Diagnostic Tests & Procedures
Process of listening to the internal sounds of the body using a stethoscope
auscultation
The transfer of blood, or blood components such as red blood cells, from a donor to a recipient
blood transfusion
Medication used to prevent or alleviate angina
antianginal
atrioventricular
AV
Disorder involving a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin
anemia
A radiograph test that uses a contrast agent (dye) and a camera to take pictures of the blood flow in arteries or veins.
angiogram
The replacement of diseased bone-marrow cells in a patient with healthy bone-marrow cells from a donor
bone marrow transplant
An agent used to alleviate or prevent cardiac arrhythmia.
antiarrhythmic
bloodwork
BW
Disorder marked by excessive destruction of RBCs.
hemolytic anemia
Passage of a tiny plastic tube into the heart through a blood vessel, usually through the femoral artery in the leg; used to diagnose heart diseases or abnormalities
cardiac catheterization
Procedure in which controlled electrical shocks are sent through the heart to restore normal cardiac rhythm in a patient with arrhythmia.
cardioversion
An agent used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Also known as a blood thinner.
anticoagulant
do not resuscitate
DNR
Localized, balloon-like dilation of a blood vessel, usually an artery
aneurysm
A noninvasive diagnostic method that uses ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures.
echocardiogram
A shunt (passageway), established surgically, that allows blood to travel from the aorta to a branch of the coronary artery at a point beyond an obstruction
coronary artery bypass graft
Medication used to counteract high blood pressure.
antihypertensive
hypertension
HTN
Genetic disorder in which the body produces less hemoglobin than normal.
thalassemia
Any of a variety of tests that measure the ability of a patient’s blood to clot properly.
coagulation test
Procedure used to stop atrial or ventricular fibrillation (an irregular and usually rapid heartbeat) by means of drugs or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) surgically placed in the chest or abdomen
defibrillation
A drug used to treat angina, hypertension, and heart rhythm disorders, as well as migraines, panic attacks, and tremors.
beta blocker
myocardial infarction
MI
Condition characterized by severe, constricting pain or pressure in the chest; often referred to as angina pectoris
angina