Chapter 17

Front 1

Aneurysm

Back 1

Abnormal, localized dilation of blood vessel, commonly in artery.

Front 2

Anomalies

Back 2

Variations from normal, as in congenital anomaly.

Front 3

Auscultation

Back 3

Diagnostic method of listening to body sounds to detect abnormality.

Front 4

Bioprosthetic valves

Back 4

artificial replacement heart valves made with a combination of artificial and biological components from pigs (porcine), cattle (boving), or horses (equine).

Front 5

Cardiac arrhythmia

Back 5

Abnormal or Andy regular rhythm of cardiac contraction and relaxationand caused by pathological or physiological disturbances is the electrical impulses of the SA node.

Front 6

Cardiac tamponade

Back 6

Sirius to fail pathological condition secondary to accumulation of (fluid, blood, puss) in The space between The myocardium and pericardial sac causing compression and eventual cessation of function

Front 7

Cardiomyopathy

Back 7

Primary disease of The myocardium

Front 8

Cardioverter-defibrillator

Back 8

Implantable automated electronic device which correct several types of cardiac arrhythmiasflash dysrhythmias and abnormal heart rates to prevent sudden cardiac arrest and death.

Front 9

Cerebral infarct

Back 9

An area of the brain which becomes shimek and neurotic do to disruption of blood supply also known as ischemic stroke.

Front 10

Carotid plexus

Back 10

And intracranial structure consisting of a group of specialized capillaries within the walls of the lateral ventricles of the brain which convert blood into cerebro-spinal fluid.

Front 11

Congestive heart failure

Back 11

a chronic condition with signs and symptoms of shortness of breath, weakness, abnormal discomfort, and lower extremity edema from venous stasis.

Front 12

Electrophoresis

Back 12

the use of electromotive force to cause movement of charged particles in a suspension through a medium which such as paper or gel for analysis of protein mixtures and two separate populations of DNA.

Front 13

Emboli

Back 13

Masses of undissolved solid, blood clots, are gas bubbles which travel through the bloodstream until they create an occlusion.

Front 14

Empyema

Back 14

An accumulation of pus in a body cavity, usually in the pleural cavity.

Front 15

Extrapulmonary

Back 15

Existing or occurring outside the lungs, as with extrapulmonary tuberculosis

Front 16

Gallops

Back 16

Abnormal increase numbers of heart sounds which mimic the sound of a galloping horse and may indicate presence of heart disease.

Front 17

Heart murmur

Back 17

Inaudible sound of blood flow in the heart heard on an Ausculation with a stethoscope which may indicate pathology in heart valve function.

Front 18

Hemodialysis

Back 18

a procedure of siphoning blood from a patient with serious kidney disease to remove metabolic waste products from the blood through extracorporeal filtering.

Front 19

Hepatosplenomegaly

Back 19

abnormal enlargement of the liver and spleen often due to disease such as typhoid fever, alcohol abuse, carcinoma, other pathological conditions.

Front 20

Hypotension

Back 20

Abnormally low blood pressure.

Front 21

Hypothermia

Back 21

the state of having a body temperature below normal me by accident or planned as in surgical procedures with a high-risk major blood loss.

Front 22

Intractable

Back 22

Incurable, uncontrollable, or unresponsive to therapeutic treatment, as in some types of chronic pain syndrome.

Front 23

Ischemia

Back 23

Disruption of blood flow and oxygenation of areas of tissue due to obstruction of circulation.

Front 24

Lysis of adhesions

Back 24

Surgical separation of tissue adhesions by sharper blunt dissection.

Front 25

Mastoiditis

Back 25

Inflammation of the mastoid air cells due to infection.

Front 26

Morbidity

Back 26

the state or condition of being diseased, the incidence rate or statistical likelihood of disease in relationship to others in a group or population.

Front 27

Neti pots

Back 27

Devices you designs for administration of nasal irrigation.

Front 28

Paraphernalia

Back 28

Any type of device, apparatus, or equipment design for the use of specific activity.

Front 29

Parenchyma

Back 29

The essential components of a bodily organ such as a brain, concerned with function.

Front 30

Pericardiocentesis

Back 30

an emergency procedure that involves needle aspiration of fluid present in the pericardial sac in order to relieve compression of the heart.

Front 31

Rales

Back 31

abnormal sounds produced by are passing through constricted bronchial passages during breathing in heard on auscultation of chest with a stethoscope.

Front 32

Sarcoidosis

Back 32

A disease characterized by the production of multiple accumulations of inflammatory cells.

Front 33

Stenosis

Back 33

An errand or constriction of tubular structure passage or orifice.

Front 34

Subungual

Back 34

Pertaining to the area beneath a fingernail or toenail.

Front 35

Tachycardia

Back 35

Abnormally fast heart rate.

Front 36

Transfusions

Back 36

Injections of blood or its constitute components into the bloodstream of an individual.

Front 37

Abstinence

Back 37

Voluntarily going without or refraining from doing something such as drinking alcohol or having sexual relationship.

Front 38

Aeration

Back 38

Process of exchange of carbon dioxide for oxygen in the blood in the lungs.

Front 39

Anaphylaxis

Back 39

Serious, potentially life-threatening, type 1 immediate hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen.

Front 40

Aseptic technique

Back 40

Practices used by surgical techs and other sterile members.

Front 41

Bronchospasm

Back 41

Narrowing and obstruction of a bronchus or multiple bronchi caused by involuntary muscular contraction.

Front 42

Chemotaxis

Back 42

Refers to the attraction of phagocytosis to microbe due to chemical stimuli.

Front 43

Dialysis

Back 43

Process of passing a solute through a membrane for filtration.

Front 44

Eto

Back 44

Chemical that is a frameshift mutagen and carinogen.

Front 45

Humoral

Back 45

Pertaining to the body fluids or their chemical components.

Front 46

Hypovolemic

Back 46

Diminished or lowered blood spasm.

Front 47

Kinins

Back 47

Polypeptide substances released from tissue cells capable of causing vasodilation.

Front 48

Sub-pathogenic

Back 48

Below the threathshold of ability to cause disease.