Exam 11: The Cardiovascular System

A diagnostic tool used to measure electricity flowing through the heart is a(n) __________.

A surgical incision into an artery is a(n) __________.

The physician suspects the patient had a myocardial infarction. The nurse anticipates which laboratory testing being ordered?

Blood flows from the left atrium through the mitral valve in the __________.

Blockages of blood flow causing damage to the heart are known as ______________.

A frictional sound is heard on auscultation. The health care provider should document this as a __________.

The medical assistant identifies that the patient has a bluish color to his lips and fingers. This should be documented as __________.

Angina can be relieved with the help of __________.

Thrombolytics are used to __________.

The health care provider explains to the patient that the arteries primarily carry __________ blood away from the heart to the body.

The patient has edema. The physician may order what classification of medication?

Diastole is the __________ phase of a heartbeat.

Phlebitis is an inflammation of a(n) __________.

The patient's chief complaint is a feeling of light-headedness. The caregiver identifies the blood pressure is low. The medical term for this is __________.

Plaque in the wall of an artery is called a(n) __________.

The health care provider understands that a fatty deposit in an artery is a(n) __________.

The blood moves in a surge caused by the muscular contraction of the heart. This surge is called the __________.

Nutrients leave the capillaries via ______.

A tumor within the heart chamber is a(n) __________.

Identify the combining form pericardi/o with its closest definition.