Chapter 23
inflammation of a vein deep in the lower extremities accompanied by clot or thrombus formation
What is deep vein thrombosis?
backward flow of blood that occurs when the aortic valve does not close tightly
What is Aortic regurgitation?
chest pain of cardiac origin
what is angina pectoris?
sustained elevation of systolic arterial blood pressure of 140 mm Hg or higher, a sustained diastolic arterial blood pressure 90 mm Hg or higher, or both
What is hypertension?
What is the aorta?
atypical heart sound
place on the chest wall where heart pulsations are most strongly felt
What is point of maximum impulse?
loss of elasticity or hardening of the artery
What is Arteriosclerosis?
abnormally low blood pressure
What is hypotension?
supplies oxygenated blood to the myocardium
What is the coronary arteries?
inflammation of a vein accompanied by clot or thrombus formation
What is thrombophlembitis?
narrowing of the aortic valve’s opening when its cusps become stiff and rigid
What is Aortic stenosis?
condition in which the lumen of trhe artery fills with fatty deposits, chiefly composed of cholesterol
what is antherosclerosis?
elevated blood pressure that develops during evaluation by medical personnel as a result of anxiety
What is White-coat hypertension?
delivers unoxygenated blood to the right atrium?
what is the superior and Inferior vena cava?
sudden loss of consciousness
What is syncope?
invasive, nonsurgical procedure to enlarge a narrowed heart valve using a deflated balloon that is threaded through a peripheral blood vessel into the stenotic valve, then inflated to stretch the opening
What is balloon Valvuloplasty
impaired oxygenation of cells and tissues
What is Ischemia?
systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure between 80 to 89 mm Hg
What valve keeps the blood from flowing back into the left ventricle?
What is the aortic valve?
tiny reddish hemorrhagic spots on the skin and mucous membranes
What is Petechiae?
disorder in which the mitral valve cusps enlarge, become floppy, and bulge backward in to the left atrium
What is a mitral valve prolapse
interruption in blood supply to cardiac muscle
What is a myocardial infarct?
swelling of the optic nerve
What is Papilledema?
the pace maker of the heart
What is the SA node?