Anatomy
The _________ is the muscular layer of the heart.
Myocardium
Resting period between contractions of the heart as the heat fills with blood
diastole
Enlargement of the heart
Cardiomegaly
Procedure to evaluate the heart's response to exercise in patients who have chest pain, palpitations, or arrythmias.
Cardiac exercise stress test
Procedure that uses a stethoscope to listen to the heart sounds
Auscultation
___________ are large blood vessels that branch into smaller atrioles.
Arteries
Contraction of the myocardium of the atria and the ventricles
Systole
Arrythmia in which the heart beats too slowly.
bradycardia
Procedure that records the electrical activity of the heart.
electrocardiography (ECG EKG)
Procedure to circulate the blood after the patient's heart has stopped beating, basic life support provideing chest compressions.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation AKA CPR
______________are the smallest blood vessels in the body
Capillaries
Rhythm of contractions when the SA node is in control of the heart rate
Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)
Elevated blood pressure is called___________
hypertension
Procedure to document arrhythmias that occur infrequently. Skin electrodes are attached to a small portable ECG Monitor.
Holter monitor
There are four vital signs: Temperature, Pulse, Respirations (TPR) and _____________
_________ circulation includes arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, and veins everywhere in the body, except in the lungs.
Systemic
Short period of time following repolarization when the myocardial cell cannot respond to an electrical impulse from the SA node
refractory period
Degenerative changes over time wiht hardening of the artery walls is_____________
arteriosclerosis
Nuclear medicine procedure that combines a cardiac exercies stress test with an intravenous injection of radioactive tracer and creates a two dimensional image of the heart.
Myocardial perfusion scan
Prevents a blood clot from forming in patients with arteriosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, previous myocrdial infarction or artificial heart valve.
anticoagulant drug
Examples: aspirin, coumadin, eliquis, plavix, xarelto
___________ciruclation includes arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venuels, veins going to, within, and coming from the lungs.
Pulmonary
Hormone from the adrenal glands that causes the heart to beat much faster during times of exercise or emergencies
epinephrine
Are of dilation and weakness in the wall of an artery.
aneurysm
Proceudre to study the anatomy and pressure of the heart. A catheter is inserted in the femoral or brachial vein.
cardiac catheterization
Procedure used during open heart surgery in which the patient's blood is rerouted though a cannula in the femoral vein to a heart lung machine.
cardiopulmonary bypass