DIAGNOSTICS & TESTS
This test records the electrical activity of the heart and detects rhythm abnormalities.
What is an ECG/EKG?
Normal adult resting heart rate range.
What is 60–100 bpm?
Chest pain occurring when cardiac workload exceeds oxygen supply.
What is angina?
The most common cause of myocardial infarction.
What is atherosclerosis?
PT should begin this many days after cardiovascular surgery.
What is 1–3 days post‑op?
This imaging test evaluates heart valves, chambers, and ejection fraction.
What is an echocardiogram?
Blood pressure is determined by these three factors.
What are cardiac output, total peripheral resistance, and blood viscosity?
Shortness of breath that wakes a person from sleep.
What is paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea?
Heart failure caused by blood backing up into the lungs.
What is left‑sided heart failure?
Heavy isometrics are contraindicated in hypertension due to this effect.
What is increased blood pressure from straining?
This portable device is worn for 24–48 hours to monitor cardiac rhythm during daily activity.
What is a Holter monitor?
Stage 1 hypertension begins at this systolic or diastolic value.
What is 130–139 systolic OR 80–89 diastolic?
Bluish discoloration in nail beds and lips indicating hypoxemia.
What is cyanosis?
The artery whose blockage is most life‑threatening.
What is the left anterior descending artery?
The MET level for early post‑MI mobilization.
What is 1–2 METs? [Cardiovasc...2026 - key | Word]
This invasive diagnostic procedure visualizes coronary arteries and intracardiac pressures.
What is cardiac catheterization?
This term describes fainting due to reduced cerebral oxygenation.
What is syncope?
Irregular heart rhythm with no true P waves.
What is atrial fibrillation?
Inflammation of the myocardium often due to infection.
What is myocarditis?
Post‑CABG lifting restriction limit.
What is no more than 5–10 pounds?
This lab value is the strongest independent predictor of congestive heart failure.
What is BNP (B‑Type Natriuretic Peptide)?
A drop of ≥20 mmHg SBP when moving to standing defines this condition.
What is orthostatic hypotension?
Life‑threatening rhythm requiring defibrillation with no organized QRS.
What is ventricular fibrillation?
Peripheral artery disease symptom characterized by pain with activity relieved by rest.
What is intermittent claudication?
In LVAD patients, this life‑saving technique is contraindicated.
What is CPR?