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Dysrhythmias
Diagnostics
Anatomy
Inflammation
Pheriphery
100
A dysrthythmia that proceeds normally through the conduction but faster than usual
What is Sinas tachycardia
100
the gold standard of cardiac enzymes
What is troponin
100
a saclike structure that surrounds and supports the heart
What is pericardium
100
white blood cells migrate causing inflamatory debris to accumulate around valve leaflets
What is vegetations
100
leg cramps after exercise
What is intermittent claudication
200
several areas in the right atrium initiate impulses resulting in disorganized rapid activity
What is atrial fibrillation
200
graphic recording of the electrical currents generated by the heart
What is ECG
200
supply oxygenated blood the the myocardium
What is coronary arteries
200
inflammation of more than one joint
What is polyarthritis
200
venous stasis, altered blood coagulation, and trauma to a vein
What is Virchow's triad
300
a ventricular contraction that occurs early and independently in the cardiac cyclebefore the SA node initiates an electrical impulse
What is premature ventricular contraction
300
diagnostic test performed in an operative setting, done for a variety of purposes
What is cardiac catheterization
300
deoxygenated blood from the upper body returns to the right atria via the
What is superior vena cava
300
purplish, painful nodules on the pads of the fingers and toes
What is osler nodes
300
surgical interuption of some portion of the sympathetic nerve pathway
What is sympathectomy
400
disorders in the conduction pathway that interfere with the transmission of impulses from the SA node through the AV node to the ventrcles
What is heart block
400
a procedure that involves instilling dye or contrast media into an artery
What is arteriography
400
the two semilunar valves
What is aortic and pulmonic
400
removal of thickened myocardial muscle from the ventricular septum
What is ventriculomyomectomy
400
radiopaque dye instilled into the venous system
What is venography
500
an internal electrical device used for selected clients with recurrent life-treatening tachydysrhythmias
What is automated implanted defibrillator AICD
500
a ultrasound technique that involves passing a tube with a small transducer internally from the mouth through the esophagus
What is transesophageal echocardiography
500
the vessels in the umbilical cord
What is two umbilical arteries and one umbilical vein
500
pain in the anterior chest over the heart
What is precordial pain
500
inflammation of a vein accompanied by clot formation
What is thrombophlebitis