Abbreviations
What does MI stand for?
Myocardial infarction
T or F
85% of Americans do have Rh antigen?
True
When the heart beats on an EKG what does the P wave indicate?
The contraction of the atria
Which nerve is located close to the superior vena cava?
SA Node
What does leuk/o mean
White
What does HTN stand for
Hypertension
What is the most common types of leukocytes?
Neutrophils
What does the T wave indicate?
The recovery of the ventricles
Where is the bundle of his located?
In the septum
What are the two word parts for vein?
phleb/o and ven/o
What does AED stand for
Automated external defibrillator
Which side of the heart has oxygenated blood and deoxygenated blood?
The right has deoxygenated while the Left has oxygenated
In the QRS complex of an EKG the ventricles contract. what does the atria do during this time?
The atria relaxes
What does AV node stand for?
atrioventricular node
What does angioplasty mean
Surgical repair of a lymph or blood vessel
What does ICD stand for?
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
Why do veins contain little valves?
To prevent backflow and make sure the blood gets to the heart
What does sinus rhythm refers to?
Normal beating of the heart
What's the order in which the electrical impulse goes through the heart?
SA Node, AV Node, Bundle of his, Purkinje Fibers
What does thrombocytopenia mean?
condition where there is abnormally small numbers of platelets
What does PAD stand for?
Peripheral artery disease
In order name all the places in the heart that the blood flow goes through to get oxygenated.
Superior and inferior vena cava, Right atrium, Tricuspid valve, Right ventricle, Pulmonary valve, pulmonary arteries, the lungs pulmonary veins, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta, then to the body.
Name the waves in order
P wave, QRS complex and then T wave
Which nerve / fiber is known as the "pacemaker" of the heart?
SA Node
What does myelodysplastic syndrome mean?
Type of cancer which there is insufficient production of one or more blood cells. This is caused by the dysfunction of the bone marrow