Unit 8 - diagnosis/treatment

Question 1

anastomosis

Answer 1

surgical procedure that connects multiple blood vessels

Question 2

angioplasty

Answer 2

surgical repair or unblocking of a blood vessel, especially with the coronary artery

Question 3

antiaginal

Answer 3

medication used to relieve chest pain, treats angina pectoris symptoms

Question 4

blood pressure

Answer 4

force exerted by blood on the wall of blood vessels

Question 5

bruit

Answer 5

a soft-blowing sound caused by turbulent blood flow

Question 6

cardiac catheterization

Answer 6

procedure to exam or treat heart condition using a tube (catheter) inserted artery or vein in arm, neck, or groin that leads to the heart

Question 7

cardiopulmonary bypass

Answer 7

procedure that temporarily circulates or oxygenates a patient’s blood during open heart surgery

Question 8

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Answer 8

basic life support (CPR)

Question 9

cardiotonic

Answer 9

medication that increase the strength of the heart contractions

Question 10

cardioversion

Answer 10

returning the heart to normal cardiac rhythm by delivering a brief electrical discharge across the chest

Question 11

coronary circulation

Answer 11

circulation of blood from the heart to itself via the coronary arteries

Question 12

diastolic pressure

Answer 12

pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is relaxed

Question 13

stress electrocardiogram

Answer 13

image of the heart produced by soundwaves while a patient increases physical stress during exercise

Question 14

hematocrit

Answer 14

test to separate blood to determine the ration of red blood cells to blood plasma

Question 15

hematopoiesis

Answer 15

production of blood cells within bone marrow

Question 16

hemoglobin

Answer 16

iron and protein structure found within red blood cells that bind to oxygen molecules and give the cell a red pigment

Question 17

percutaneous coronary intervention

Answer 17

alternative treatment for coronary artery that passes instruments up a patient’s blood vessel into the heart, also known as angioplasty

Question 18

sclerotherapy

Answer 18

chemical injection into varicose vein that cause inflammation and forms a fibrous tissue which closes the vein

Question 19

spygmomanometer

Answer 19

equipment used to measure blood pressure

Question 20

systolic pressure

Answer 20

pressure exerted on blood vessels when the heart is contracted

Question 21

transfusion

Answer 21

infusion of blood from another source into a patient

Question 22

troponin 1 test

Answer 22

a blood test that measures a protein that is released into the blood by damaged heart muscle

Question 23

vasoconstrictor
vasopressor

Answer 23

drug that narrows the diameter of a blood vessel; increases blood pressure

Question 24

vasodilator

Answer 24

drug that causes an expansion of a blood vessel; decreases blood pressure