Diagnostic Tests & Procedures
Process of listening to the internal sounds of the body using a stethoscope
What is auscultation
A series of tests that analyze the individual chemical elements of the blood
What is bone marrow transplant
Medication used to prevent or alleviate angina
What is antianginal
AV
What is atrioventricular
Disorder in which the bone marrow does not produce enough new red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets
What is aplastic anemia
The pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of an artery or vein
What is blood pressure
Procedure used to stop atrial or ventricular fibrillation
What is defibrillation
An agent used to prevent the formation of blood clots
What is anticoagulant
CABG
What is coronary artery bypass graft
Genetic disease in which the body manufactures red blood cells that are shaped like a sickle
What is sickle-cell anemia
A record of the electrical activity of the heart
What is electrocardiogram
A surgical procedure that removes plaque from the lining of an artery
What is endarterectomy
Medication used to counteract high blood pressure
What is antihypertensive
Hgb, hgb
What is hemoglobin
Genetic disorder in which the body produces less hemoglobin than normal
What is thalassemia
Separation of blood into its component parts using a special machine
What is apheresis
A shunt, established surgically, that allows blood to travel from the aorta to a branch of the coronary artery at a point beyond an obstruction
What is coronary artery bypass graft
Medication that helps reduce excess water in the body
What is diuretic
PAD
What is peripheral artery disease
Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery
What is aneurysm
A series of tests that analyze the individual chemical elements of the blood
What is blood chemistry profile
The grafting of a living heart to a patient, from a donor who was clinically brain-dead but on life support
What is heart transplantation
An agent that stimulates dilatation of blood vessels
What is vasodilator
mmHg
What is millimeters of mercury
Condition of thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity in the arterial walls
What is arteriosclerosis