Objective - Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

angioscope

Answer 1

device for looking into a blood vessel

Question 2

cardiac catheterization

Answer 2

process of inserting a tube (catheter) into the heart

Question 3

echocardiogram

Answer 3

image of the heart produced using sound waves

Question 4

echocardiography

Answer 4

use of sound waves to produce an image of the heart

Question 5

electrocardiogram

Answer 5

a record of the electic currents of the heart

Question 6

electrocardiography

Answer 6

procedure for recording the electrical currents of the heart

Question 7

sonography

Answer 7

use of sound waves to produce diagnostic images; also called ultrasound

Question 8

stress electocardiogram

Answer 8

records electrical signals of the heart while the patient experiences increases of exercise stress

Question 9

transesophageal echocardiogram

Answer 9

record of the heart using sound waves perfomed by inserting the transducer into the esophagus

Question 10

vascular endoscopy

Answer 10

procedure to look inside a blood vessel