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Clinical Dx Procedures
Clinical Radiographic Procedures
Abbreviations
Terms
Where did it go?
100
A passage of a catheter into the heart through an artery or to provide an eval of the heart.
What is a cardiac cath?
100
Noninvasive procedure that uses an ultrasound to visualize cardiac structures and images of heart.
What is an ECHO?
100
AAA
What is abdominal aortic anerysm?
100

A technique that uses ultrasound to measure how the heart muscle (myocardium) deforms or changes length during contraction and relaxation.

What is Strain?

100
Hardening of arterial walls that cause them to become thick and brittle.
What is Arteriosclerosis?
200
A recording that shows electrical excitation of the heart using small metal electrodes.
What is an electrocardiogram?
200
Radiographic images of the heart and blood vessels after injection of dye.
What is angiography?
200
BBB
What is bundle branch block?
200
Failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs.
What is heart failure?
200
Failure of the corany arteries to delivery an adequate supply of blood to the myocardium.
What is coronary artery disease?
300
A portable system that is capable of storing 24 hours of ECG tracings.
What is a Holter monitor?
300
Noninvasive diagnostic method of ultrasound in which blood flow velocity is assessed in different areas of the heart.
What is a Doppler ultrasound?
300
CAD
What is coronary aretery disease?
300
Area of tissue undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply.
What is infarct?
300
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart and its valves.
What is endocarditis?
400
A blood test that measures troponin T, tronopin I, and creatinine kinase.
What is cardiac enzymes studies?
400
A radiographic technique that uses radiowaves and a strong magnetic field rather than an x-ray beam to produce cross sectional images.
What is a MRI?
400
MI
What is myocardial infarction?
400
Quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions especially of the heart
What is fibrillation?
400
Enlarged, twisted, superficial veins
What is varicose veins?
500
An ECG taken under controlled excericise stress conditions.
What is a stress test?
500
This test is used to primarily locate blood clots in the veins.
What is a venography?
500
CABG
What is coronary artery bypass graft?
500
Mass of undisolved matter ciculating in the blood or lymp channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel.
What is an embolus?
500
A thrombus that travels through the vascular system
What is an embolus?