Word Part
Combining form means Heart
Cardio/o
Largest artery
aorta
What term means abnormal enlargement of the heart
Cardiolmegaly
What procedure is a radiographic study of blood vessels
angiography
What term means abnormal narrowing of a blood vessel
angiostenosis
Combining form means artery
arterio
Means Red Blood cell
Eryghrocytes
means a ballon -like enlargement of an artery
aneurysm
What procedure is surgical repair of a heart valve
valvuplasty
what term means pounding or skipping of beats
palpatations
Combining form means white
Leuko
Inside lining of the heart
endometrium
what does the p wave represent
atrial contraction
What procedure involves implanting a piece of vein on the heart
CABG
What Cholesterol builds up in the arteries. Please be specific
LDL
Combining form means Mixture, blending or imbalance (refers to blood)
crasia
Large Veins that return Blood to the heart
Vena cava
Interpret this rhythum (write on the board)
V-tach
What procedure uses electrical shock to restore the hearts rhythum
defibrillation
term meaning to control bleeding
hemostasis
Combining form means vein
Phlebo
Where can you hear the apex (loadest) beat of the heart.
Mid Clavicular 5th intercoastal space
bacterial infection of the heart
Bacterial endocarditis
What measures the eletrical activity of the heart over a number of days and records it for later interpretation
Holter monitor
General term of procedure that opens up partially clogged arteries ( hint not cardiac cathederization but similar)
Ballon angioplasty