Diagnostic, Symptomatic And Related Terms Ch8 Of Med Term

Front 1

aneurysm

Back 1

localized abn dilation of vessel, usually artery

Front 2

arrest

Back 2

cond of being stoppend or bringing to a stop

Front 3

cardiac arrest

Back 3

loss of effective cardiac function, which results in cessation of circulation (due to ventricular fibrillation or asystole - no observable myocardial activity)

Front 4

circulatory arrest

Back 4

cessation of the circulation of bld due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation

Front 5

arrythmia

Back 5

inability of the heart to maintain a steady rhythm, possibly including a rapid or slow beat or skipping a beat

Front 6

bruit

Back 6

soft blowing sound heard on auscultation - possibly due to vibrations assoc with movement of bld, valvular action or both AKA murmur

Front 7

cardiomyopathy

Back 7

any disease of heart muscle that diminishes cardiac func
(caused by viral infections, metabolic disorders, or gen systmic disease)

Front 8

catheter

Back 8

thin, flexible, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure

Front 9

coarctation

Back 9

narrowing of a vessel, esp the aorta

Front 10

heart failure

Back 10

failure of the heart to supply an adequate amt of bld to tiss and organs (caused by impaired coronary bld flow, cardiomyopathies, and heart valve dis) replaced term CHF

Front 11

embolus

Back 11

mass of undissolved matter (foreign object, air, gas, tiss, thrombus) circulating in bld or lymph channels until it becomes lodged in a vessel

Front 12

fibrillation

Back 12

quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions esp of the heart causing ineffectual contractions

Front 13

hemostasis

Back 13

arrest of bleeding or circulation

Front 14

hyperlipidemia

Back 14

excessive amts of lipids (cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides) in the bld

Front 15

hypertension

Back 15

elevated BP exceeding 140 mm Hg systolic or 90 mm Hg diastolic

Front 16

primary hypertension

Back 16

no identifiable cause AKA essential hypertension
(obesity, high serum Na level, hypercholesterolemia, or family history)

Front 17

secondary hypertension

Back 17

underlying, identifiable , commonly correctable caus

Front 18

hypertensive heart disease

Back 18

any heart disorder caused by prolonged hypertension, including lft ventricular hypertrophy, coronary artery dis, cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure

Front 19

implantable cardioverter- defibrillator (ICD)

Back 19

implantabe battery-powered device that monitors and corrects an irregular heart rhythm by sending impulses to the heart

Front 20

infarct

Back 20

area of tiss that undergoes necrosis following cessation of bld supply

Front 21

ischemia

Back 21

local and temporary defiency of bld supply due to circulatory obstruction

Front 22

mitral valve prolapse (MVP)

Back 22

common and occasionally serious cond in which leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the lft atrium during systole causing a murmur heard on auscultation
sign/symp: palpitation of the heart, panic attacks with pounding heart beat.(prophylactic tx with antibiotics before invasive proc is neccessary b/c of valve infection)

Front 23

radioisotope

Back 23

chemical radioactive substance used as a tracer to follow a substance through the body or structure

Front 24

palpitation

Back 24

sensation that the heart is not beating normally, thumping, fluttering, skipped beats, or pounding feeling in the chest

Front 25

patent ductus arteriosus

Back 25

failure of the ductus arteriosus to close after birth, allowing bld to flow from the aorta into the pulmonary (lung)artery

Front 26

perfusion

Back 26

circulation of bld through tissues or the passage of fluids through vessels of an organ

Front 27

tetralogy of Fallot

Back 27

congenital anomaly consisting of 4 elements:pulmonary artery stenosis, interventricular septal defect, transposition of the aorta so that both ventricles empty into the aorta, rt ventricular hypertrophy caused by increased workload of the rt ventricle.

Front 28

stent

Back 28

slender or threadlike deviceused to hold open vessels, tubes, or an obstructed artery

Front 29

Stokes-Adams syndrome

Back 29

altered state of consciousness or fainting due to dec bld flow to brain caused by prolonged asystole (absence of muscular contraction of the heart)

Front 30

thrombus

Back 30

bld clot that obstructs a vessel