Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Diagnostic Terms

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arrhythmia
dysrhythmia

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any of several kinds of irregularity or loss of rhythm of heartbeat

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bradycardia

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slow heart rate (<60 beats/min)

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fibrillation

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chaotic, irregular contractions of heart, as in atrial or ventricular fibrillation

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flutter

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extremely rapid but regular contractions of heart, as in atrial or ventricular flutter (250-350 beats/min)

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heart block

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interference with normal electrical conduction of heart defined by location of block (e.g. AV block)

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premature ventricular contraction
(PVC)

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ventricular contraction preceding normal impulse initiated by SA node

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tachycardia

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fast heart rate (>100 beats/min)

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arteriosclerotic heart disease
(ASHD)

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degenerative condition of arteries characterized by thickening of inner lining, loss of elasticity, and susceptibility to rupture - seen most often in aged of smokers

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bacterial endocarditis

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bacterial inflammation that affects the endocardium or heart valves

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cardiac tamponade

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compression of heart produeced by accumulation of fluid in pericardial sac as results from pericarditis or trama, causing rupture of blood vessel within heart

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cardiomyopathy

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general term for disease of heart muscle

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congenital anomaly of the heart

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malformation of heart present at birth

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atrial septal defect
(ASD)

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opening in septum separating the atria

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coarctation of the aorta

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narrowing of descending portion of aorta resulting in limited flow of blood to lower parts of body

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patent ductus arteriousus
(PDA)

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abnormal opening between pulmonary artery and aorta caused by failure of fetal ductus arteriosus to close after birth

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tetralogy of Fallot

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anomaly that consists four defects; pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, malposition of aorta, and right ventricular hypertrophy - causes blood to bypass pulmonary circulation so that deoxygenated blood goes into systemic circulation, resulting in cyanosis

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ventricular septal defect
(VSD)

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opening in septum separating ventricles

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congestive heart failure
(CHF)
left ventricular failure

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failure of left ventricle to pump adequate amount of blood to meet the demands of body, resulting in "bottleneck" of congestion in lungs that may extend to veins, causing edema in lower portions of body

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cor pulmonale
right ventricular failure

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condition of enlargment of right ventricule as result of chronic disease within lungs that causes congestion within the pulmonary circulation and resistance of blood flow to lungs

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coronary artery disease
(CAD)

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condition affecting arteries of heart that reduces flow of blood and delivery of oxygen and nutrients to myocardium - most often caused by atherosclerosis

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hypertention
(HTN)

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persitently high blood pressure

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essential (primary) hypertension

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high blood pressure attributed to no single cause, but risks include smoking, obesity, increased salk intake, hypercholesterolemia, and hereditary factors

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secondary hypertension

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high blood pressure caused by effects of another disease

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mitral valve prolapse
(MVP)

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protrusion of one or both cusps of mitral valve back into left atrium during ventricular contraction, resulting in incomplete closure and backflow of blood

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myocardial infarction
(MI)

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heart attach; death of myocardial tissue owing to loss of blood flow as a results of an occlusion of coronary artery - usually caused by atherosclerosis

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myocarditis

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inflammation of myocardium most often caused by viral or bacterial infection

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pericarditis

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inflammation of pericardium

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phlebitis

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inflammation of vein

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rheumatic heart disease

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damage to heart muscle and heart valves by rheumatic fever (streptococcal infection)

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thrombophelbitis

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inflammation of vein assosicated with clot formation

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varicose veins

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abnormally swollen, twisted viens with defective valves, most often seen in legs

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deep vein thrombosis
(DVT)

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formation of clot in deep vein of body, occurring most often in femoral and ilian veins