Part 2 Flashcards
Meds for HBP and CHF
Diuretics
Sensation of the heart not beating normally
Palpitation
Inability of heart to maintain steady beat
Arrhythmia
Alter a blood vessel to dilation of blood vessel with balloon
Angioplasty
Tumor of a blood vessel
Angioma
Rupture of the heart
Cardiorrhexis
Circulation of blood through tissues
Perfusion
Localized dilation of blood vessel
Aneurism
Chest pain
Angina
Narrowing of vessel especially aorta
Coarctation
Blood clot that obstructs vessel
Thrombus
Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis
Infarct
Varicose veins of esophagus
Varices
Mass of un dissolved matter circulating in blood until it becomes lodged
Embolus
Profuse sweating
Diaphoresis
Agents used to treat heart pain/angina
Nitrates
Abnormal increase of WBCs
Leukocytosis
Decrease in RBCs
Erythropenia
Production of blood
Hematopoiesis / hemopoiesis
Substances recognized as harmful to the body
Antigen
Removal of thymus
Thymectomy
Test that measures the time it takes for the plasma portion of blood to clot - used to evaluate the coagulation system
Prothrombin time (pro time)
Life threatening blood infection:blood poisoning
Septicemia
Localized accumulation of blood
Hematoma
Llquid portion of blood
Plasma
Clotting disorder
Hemophilia
Produced by lymphocytes in response to antigen
Antibody
Herniation of spleen
Splenocele
Condition in which oxygen carrying capacity of blood is deficient
Anemia
Fixation of spleen
Splenopexy
Bacteria in the blood
Bacteremia
Smallest element of blood
Platelets
Accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
Ascites
Binding of joint
Athrodesis
Bone marrow cell
Osteocyte
