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Pathophysiology
Anatomy and Physiology
Medications
Treatment
Medical Terminology
100
the condition of having a slow heart rate less than 60 beats per minute.
What is the bradycardia?
100
maintains distribution of blood throughout the body
What is the circulatory system?
100
decreases blood pressure
what is ACE inhibitor drugs
100
electrical device that substitutes for the natural pacemaker of the heart.
What is the pacemaker implantation?
100
combining form for heart
What is cardi/o?
200
inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart wall
What is Myocarditis?
200
transports blood from the heart to the lungs back to the heart
What is pulmonary circulation?
200
treats hypertension and angina pectoris by lowering the heart rate
what is beta- blockers
200
replacement of a diseased or malfunctioning heart with a donors heart.
What is heart transplantation?
200
combining word for vein
What is ven/o or phleb/o?
300
decrease in blood pressure
What is hypotension?
300
transports blood from the heart to the body back to the heart
what is systemic circulation?
300
increases urine production by the kidneys, which works to reduce plasma and therefore blood volume, resulting in lower blood pressure.
what is diuretic?
300
stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel or a duct to widen the lumen
What is stent?
300
suffix for instrument to measure pressure.
What is -manometer
400
inflammation of the inner layer of the heart.
What is endocarditis?
400
semilunar valve located between the left ventricle and the aorta.
What is aortic valve?
400
increases the force of cardiac muscle contraction; treats congestive heart failure.
what is cardiotonic?
400
device implanted in the heart that delivers an electrical shock to restore a normal heart rhythm.
What is implantable cardioverter defibrillator?
400
suffix for 'enlarged'
What is -megaly?
500
the condition of having a fast heart rate more than 100 beats per minute.
What is tachycardia?
500
the term ventricle comes from the Latin term "venter", which means..
What is little belly?
500
relaxes the smooth muscle in the walls of arteries, thereby increasing diameter of the blood vessel.
What is vasodilator?
500
surgical treatment for varicose veins. the damaged vein is tied off, then if needed removed.
What is ligation and stripping?
500
the sudden drop in blood pressure a person experiences when standing straight up suddenly.
What is orthostatic hypotension?