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Abbreviations
Diseases 1
Diseases 2
Procedures
100
Heart:
What is cardi/o?
100
Myocardial infarction:
What is MI?
100
Abnormally swollen and twisted veins, usually occurring in the legs is:
What is varicose veins?
100
High blood pressure is:
What is hyperetension?
100
A donor heart is transferred to a recipient:
What is heart transplantation?
200
Yellowish plaque:
What is ather/o?
200
Shortness of breath:
What is SOB?
200
Local widening of an arterial wall is:
What is aneurysm?
200
Recurrent episodes of pallor and cyanosis primarily in fingers and toes is:
What is Raynaud disease?
200
An ECG device is worn during a 24 hour period to detect cardiac arrhythmias:
What is Holter monitoring?
300
Mucus:
What is myx/o?
300
High blood pressure:
What is HTN?
300
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is:
What is endocarditis?
300
Extra heart sound, heard between normal beats is:
What is murmur?
300
Surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery is:
What is endarterectomy?
400
Heart is unable to pump its required amount of blood:
What is CHF?
400
Diseases of the arteries surrounding the heart:
What is CAD?
400
Rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria is:
What is flutter?
400
Blood clot forms in a large vein, usually lower limb is:
What is deep vein thrombosis?
400
Arteries and veins are anastomosed to coronary arteries to detour around blockages:
What is coronary artery bypass grafting?
500
Pulse:
What is sphygm/o?
500
Blockage of arteries carrying blood to the legs, arms, kidneys and other organs is:
What is PAD?
500
Abnormal heart rhythms:
What is arrhythmias:
500
Congenital malformation involving four distinct heart defects is:
What is Tetralogy of Fallot?
500
X-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material:
What is angiography?