Wilson Ch 66

Question 0

Angina

Answer 0

A condition marked by spasmodic suffocative attacks

Question 1

Aneurysm

Answer 1

Sac formed by the localized dilation of the wall of an artery, vein, or heart

Question 2

Angina pectoris

Answer 2

Acute pain in the chest from decreases blood supply to the heart muscle

Question 3

Anoxia

Answer 3

Absence of oxygen in the tissues; may be accompanied by deep respirations, cyanosis, increased pulse rate, and impairment of coordination

Question 4

Anticoagulant

Answer 4

A substance that suppresses, delays, or nullifies coagulation of the blood

Question 5

Apnea

Answer 5

Temporary cessation of breathing

Question 6

Arrhythmia

Answer 6

Variation from the normal rhythm, especially with reference to the heart

Question 7

Arterial blood

Answer 7

Oxygenated blood carried by an artery away from the heart to nourish the body tissues

Question 8

Asphyxia

Answer 8

A condition in which there is a deficiency of oxygen in the blood and an increase in carbon dioxide

Question 9

Atheroma

Answer 9

Lipid (cholesterol) deposit on the intima (lining) of an artery, also called atheromatous plaque

Question 10

Bradycardia

Answer 10

Slowness of heartbeat with slowing pulse rate to less than 60 per minute

Question 11

Cyanosis

Answer 11

Bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes cause by excess concentration of reduced hemoglobin in the blood

Question 12

Diaphorosis

Answer 12

Profuse perspiration

Question 13

Dyspnea

Answer 13

Labored or heavy breathing

Question 14

Echo cardiology

Answer 14

Recording the position and motion of the heart walls and internal structures of the heart and neighboring tissue by the echo obtained from beams if ultrasonic waves directed through the chest wall

Question 15

Edema

Answer 15

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intercellular spaces if the body

Question 16

Electrocardiography

Answer 16

The graphic recording from the body surface of the potential of electric currents generated by the heart as a means on studying the action of the heart muscle

Question 17

Embolism

Answer 17

The sudden blocking of an artery by a clot of foreign material, an embolus, that has been brought to its site of lodgment by the bloodstream; may be a blood clot (most frequently) or an air bubble, a clump of bacteria or a fat globule

Question 18

Heparin

Answer 18

Anticoagulant, prevents platelet agglutination and thrombus formation

Question 19

Hypoxia

Answer 19

Diminished availability of oxygen to blood tissues

Question 20

Infarct

Answer 20

Localized area of ischemic necrosis produced by occlusion if the arterial supply or venous drainage of the part

Question 21

Ischemia

Answer 21

Deficiency of blood to supply oxygen in part resulting from functional constriction or actual obstruction of a blood vessel

Question 22

Lumen

Answer 22

The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ, such as a blood vessel or the intestine

Question 23

Murmur

Answer 23

Irregularity of heartbeat caused by a turbulent flow of blood through a valve that has failed to close

Question 24

Myocardium

Answer 24

The middle and thickest layer of the heart wall; composed of cardiac muscle

Question 25

Occlusion

Answer 25

Blockage, state of being closed

Question 26

Prolapse

Answer 26

Downward displacement

Question 27

Restenosis

Answer 27

Recurrent stenosis

Question 28

Sclerosis

Answer 28

Induration, hardening

Question 29

Arteriosclerosis

Answer 29

Group of diseases characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial wall

Question 30

Shunt

Answer 30

Abnormal communication between chambers or blood vessels

Verb: to bypass, divert

Question 31

Stenosis

Answer 31

Narrowing or contraction of a body passage or opening

Question 32

Tachycardia

Answer 32

Abnormally rapid heart rate, usually over 100 beats per minute

Question 33

Tetralogy

Answer 33

A group or series of four

Question 34

Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 34

Congenital cyanotic malformation of the heart that includes pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, hypertrophy of the right ventricle, and dextroposition of the aorta

Question 35

Thrombus

Answer 35

Blood clot attached to the intima I a loos vessel; may occlude the lumen; contrast with embolus, which is detached and caries by bloodstream

Question 36

Venous blood

Answer 36

Non oxygenated blood from the tissues; blood pumped from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation