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PROCESS OF USING ULTRASOUND WAVES TO VIEW THE HEART'S STRUCTURES
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ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
PROCESS OF USING ULTRASOUND WAVES TO VIEW THE HEART'S STRUCTURES
STRESS TESTING
MEASURES THE EFFICIENCY OF THE HEART DURING A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF EXERCISE
HOLTER MONITOR
A SMALL PORTABLE EKG MONITOR USUALLY WORN BY A PATIENT FOR 24 HOURS TO DETECT CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION
A DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE WHICH DETERMINES OXYGEN CONTENT OF THE BLOOD AND MEASURES BLOOD FLOW PRESSURE
RHYTHM
THE REGULARITY OF THE HEART'S ELECTRICAL IMPULSES
ARRHYTHMIA
IRREGULAR HEART ACTION
GALLOP
ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM WITH 3 HEART SOUNDS IN EACH CYCLE
FIBRILLATION
AN EXTREMELY RAPID AND INCOMPLETE CONTRACTION OF THE HEART MUSCLE
BRUIT
MURMUR
MURMUR
SOFT BLOWING SOUND HEARD ON AUSCULTATION
ANGIOGRAPHY
THE PROCESS OF X-RAYING THE BLOOD VESSELS
SYSTOLE
PERIOD OF CONTRACTION OF THE HEART
DIASTOLE
PERIOD OF RELAXATION OF THE HEART
BIGEMINY
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA IN WHICH EVERY SECOND HEARTBEAT IS A PVC
TRIGEMINY
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA IN WHICH EVERY THIRD HEARTBEAT IS A PVC
SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION
NETWORK OF BLOOD VESSELS THAT SERVE THE ENTIRE BODY
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
NARROWING OF THE CORONARY ARTERIES DUE TO PLAQUE ON THE VESSEL WALLS
HEART BLOCK
FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSES TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE CONDUCTION SYSTEM
MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE
CONDITION IN WHICH THE MITRAL VALVE SAGS INTO THE LEFT VENTRICLE
PACEMAKER
AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE IMPLANTED INTO THE HEART
ANEURYSM
LOCALIZED, ABNORMAL DILATION OF A BLOOD VESSEL
CONGENITAL SEPTAL DEFECT
A SMALL HOLE FOUND WITHIN THE SEPTUM THAT IS PRESENT AT BIRTH
ARTERIAL BIOPSY
REMOVAL OF A SMALL SPECIMEN OF ARTERIAL WALL FOR EXAMINATION
DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY
TEST THAT DETERMINES THE STRENGTH OF BLOOD FLOW THROUGH A VESSEL
ISCHEMIA
DECREASED AMOUNT OF BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE HEART MUSCLE
ANEURYSMECTOMY
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF AN ANEURYSM
CARDIAC OUTPUT
THE AMOUNT OF BLOOD DISCHARGED BY THE RIGHT AND LEFT VENTRICLE PER MINUTE
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH
INSTRUMENT USED TO RECORD THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
PROCESS OF RECORDING THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM
RECORD PRODUCED BY THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HEART
P WAVE
A WAVE ON THE CARDIAC CYCLE THAT INDICATES ATRIAL CONTRACTION
QRS COMPLEX
A WAVE ON THE CARDIAC CYCLE THAT INDICATES VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION
T WAVE
A WAVE ON THE CARDIAC CYCLE THAT INDICATES VENTRICULAR RELAXATION
U WAVE
A WAVE ON THE CARDIAC CYCLE THAT INDICATES AN IMMATURE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM OR AN ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE
PR INTERVAL
TIME INTERVAL FROM ATRIAL CONTRACTION TO VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION
ST SEGMENT
TIME INTERVAL FROM THE END OF VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION TO THE BEGINNING OF VENTRICULAR RELAXATION
QT INTERVAL
TIME INTERVAL FROM BEGINNING OF VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION TO THE END OF VENTRICULAR RELAXATION
DEPOLARIZATION
CONTRACTION OF THE HEART
REPOLARIZATION
RELAXATION OF THE HEART
POLARIZATION
COMPLETE RECOVERY OF THE HEART
CARDIAC CYCLE
ONE COMPLETE HEART BEAT
BASELINE
THE HEART AT REST
STANDARD LEADS
LEADS THAT USE TWO LIMB ELECTRODES
AUGMENTED LEADS
COMBINED LIMB LEADS
PRECORDIAL LEADS
LEADS THAT ARE RECORDED FROM THE CHEST TABS
ARTIFACTS
UNWANTED, MOVEMENT OF THE STYLUS ON THE PAPER
SOMATIC TREMOR
ARTIFACT THAT INDICATES MUSCLE MOVEMENT
WANDERING BASELINE
ARTIFACT THAT INDICATES WHEN THE STYLUS MOVES AWAY FORM THE CENTER OF THE PAPER
ALTERNATING CURRENT
ARTIFACT THAT INDICATES ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE
ECTOPIC
ARRHYTHMIA THAT INDICATES THE HEART IS CONTRACTING FROM ANOTHER ELECTRICAL NERVE FIBER
INTERVAL
A TIME PERIOD FROM ONE PART OF HEART BEAT TO ANOTHER
STYLUS
THE METAL RECORDING PART OF THE EKG MACHINE
ELECTRODES
TEN SENSORS ON THE PATIENTS ARMS, LEGS AND CHEST
LEAD WIRES
ATTACHED TO ELECTRODES TO RECORD THE PATIENTS ELECTRICITY
LEADS
CARRY THE CARDIAC IMPULSES TO THE MACHINE
RHYTHM STRIP
A DIAGNOSTIC LEAD RUN ON L2 FOR 12-15 SECONDS
ARTIFACT
UNWANTED, ERRATIC MOVEMENTS OF THE STYLUS ON THE PAPER
STANDARDIZATION
A UNIVERSAL MEASUREMENT DETERMINED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY TO GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF ALL EKG'S
CARDIAC EVENT MONITOR
A RECORDING DEVICE THAT CAN RECORD CARDIAC ACTIVITY FOR UP TO 30 DAYS
HEART SCAN
A NON-INVASIVE CT SCAN THAT VISUALIZES THE STRUCTURES OF THE HEART
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