Chp 7 * 8 review
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- hyperlipidedmia
- excessive amounts of lipids in the blood - cholestrol
- thrombosis
- blood clot
- cardiomegaly
- enlargement of the heart
- infarct
- heart attack - area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following a cessation of blood supply
- bradycardia
- slow heart rate
- tachycardia
- rapid heart rate
- sphyxia
- pulse
- fibrillation
- quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions, especially of the heart.
- aneurysm
- widened blood vessel
- epistaxis
- nosebleed
- aortostenosis
- narrowing of the aorta
- angioplasty
- surgical repair of blood vessel
- asphyxia
- without a pulse
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- repeated breathing pattern characterized by fluctuation i the depth or respiration, first deeply, then shallow then none at all.
- Atel
- incomplete;imperfect
- bruit
- soft blowing sound heard on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both - murmur
- rhonchus
- adventitious breath sound that resembles snoring, commonly suggesting secretions in the larger airways.
- asphyxia
- without a pulse
- brady
- slow
- hypertension
- high blood pressure
- aort/o
- aorta
- embolus
- mass of undissolved matter
- my/o
- muscle
- tachy
- rapid
- heart failure
- failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs.
- heart failure
- failure of the heart to supply an adequate amount of blood to tissues and organs.
- aneurysm
- widened blood vessel
- stridor
- High pitched, harsh adventitiuos breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper airway. Most common in children.
- myocardial
- pertaining to the heart muscle
- stent
- slender or threadlike devise used to hold open vessels, tubes, or an obsturcted artery.
- cardi/o
- heart
- primary hypertension
- no identifiable cause
- Wheeze
- whistling or sighing sound on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway.
- aarhythmia
- inability of the heart to maintain a steady rhythm, possibly including a rapid or slow beat or skipping a beat
- atelectasis
- partial or total collapse of the lung
- primary hypertension
- no identifiable cause
- rhonchus
- adventitious breath sound that resembles snoring, commonly suggesting secretions in the larger airways.
- ischemia
- local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction.
- stenosis
- narrowing
- stenosis
- narrowing
- Cheyne-Stokes respiration
- known as death rattle
- myocardial
- pertaining to the heart muscle
- hypertension
- high blood pressure
- pleurisy
- inflammation of the pleural membrane characterized by a stabbing pain that is intensified by coughing or deep breathing.
- osmia
- smell
- fibrillation
- quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions, especially of the heart.
- pneumoconiosis
- generally occupational disease caused by inhaling dust particles, including coal dust.
- stent
- slender or threadlike devise used to hold open vessels, tubes, or an obsturcted artery.
- sphyxia
- pulse
- angi/o
- vessel, usually blood or lymph
- pulmonary edema
- heart failure
- bruit
- soft blowing sound heard on auscultation, possibly due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both - murmur
- tachy
- rapid
- aort/o
- aorta
- cardiomegaly
- enlargement of the heart
- tachycardia
- rapid heart rate
- hypercapnia
- excess of co2 in the blood
- VA Node
- catches electricity from SA Node
- anosmia
- loss or imparement of the sense of smell
- rale
- sounds like candy wrapper. Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation, caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture filled alveoli
- SA Node
- Pacemaker to help heart fire electically.
- rale
- sounds like candy wrapper. Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation, caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters moisture filled alveoli
- asphyxia
- Condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen
- angi/o
- vessel, usually blood or lymph
- aortostenosis
- narrowing of the aorta
- brady
- slow
- stridor
- High pitched, harsh adventitiuos breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obstruction in the upper airway. Most common in children.
- embolus
- mass of undissolved matter
- aarhythmia
- inability of the heart to maintain a steady rhythm, possibly including a rapid or slow beat or skipping a beat
- ischemia
- local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction.
- aortostenosis
- narrowing of the aorta
- my/o
- muscle
- capnia
- carbion dioxide co2
- pulmonary edema
- accumulation of extravascular fluid in lung tissues and alveoli, caused most by heart failure
- Wheeze
- whistling or sighing sound on auscultation that results from narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway.
- cardi/o
- heart
- bradycardia
- slow heart rate
- SA Node
- Pacemaker to help heart fire electically.
- hyperlipidedmia
- excessive amounts of lipids in the blood - cholestrol
- secondary hypertension
- has a commonly corrective cause
- aortostenosis
- narrowing of the aorta
- angioplasty
- surgical repair of blood vessel
- thrombosis
- blood clot
- infarct
- heart attack - area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following a cessation of blood supply
- secondary hypertension
- has a commonly corrective cause
- Coryza
- Head cold
- apnea
- Temporary loss of breathing
- VA Node
- catches electricity from SA Node