Quiz 5 Flashcards
Echocardiography uses what to view the heart?
-Ultrasound
What 5 things does echocardiography allow you to view?
-Size of cavities, mation of ventricle walls, intraventricular septum thickness, functioning of the vlaves, and volumes of the Left ventricle
What does a PET scan allow you to measure?
-The direct measurement of metabolic function of the heart
What scan can allow you to view jeopardized but viable myocardium without exercise?
-PET
What can a CT scan help identifiy?
-Masses, aneurysm or pericardial thickening
What does an MRI allow you to view in the heart?
-morphology, cardiac blood flow and contractility
What type of imaging can allow you to assess for risk of future MIs and CAD?
-Single photon emmision
What type of imaging allows you to measure LV ejection fraction?
-Multigated aquisition imaging
What is a continuous 24 hours ECG monitoring of the heart?
-Holter monitoring
What is a holter monitor used for?
-the diagnostic management of episodes of cardiac arrhythmia and symptoms (uses a jounrnal)
What type of testing looks at a patient physiological function in response to an increased work load?
-Stress testing
What type of imaging uses radio-opaque contrast material to view the size, shape and location of the heart and blood vessels?
-Angiogram
What intervention is used to improve coronary blood flow?
-Percutaneous coronary intervention (angioplasty)
What can an angioplasty help improve?
-symptoms of CAD, and restore blood flow
Which type of CABG requires a sternotomy?
-Traditional
What vein is used to the bypass in a CABG?
-Saphenous
What is inserted to restore normal sinus rhythm?
-Pacemaker
What are the disadvantages of a MID-CABG?
-cannot be performed on high risk patients, and can only be performed on a single artery
What is a ventricular assistive device used for?
-a mechanical pump that is used to support a failing ventricle until a donor is found