Platelets
Deficiency of platelets (clotting cells)
What is thrombocytopenia?
-stasis in hemostasis, knowing hem/o means blood
What is stopping or controlling?
med term for "valve"
What is valvul/o?
a genetic disorder causing abnormal hemoglobin
define thrombus
What is a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein?
-rrhage in hemorrhage knowing hem/o means blood
What is bleeding?
med term for "blood vessels"
What is vascul/o?
nuclear imaging testing performed to evaluate blood flow to the heart during exercise
What is thallium stress test?
define thrombosis
What is the abnormal condition of having a thrombus?
Sept/ and -um in septum
What is partition and singular noun ending?
abnormally swollen veins; usually occurring superficially in the legs
What are varicose veins?
inflammation of the temporal arteries that cause headache, visual impairment, or other symptoms
What is temporal arteritis?
Ms. Smith goes to the hospital and complains of one sided leg pain. Her doctor sends her to get an ultrasound and they find a deep vein thrombus. What should her doctor prescribe?
What is a thrombolytic?
What is again and abnormal narrowing?
blood clot in the veins that can be dislodged and travels to the lungs (can be fatal)
What is a venous thromboembolism?
serious potentially fatal complication of a blood transfusion in which a severe immune response occurs because the blood doesn't match
What is transfusion reaction?
the blocking of an artery by a thrombus
What is a thrombotic occlusion?
ven/o and -plasty in venoplasty. which treats atherosclerosis, where fatty plaque causes the arteries to do this (-sclerosis).
What is vein, surgical repair, and abnormal hardening?
Describe the difference between V-fib and V-tach
V-fib is just quivering of the heart (no blood actually pumping) and V-tach is a faster than normal heart rate that is not sustainable and can lead to V-fib
Julie was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome or POTS which is this...
What is a condition that causes a number of symptoms when you transition from lying down to standing up, such as a fast heart rate, dizziness and fatigue.