Diagnostic tests and procedures
The pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of an artery or vein.
What is Blood pressure
The transfer of blood, or blood components such as red blood cells, from a donor to a recipient?
What is a blood transfusion
Medication used to prevent or alleviate angina is called what?
What is antianginal
What does the abbreviation BP stand for?
What is blood pressure
Disorder involving a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin is called what
what is anemia
A radiograph test that uses a contrast agent and a camera to take pictures of the blood flow in arteries or veins is called what?
What is an angiogram
The replacement of diseased bone-marrow cells in a patient with healthy bone-marrow cells from a donor is called what?
what is a bone marrow transplant
Medications that help dissolve blood clots is called what?
what is thrombolytic
What does the abbreviation BPM stand for?
what is beats per minute
Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery is called what
what is an aneurysm
Process of listening to the internal sounds of the body using a stethoscope is called what?
Procedure in which controlled electrical shocks are sent through the heart to restore normal cardiac rhythm in a patient with arrhythmia is called what
what is a cardioversion
An agent used to alleviate or prevent cardiac arrhythmia is called what?
What is an antiarrhythmic
What does the abbreviation CV stand for?
What is cardiovacular
Rapid, spontaneous contractions of the muscle fibers in the atria or ventricles is called what
what is fibrillation
Passage of a tiny plastic tube into the heart through a blood vessel, usually through the femoral artery in the leg is called what?
What is cardiac catheterization
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 is called what
what is a coronary artery bypass graft
Medication that helps reduce excess water in the body is called what
what is a diuretic
What does the abbreviation ECG stand for?
what is electrocardiogram
Disorder in which the bone marrow does not produce enough new red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells is called what
what is aplastic anemia
Procedure in which blood flow and blood pressure are measured using ultrasound technology is called what?
What is Doppler sonography
Procedure used to stop atrial or ventricular fibrillation is called what
what is defibrillation
An agent that stimulates dilatation of blood vessels is called what.
What is vasodilator.
Whats does the abbreviation HCT stand for?
what is hematocrit
Condition of plaque buildup in the arteries is called what
what is atherosclerosis