Anatomy & Physiology
The term for a mass of plaque that travels through the bloodstream and can cause a blood vessel to become occluded or obstructed
What is embolus?
Condition of higher than normal blood pressure is known as
What is hypertension?
A radiograph test that uses a contrast dye and a camera to take pictures of the blood flow in the arteries or veins
What is an angiogram?
Inflammation of vein with a clot
What is thrombophlebitis
The pulse felt in the groin area
The femoral pulse
Blood vessels are made up of arteries and veins. The systemic circuit that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the organs, tissues, and cells of the body
What are arteries?
Condition known as a heart attack, may have angina, SOB, jaw and left arm pain
What is myocardial infarction (MI)?
Returning a heart to normal rhythm
What is cardioversion?
Disease of the muscle of the heart
What is cardiomyopathy
Contraction of the ventricles is called
What is systole
Layers of the heart wall from (from superficial to deep)
What is epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
The failure of the heart to pump efficiently, leading to excessive blood or fluids in the lungs, the body, or both
What is CHF (congestive heart failure)
A record or image of the reflected sound of the heart
Hardening or thickening because of plaque (fatty buildup)
What is atherosclerosis
The pulse felt at the wrist
What is radial pulse?
The order of the hearts conduction system sending the electrical current to make the heart contract is
What is SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Bundle branches, Purkinje fibers?
Narrowing of the coronary arteries resulting in insufficient blood supply to the heart is known as what
What is CAD (coronary artery disease)?
Open heart surgery involving arterial bypass using a transplanted vein
What is a CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)
Condition of slow heart rate
What is bradycardia?
Which classification of drugs may be used to dissolve a thrombus?
What are anticoagulants?
Right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
What are the four chambers of the heart?
You have an arrhythmia and the doctor wants to implant an electrical device in your chest to help control your abnormal cardiac rhythm. This is known as a
What is pacemaker?
A diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed into a vein or artery and then guided into the heart is known as what?
What is cardiac catheterization?
Condition without normal rhythm?
What is an arrhythmia?
The pulse located on either side of the neck under the jaw is known as
What is the carotid pulse?