Module 4/Chapter 24/Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems/Diagnostic Procedures
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- Angiography
- Dye is injected into the bloodstream or heart chamber and x-rays are taken of the heart and large blood vessels in the chest.
- Auscultation
- Listening to sounds within the body with a stethoscope
- CABG
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft -- vessels are connected to existing coronary arteries to detour around blocked vessels.
- Cardiac MRI
- Magnetic waves are beamed at the heart and an image is produced
- Cardiac scan
- Scan of the heart measuring the accumulation of radioactive substance injected into the heart
- Catheterization
- Cardiac catheterization of the heart -- a thin flexible tube is introduced into a vein or artery and guided to the heart to detect pressures and patterns of blood floow
- Defibrillation
- Known as cardioversion -- use of electrical shock to restore the heart's normal rhythm
- DSA
- Digital subtraction angiography -- x-ray pictures of the blood vessels are taken
- Doppler
- Sound waves of blood vessels
- ECG
- Electrocardiogram -- record of the electricital activity of the heart
- ECHO
- Echocardiography -- sound waves are transmitted into the chest and echoes returning from the valves, chambers and surfaces of the heart are electronically plotted and recorded.
- Heart transplant
- Donor heart is transferred to a recipient
- Holter monitoring
- Device to monitor the heart for 24 hours with a portable electrocardiograph
- Lipid test
- Measurement of fatty substances found in foods and in the body
- Percussion
- Tapping the body surface with fingers
- Serum enzyme tests
- Enzymes are measured for patient's who have had an MI
- Stress test
- Exercise tolerance test to determine the heart's response to physical exertion
- Valvulopasty
- Surgical repair of a heart valve.