Root word
Cardiac anatomy
What is that condition?
What is that device?
NA considerations
100
This word means vessle
What is angi/o?
100
this is the top chamber where unoxygenated blood enters the heart.
What is the right atrium?
100
When the heart muscle is deprived of oxygen.
What is a heart attack?
100
This device can be inserted to help with your hearts rhythm stimulating contraction at either a faster or slower pace.
What is a pacemaker?
100
to prevent spider veins when working long shifts nursing assistants should wear these.
What are elastic stockings?
200
This word means lung
What is pulmon?
200
Number 9 is
What is the left ventricle?
200
These veins have lost elasticity and valves have failed causing back flow. This causes blood to pool. Some veins on the surface will appear as spider veins.
What is varicose veins?
200
This device implanted in you surgically will shock you out of a deadly rhythm.
What is a implantable cardioverter defibrillator ?
200
To help your patient with high blood pressure we should encourage this type of diet.
What is a low sodium diet?
300
this word means vein.
What is ven/o ven/i?
300
The name of number 12.
What is the tricuspid valve?
300
This hardening of the arteries can be a natural part of aging. This hardening of arteries can lead to high blood pressure.
What is arteriosclerosis?
300
This device will put electrodes on your to get an image of your hearts electrical activity. It can be done in a 5 lead or 12 lead.
What is a ECG electrocardiogram?
300
Our patient with CHF is having difficulty lying flat we should put pillows behind them because of this.
What is orthopnea?
400
this word means narrow or constricted
What is sten/o?
400
Number 4's name
What is the aorta?
400
This fatty plaque builds inside your arteries. Arteries will become stenotic (narrowed). This can clog your arteries and lead to a heart attack.
What is atherosclerosis?
400
This device will use ultrasound to measure blood flow and blood pressure.
What is a doppler sonography?
400
Your patient has chest pain, dizziness, left arm tingling, and is sweating. Call the nurse because.
What are signs of a heart attack?
500
this word means artery
What is arteri/o?
500
Blood is leaving the hear to go to the lungs through #5.
What is the pulmonary arteries?
500
This dilation (widening) or thinning of an artery due to weakness in the arterial wall. This can be a deadly condition.
What is an aneurysm?
500
This device goes on your legs and massages them during and after surgery to prevent blood clots.
What are SCD's?
500
Your pt has a right painful calf, their right foot is blue, and they have edema in their right foot.
What are the symptoms of a PVD?