Cardiovascular System (Medical Terminology: A Living Language)

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angi/o

Back 1

vessel

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ather/o

Back 2

fatty substance

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auscultation

Back 3

listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope

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infarct

Back 4

an area of tissue within an organ or part that undergoes necrosis following the loss of its blood supply

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ischemia

Back 5

the localized and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction to the circulation

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palpitations

Back 6

pounding, racing heartbeats

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stent

Back 7

stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel or duct to widen the lumen

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bundle branch block

Back 8

occurs when the electrical impulse is blocked from traveling down the bundle of His or bundle branches. Results in the ventricles beating at a different rate than the atria

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flutter

Back 9

an arrhythmia in which the atria beat too rapidly, but in a regular pattern

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arteriosclerosis

Back 10

thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries. Most often due to atherosclerosis

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atherosclerosis

Back 11

the most common form of arteriosclerosis. caused by the formation of yellowish plaques or cholesterol on the inner walls of arteries

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coarctation of the aorta

Back 12

severe congenital narrowing of the aorta

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patent ductus arteriosus

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congenital heart anomaly in which the fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and th aorta fails to close at birth

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Raynaud's phenomenon

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periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body, especially the fingers, toes, ears, and nose. affected extremities become cyanotic. brought on by extreme cold or emotional stress

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cardiac enzymes

Back 15

CPK, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT)

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Holter monitor

Back 16

portable ECG worn by patient for a while to assess heart and pulse activity

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extracorporeal circulation

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routing of blood to a heart-lung machine sto it can be oxygenated and pumped to rest of body

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beta-blocking drugs

Back 18

treats hypertension and angina pectoris BY lowering heart rate

metoprolol, Lopressor

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calcium channel blocker druges

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treats hypertension, angina pectoris, and CHF by causing the heart to beat less forcefully and less often

diltiazem, Cardizem, Procardia

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cardiotonic druges

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increases force of cardiac muscle contraction; treats CHF

digoxin, Linoxin