer 16

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 17

DVT

Answer 17

deep vein thrombosis

Question 18

ECG

Answer 18

electrocardiogram

Question 19

ECHO

Answer 19

echocardiography

Question 20

EET

Answer 20

exercise tolerance test

Question 21

MI

Answer 21

myocardial infarction

Question 22

MVP

Answer 22

mitral valve prolapse

Question 23

SOB

Answer 23

shortness of breath

Question 24

SVT

Answer 24

supraventricular tachycardia