Pathology of the Cardivascular System

Question 1

this results when treatment of cardiac arrest is not provided within a few minutes

Answer 1

sudden cardiac death

Question 2

congenital or acquired arrhythmia caused by the electrical signal moving through the heart being partially or completely blocked from reaching the ventricles

Answer 2

heart block

Question 3

an episode that begins and ends abruptly during which there are very rapid and regular heartbeats that originate at or above the atrioventricular node

Answer 3

supraventricular tachycardia

Question 4

describes a potentially life-threatening fast and IRREGULAR heartbeat, compared to the fast but regular rhythm of tachycardia

Answer 4

fibrillation

Question 5

a pounding or racing heartbeat with or without irregularity in rhythm

Answer 5

palpitation

Question 6

the abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel

Answer 6

angiostenosis

Question 7

a deficiency of blood passing through an organ or body part

Answer 7

hypoperfusion