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Sac-like dilation and thinning of an artery wall that can lead to rupture of the vessel.
Aneurysm
The only artery in the body that carries unoxygenated blood is the:
Pulmonary artery
The root word arterio means:
Artery
Hypovolemia is low:
blood volume
A procedure performed in patients with empyema is called:
pulmonary decortication
Branching or forking into two
Bifurcation
The pacemaker of the heart is the:
SA node
Pneumonectomy means:
Removal of a lung
An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is:
Calcium chloride
What instrument is a rib contractor?
Bailey
Symptoms of arterial obstruction - pallor, pain on exercise, and coolness
Claudication
Which arteries are formed by the bifurcation of the abdominal aorta?
Iliac
Tachycardia is a/an:
fast heart rate
Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with:
Digitoxin
Removal of air and/or blood from the pleural cavity by means of an aspiration needle is called:
Thoracentesis
Bluish discoloration due to oxygen deficiency
Cyanosis
The process by which blood cells are formed is known as:
Hemopoiesis
Agglutin/o
clumping, stick together
Dark blood in the operative field is a sign of possible:
Hypoxia
What procedure is performed for chronic cerebral ischemia?
Carotid Endarterectomy
Difficulty in breathing
Dyspnea
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle?
Aorta
Erythr/o
Red
An emergency drug useful in stabilizing ventricular fibrillation is:
Propranolol hydrochloride (Inderal)
The majority of abdominal aortic aneurysms begin:
Below the renal arteries
Use of electrical, chemical, or physical means to stop the irregular, quiver-like beating of a heart; consists of generator with external (unsterile) or internal (sterile) paddles.
Defibrillation
The atrioventricular (AV) valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the:
Bicuspid valve
-apheresis
removal
What is a major side effect of thrombolytics?
Hemorrhage
The scissors commonly used to extend the arteriotomy during an endarterectomy is a/an:
Potts-Smith
Mass of undissolved matter carried in the bloodstream
Embolism
The inner layer of an artery is known as the:
Tunica Intima
Angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
An anticoagulant given for its antagonistic effect on Heparin is:
Protamine sulfate
What size of trocar is commonly used during a thoracoscopy?
10mm
Reduced blood supply to tissue resulting in insufficient oxygenation of that tissue
Ischemia
Which of the following vessels arises from the right ventricle?
Pulmonary artery
-ole
little or small (Bronchiole)
A vasoconstrictor added to a local anesthetic agent to extend the life of the local agent is:
Epinephrine
What is used to reinforce the suture line in cardiac and vascular procedures?
Pledgets
Air in the chest; may occur from a bleb (blister) that ruptures
Pneumothorax
Which of the following vessels do not empty into the right atrium?
Pulmonary veins
sphygm/o
Pulse (sphygmomanometer)
What vitamin is essential to the synthesis of prothrombin by the liver and is a valuable hemostatic agent?
Vitamin K
What cardiac procedure involves circulatory arrest?
Aortic arch aneurysm repair
Abnormal narrowing
Stenosis
The large artery found behind the knee is the:
Popliteal artery
Vas/o
Vas deferens or vessel
The test that determines the ratio of red blood cells to whole blood is the:
Hematocrit
Tetralogy of Fallot includes the following 4 defects:
The first three are congenital and the 4th is acquired because of the increased pressure within the right ventricle.
1. VSD
2. Infundibular or pulmonary valve stenosis
3. an aorta that overrides the VSD
4. right ventricular hypertrophy