Cardiology
The medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute.
What is tachycardia?
The medical term for an inflamed gallbladder.
What is cholecystitis?
The medical term used for shortness of breath or difficulty breathing.
What is dyspnea?
The type of imaging do we do when we suspect a broken bone or fracture.
What is an X-ray?
The body temperature that meets the threshold for being considered a true fever.
(Fever = Febrile)
What is 100.4°F (38°C)?
The medical term for a heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
What is bradycardia?
The medical term to describe “bright red blood in the stool.”
What is hematochezia?
(Bonus: Do we see this in upper or lower GI bleed?)
The medical term for “coughing up blood.”
What is hemoptysis?
The type of imaging is done to diagnose a ligament tear (ACL, MCL, etc.).
What is MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)?
The medical term for swelling.
What is edema?
What we call an “irregular heartbeat.”
What is arrhythmia?
The medical term to describe “black, tarry stool."
What is melena?
(Bonus: Is this seen in an upper or lower GI bleed?)
The medical term describes a “runny nose.”
What is rhinorrhea?
The procedure done to screen for/diagnose colon cancer.
What is a colonoscopy?
The sensation of motion or spinning often described by patients as dizziness.
What is vertigo?
The medical term for “heart attack.”
What is myocardial infarction?
The medical term that means “vomiting blood.”
What is hematemesis?
A common lung sound heard in people with asthma.
What is wheezing?
The lab would we order to check for anemia.
(Anemia = low levels of red blood cells)
What is CBC (Complete Blood Count)?
The medical term to describe a loss of consciousness, aka fainting or passing out.
What is syncope?
The heart has ___ chambers.
The names of the chambers are ____.
What is four?
What is the Right Atrium, Left Atrium, Right Ventricle, and Left Ventricle?
The medical term for “heartburn?”
What is GERD? (Gastroesophageal reflux disease)
The medical term that describes the sudden blockage in your pulmonary arteries (the blood vessels that send blood to your lungs).
What is Pulmonary Embolism?
(Embolism = sudden blocking of an artery)
Imaging that is safe for pregnant women. (This is also done to confirm a pregnancy and monitor the growth and development of the baby.)
What is ultrasound?
A normal blood pressure reading.
Bonus: Describe Hypertension and Hypotension.
What is 120/80?