Integumentary, Cardiovascular, Digestive, & Musculoskeletal Flashcards
Debridement
cleans surface areas and removes necrotic tissue
Artery
vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to body tissue
Skin Tags
benign lesions that can appear anywhere but most often appear on the neck or trunk, especially in older people
Keratosis
a callus or horny growth
Onychocryptosis
ingrown toenail and a painful condition in which the nail grows down and into the soft tissue of the nail fold and often leads to infection
Onychectomy
the removal of the nail plate and root
Fascia
sheet of tissue that covers other tissue, such as muscles
Decubitus ulcer
a pressure ulcer or a bedsore found on areas of the body that have bony projections
Cardiothoracic surgeon
a physician who specializes in surgical procedures of the heart and chest
Cardiologist
a physician who specializes in diseases of the heart and vessels
Arteriosclerosis
a chronic disease of the arterial system that results in thickened and hardened walls of the vessels resulting in loss of the artery elasticity
Vein
a vessel that carries blood to the heart from body tissues
Sick sinus syndrome
a group of abnormal heartbeats (arrhythmias) thought to be caused by a malfunction of the sinus node, which is the heart’s natural pacemaker
Cardiomyopathy
a disease of the heart muscle
Myocardial
pertaining to the heart muscle
Tachycardia
fast heart rate
Bradycardia
slow heart rate
Angioplasty
repair of a vessel
STSG
split-thickness skin graft
FTSG
full-thickness skin graft
ASCAD
arteriosclerotic coronary heart disease
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
LM
left main
LCA
left coronary artery
RCA
right coronary artery
PDA
posterior descending artery