Terms for Medical and Surgical History

Question 1

angioplasty

Answer 1

opening of an artery (usually in heart) with a wire dilatory

Question 2

Appendectomy

Answer 2

surgical removal of appendix

Question 3

Cardiaccatheterization (angiogram)

Answer 3

passage of a catheter into the heart through an artery, usually done to evaluate coronary artery blood flow

Question 4

Cephalgia

Answer 4

headache

Question 5

Cerebral Vascular Accident

Answer 5

stroke, loss of blood flow to a part of the brain due to occlusion of a blood vessel causing neurologic symptoms

Question 6

cholecystectomy

Answer 6

surgical removal of gall bladder

Question 7

cholecystitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the gall bladder

Question 8

cholelithiasis

Answer 8

gallstone formation of the gall bladder

Question 9

COPD

Answer 9

emphysema

Question 10

cirrhosis

Answer 10

inflammation of a liver resulting in scarring and loss of function

Question 11

colectomy

Answer 11

surgical removal of part or all of the large intestine

Question 12

colostomy

Answer 12

surgical procedure that provided an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall

Question 13

CABG

Answer 13

open-heart surgery involving arterial bypass using transplanted vein

Question 14

CAD

Answer 14

abnormal narrowing of blood vessels of the heart, predisposing to heart attacks

Question 15

DVT

Answer 15

deep vein thrombosis

Question 16

diabetesmellitus

Answer 16

disease characterized by abnormally high blood sugar

Question 17

endometriosis

Answer 17

presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus

Question 18

hysterectomy

Answer 18

surgical removal of the uterus

Question 19

mastectomy

Answer 19

surgical excision of the breast

Question 20

oophorectomy

Answer 20

surgical removal of ovaries

Question 21

PE

Answer 21

pulmonary embolism

Question 22

splenectomy

Answer 22

surgical removal of the spleen

Question 23

status epilepticus

Answer 23

continuous seizure activity

Question 24

thoracotomy

Answer 24

surgical opening of the chest cavity

Question 25

tonsillectomy

Answer 25

surgical removal of the tonsils

Question 26

TIA

Answer 26

minor stroke when neurological function is regained with time

Question 27

TURP

Answer 27

procedure to remove prostate tissue