Diseases 1
Complete absence of a heartbeat is called _____ or cardiac arrest
asystole
Rheumatic heart disease is an _____response to an untreated streptococcal infection, such as a strep throat.
autoimmune
A _________ contraction is an arrhythmia in which there are one or more extra contractions between systole and diastole.
Premature
The patient had surgery to remove a weakness in the wall of an artery. This surgery is known as a/an_________.
aneurysmectomy
Acute coronary syndrome includes all of the following EXCEPT ________.
unstable angina pectoris
acute myocardial ischemia
blockage of the coronary artery
transposition of the great vessels
transposition of the great vessels
The smaller branches of the artery are known as ______.
arterioles
A person who has rheumatic heart disease is given a prophylactic antibiotic drug before having any _____ or surgical procedure.
dental
The thoracic cavity contains the lungs and the ______, an irregularly shaped, central area between the lungs.
mediastatinum
All of the following are TRUE about varicose veins EXCEPT
they can occur during pregnancy
they can occur because of long periods of sitting or standing
there is a family tendency to develop them
they can occur during pregnancy
An infarcted area of the myocardium has dead tissue, which is called_______.
necrosis
An antiarrhythmic drug is prescribed to treat patients who have an_____of the heart.
arrhythmia
______ is the sound of blood flowing backward because of a defective heart valve
murmur
In a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, the catheter is inserted percutaneously, which means it is inserted through the _________.
skin
All of the following are signs of congestive heart failure involving the right side of the heart EXCEPT
enlargement of the liver
edema in the legs and feet
dilated jugular veins in the neck
varicose veins
varicose veins
If an EKG tracing shows bigeminy, there was a repeating pattern of
fast, uncoordinated quivering
A/An_____ is a harsh rushing sound made by blood passing through an artery narrowed and roughened by atherosclerosis.
bruit
The cause of essential hypertension is_____
palpitation
Which arrhythmia requires insertion of a permanent cardiac pacemaker?
sick sinus syndrome
All of the following are signs of peripheral artery disease and decreased circulation EXCEPT
low blood pressure
coolness and cyanosis of the feet and toes
pain in the calf while walking
low blood pressure
When the flow of oxygenated blood through a coronary artery is blocked by atherosclerosis and there is ischemia of the myocardium, the patient will experience______
chest pain
__________ is an arrhythmia in which there is a very fast but regular rhythm (250 beats per minute) of the atria or ventricles.
flutter
Which is a complication of rheumatic heart disease?
transposition of the great vessels
Tests reveal that Mrs. Adams mitral valve does NOT close properly, allowing a backflow of blood with each heart contraction. The medical word to describe this valve problem is______
regurgitation
Mr. Adams came to the doctor with dilated jugular veins in the neck and edema of the legs and feet. His diagnosis most likely is_____
right sided congestive heart failure