diagnostic procedures Flashcards
1
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eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea (EVH)
A
hyperventilation of safe concentrations of dry gases
2
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troponin t
A
found in heart muscle, can determine if a heart attack occurred
3
Q
high sensitivity C-reactive protein
A
protein made by liver that is involved in the body’s response to injury/infection
4
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echocardiogram
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outline of heart’s movement, ultrasound of patients chest
5
Q
transesophageal echo
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ultrasound probe goes in esophagus
6
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coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
A
taking healthy artery from body and grafting it to the blocked coronary artery
7
Q
off pump CABG
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when the heart is not stopped
8
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regurgitation
A
valve allows blood to return backward through the valve and into heart instead of forward and out to the body
