LOM chapter 23
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 PULMONARY ARTERY | carries deoxygentated blood from the heart to the lungs |
| SYSTOLE | contraction phase of the heartbeat |
| MITRAL VALVE | located between the left atrium and left ventricle |
| PERICARDIUM | sac surrounding the heart |
| SINOATRIAL NODE | Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat |
| CORONARY ARTERIES | blood vessels that branch from the aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle |
| CARDIOMYOPATHY | disease of the heart muscle |
| PHLEBITIS | inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) |
| SPHYGMOMANOMETER | instrument to measure blood pressure |
| ANEURYSM | local widening of an artery |
| CYANOSIS | bluish coloration of the skin |
| ISCHEMIA | local and temporary lack of blood flow due to the mechanical obstruction of the circulation to a part of the body; may result in infarct if the circulation is withheld too long |
| ANGINA | pain in the chest relieved with nitroglycerin |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA | Fibrillation |
| PETECHIAE | Small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
| DEEP-VEIN THROMBOSIS | a blood clot forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb |
| TETRALOGY OF FALLOT | Four separate congenital heart defects |
| PATENT | open |
| IDIOPATHIC | cause of essential hypertension |
| DIGOXIN | This drug strengthens to force of the contraction of the heart muscle. |
| CK,LD,AND AST(SGOT) ARE | serum enzymes |
| ECHO | high frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest |
| PHLEBOTOMY | incision of a vein |
| ENDARTERECTOMY | Surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery |
| HOLTER MONITOR | EKG taken during daily activity |
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