MedTech Ch 5 SG

Know the term means decreased blood flow through an organ

hypoperfusion

which arrhythmia is fatal

ventricular tachycardia

the term that means balloon like enlargement of an artery

aneurysm

the term means inflamed tissue surrounding the heart

pericarditis

what a holster monitor is

is a portable electrocardiograph that
is worn by an ambulatory patient to continuously
monitor the heart rates and rhythms over a 24- or
48-hour period.

the term means blood poisoning

sepsis

know another word for angiitis

vasculitis

what the term palpation mean

is a pounding or racing heartbeat with or without irregularity in rhythm.

the medical term for controlling bleeding

hemostasis

the term that means blocking (age) of an artery

thrombotic occlusion?

the least common of WBC’s

basophils

the definition of myocardial infarction

commonly known as a heart attack, is the occlusion (blockage) of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildup.

the term that is used to describe too much iron absorption

hemochromatosis

the term that means rapid contractions of the ventricles

ventricular tachycardia

the medical term for high blood pressure

hypertension

what medications can control heart beat irregularities

antiarrhythmic

the medical term that means low heart beat

bradycardia

what bacterial endocarditis means

is an inflammation of the lining or valves of the heart caused by the presence of bacteria in the bloodstream.

the term that means inflammation of a vain

phlebitis

what type of medication lowers high blood pressure

antihypertensive or beta-blocker?

the different types of anemia (aplastic and hemolytic)

Aplastic anemia is characterized by an absence of all formed blood elements caused by the failure of blood cell production inthe bone marrow. Hemolytic anemia is characterized by an inadequate number of
circulating red blood cells due to the premature destruction of red blood cells by the spleen.

the difference between an embolism and an embolus

An embolism is the sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus. An embolus is is a foreign object, such as a blood clot, a quantity of air or gas, or a bit of tissue or tumor, that is circulating in the blood

the term of abnormal hardening of an artery

atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis?

the term increase red blood cells in the blood

polycythemia

the term that means poor blood cell production because of dysfunctional bone marrow (a syndrome)

myelodysplastic syndrome