MED chapter 7
Which of the following abbreviations is a birth defect?
CSD
Which abbreviation stands for "high blood pressure"?
HTN
Which of the following is an electrical device inside the chest cavity with electrodes to shock the heart?
ICD
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a heart attack?
MI
Which of the following answer choices regarding heart valve stenosis is NOT true?
Most often affects tricuspid valve
Which of the following abbreviations stands for a fast heartbeat?
VT
A weakened and dilated artery is called a(n):
aneurysm
Which condition is the severe chest pain associated with myocardial ischemia?
angina pectoris
Which term means "process of recording a vessel"?
angiography
The smallest arteries are called:
arterioles
Which term means "hardened artery"?
arteriosclerosis
Which term means "listening to the sounds within the body"?
auscultation
The narrowest blood vessels are called:
capillaries
Which therapeutic device is used to treat ventricular fibrillation?
implantable cardioverter
Which term means "process of recording a vein"?
phlebography
An endarterectomy removes:
plaque
What is the name of the stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel?
stent
Valve stenosis means the valve is too:
stiff
Which terms means "vessel inflammation with clots"?
thromboangiitis
Streptokinase and tissue-type plasminogen activator are used for:
thrombolytic therapy
Which of the following terms describes inflammation causing the formation of blood clots within the vein?
thrombophlebitis
In which of the following conditions is a heart valve too loose?
valve prolapse
In bacterial endocarditis, the mass of bacteria that forms is referred to as:
vegetation
