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Cardiology and Respiratory Terms: Definitions and Descriptions, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Definitions and explanations for various terms related to cardiology and respiratory systems, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, cardiovascular technologist, electrocardiogram, emergency department, shortness of breath, immediately, pulmonary circulation, atrioventricular, pulse, respiration, sinoatrial node, and many more.

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TERM 1
CPR
DEFINITION 1
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
TERM 2
CVT
DEFINITION 2
cardiovascular technologist
TERM 3
ECG/ EKG
DEFINITION 3
electrocardiogram
TERM 4
ED
DEFINITION 4
emergency department
TERM 5
SOB
DEFINITION 5
short(ness) of breath
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CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

TERM 2

CVT

DEFINITION 2

cardiovascular technologist

TERM 3

ECG/ EKG

DEFINITION 3

electrocardiogram

TERM 4

ED

DEFINITION 4

emergency department

TERM 5

SOB

DEFINITION 5

short(ness) of breath

STAT

immediately

TERM 7

pulmonary circulation

DEFINITION 7

the only place in the body where deoxygenated blood is

carried in arteries and oxygenated blood is carried in veins

TERM 8

AV

DEFINITION 8

atrioventricular

TERM 9

P

DEFINITION 9

pulse

TERM 10

R

DEFINITION 10

respiration

arrythmia

condition when the heart rhythm is abnormal

TERM 17

diastole

DEFINITION 17

dilation of heart cavities, during which they fill with blood

TERM 18

dysrhythmia

DEFINITION 18

an abnormal heart rhythmdys-bad, difficult

TERM 19

murmur

DEFINITION 19

abnormal heart sound heard with a stethoscope when a

valve closes or opens abnormally

TERM 20

sinoatrial (SA) node

DEFINITION 20

the center of modified cardiac muscle fibers in the wall of the

right atrium that acts as the pacemaker for the heart rhythm

systole

contraction of the heart muscle

TERM 22

AED

DEFINITION 22

automatic external defibrillator

TERM 23

ICD

DEFINITION 23

implantable cardioverter/ defibrillator

TERM 24

pacemaker

DEFINITION 24

device that regulates cardiac electrical activity-maker: one

who makespace- step

TERM 25

palpitation

DEFINITION 25

forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient-ation: a

processpalpit- throb

myocarditis

inflammation of the heart muscle

TERM 32

pericarditis

DEFINITION 32

inflammation of the pericardium, the covering of the heart

TERM 33

risk factors for

CAD

DEFINITION 33

heredity, age, obesity, lack of exercise, tobacco, diabetes

mellitus, stress, high blood pressure, elevated serum

cholesterol

TERM 34

CAD

DEFINITION 34

coronary artery disease

TERM 35

arteriosclerosis

DEFINITION 35

hardening of the arteries-sis: abnormal conditionarteri/o:

artery-scler/o: hardness

HTN

hypertension; most common cardiovascular disorder in the

country, affects more than 20% of the adult population

TERM 37

primary or essential

hypertension

DEFINITION 37

most common type of hypertension

TERM 38

secondary hypertension

DEFINITION 38

results from other diseases like kidney disease,

atherosclerosis, and hyperthyroidism

TERM 39

congestive heart failure (CHF)

DEFINITION 39

occurs when the heart is unable to supply enough cardiac

output to meet the body's metabolic needs

TERM 40

congenital heart disease (CHD)

DEFINITION 40

the result of an abnormal development of the heart in the

fetus

edema

excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues

TERM 47

thromboembolism

DEFINITION 47

a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant

blood vessel-ism: conditionthromb/o: clot-embol: plug