Med term Flashcards
ischemia
an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles
MAT
Multifocal atrial tachycardia
LBBB
left bundle, branch block 
RBBB
Right bundle, branch block
-otis
Inflammation
myocarditis
Inflammation of the myocardium
Phlebitis
Inflammation of the veins
Cardio
Heart
Pneumo
Air
Hema
Blood
anti-
Against
Hypo
Too low
hypotension
 Low blood pressure
Hyper
Too high
hypertension
High blood pressure
proxysmal
Sudden onset and sudden and
 Hypertrophy
Thickening of ventricular wall
Ectopy
Out of place
Aneurysm
Isak like bulging at the vessel wall
Thrombosis
Blood clot within the blood vessel
Embolism
 Blood clot travels and block smaller vessels
stasis
Reduce blood flow, speed, stoppage of flow
Aortic stenosis
Narrowing of the aortic valve
Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
Hypoxia
Shortage of oxygen
cyanosis
Bluish skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood 
Syncope
 Fainting
Adema
Swelling of the soft tissue due to fluid
Defibrillation
Controlled electrical shock to restart the heart
Cardioversion
Apply Joules (shock) synchronize to the heartbeat
Code blue
Emergency with cardiopulmonary arrest
RRT
Rapid response team
EMT
Emergency medical team
AF
Atrial fibrillation
VF
Ventricular fibrillation
V fib
Ventricular fibrillation
VT
Ventricular tachycardia
PEA
pulses electrical activity
PAT
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia