Heart diagnostic terms

Question 1

ballooning of the blood vessel

Answer 1

aneurysm

Question 2

cardiac pain on effort; shoulder/ jaw pain

Answer 2

angina pectoris

Question 3

the body was born with a problem

Answer 3

congenital anomalies

Question 4

foramen ovale didn’t close

Answer 4

atrial septal defect/ potency of the foramen ovale

Question 5

ductus arteriosus didn’t close

Answer 5

patent ductus arteriosus

Question 6

four distinct defects of the heart

Answer 6

tetralogy of fallot

Question 7

no rhythm in the heart

Answer 7

cardiac arrhythmias

Question 8

heart is beating greater than 350 bpm

Answer 8

atrial fibrillation

Question 9

heart is beating greater than 200 bpm

Answer 9

atrial flutter

Question 10

heart is beating greater than 100 bpm

Answer 10

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia(PAT)

Question 11

no rhythm in AV node

Answer 11

atrioventricular nodal arrhythmias

Question 12

Av node is trying to give up a charge

Answer 12

atrioventricular nodal rhythm

Question 13

abnormal heartbeats that begin in one of the heart’s two lower chambers

Answer 13

premature ventricular contractions(PVC)

Question 14

extremely rapid beating of ventricles

Answer 14

ventricular fibrillation

Question 15

a block between SA and AV node

Answer 15

atrioventricular block

Question 16

a block after the AV node

Answer 16

bundle branch block

Question 17

too much fluid in the heart sac(pericardium)

Answer 17

pericardial tamponade

Question 18

myocardium is damaged; cannot push out blood

Answer 18

congestive heart failure

Question 19

hardening of the lining of the arteries(intima)

Answer 19

atherosclerotic coronary heart disease (CHD)

Question 20

infection of the heart’s endocardium

Answer 20

endocarditis

Question 21

poor circulation of blood

Answer 21

ischemic heart disease

Question 22

mitral valve is not closing properly

Answer 22

mitral valve prolapse

Question 23

inflammation of the myocardium

Answer 23

myocarditis

Question 24

heart muscle died

Answer 24

myocardial infection

Question 25

inflammation of the pericardium

Answer 25

pericarditis

Question 26

a disease that can result from inadequately treated strep throat

Answer 26

rheumatic fever

Question 27

permanent valves problems

Answer 27

rheumatic heart disease

Question 28

mitral valve is too narrow

Answer 28

mitral stenosis

Question 29

poor circulation in the arms and legs

Answer 29

acute limb ischemia

Question 30

hardening of the arteries

Answer 30

ateriosclerosis

Question 31

hardening of the intima (lining of arteries)

Answer 31

atherosclerosis

Question 32

traveling clot

Answer 32

embolism

Question 33

high blood pressure

Answer 33

hypertension

Question 34

any disorder of blood vessels

Answer 34

peripheral vascular disease

Question 35

inflammation of veins

Answer 35

phlebitis

Question 36

hardening of veins

Answer 36

phlebosclerosis

Question 37

high BP of pulmonary artery

Answer 37

pulmonary hypertension

Question 38

inflammation and blood clot of vein

Answer 38

thrombophlebitis

Question 39

stationary clot

Answer 39

thrombosis

Question 40

clot in deep vein

Answer 40

deep vein thrombosis(DVT)

Question 41

swollen veins in the legs

Answer 41

varicose veins