Other Medical Vocabulary

Question 1

An x-rey film of a blood vessel ?

Answer 1

Angiogram

Question 2

A technique for expending a narrowed artery by inserting a balloon catheter .

Answer 2

Angioplasty

Question 3

The cause or a causes of a disease .

Answer 3

Etiology

Question 4

Resulting in death .

Answer 4

Fatal

Question 5

A treatment used to cleanse the blood of patients whose kidneys are defective or absent .

Answer 5

Hemodialysis

Question 6

A treatment used to remove toxic chemicals in the blood whose passed through tubes made of semipermeable membranes .

Answer 6

Hemodialysis

Question 7

Rhythmic throbbing ( pulsation , beating ) caused by the contraction and expansion of an artery

Answer 7

Pulse

Question 8

Normal pulse rate

Answer 8

From 60 to 90 with an average of 75 per minute .

Question 9

The pulse is usually taken by

Answer 9

Feeling the radial artery of the wrist

Question 10

Describes an ailment that comes on suddenly

Answer 10

Acute

Question 11

Has severe symptoms and is of short duration

Answer 11

Acute

Question 12

In contrast to a chronic condition

Answer 12

Acute

Question 13

Describes an ailment that is likely to persist in the patient over a length of time .

Answer 13

Chronic

Question 14

Restore health through medical treatment

Answer 14

Cure