RC 1001 Final Exam Study Guide LSUE/
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abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood
vessel - ✔✔ correct answer aneurysm
chest pain - ✔✔ correct answer angina
cessation or stopping - ✔✔ correct answer arrest
disturbance in the rhythm of the heartbeat - ✔✔ correct answer arrhythmia
surgical repair procedure to open clogged arteries - ✔✔ correct answer angioplasty
abnormally slow breathing - ✔✔ correct answer bradypnea
medical device (tube) that can be inserted into the body to treat disease or perform a surgical procedure
- ✔✔ correct answer catheter
anything (blood clot or foreign matter) that travels through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel
that is too small to let it pass and a blockage occurs - ✔✔ correct answer embolus
abnormally slow heart rate usually defined as 60 beats per minute or less - ✔✔ correct answer
bradycardia
high blood pressure - ✔✔ correct answer hypertension
foreign matter carried in the circulation to the pulmonary artery where it blocks circulation - ✔✔ correct
answer pulmonary embolism
abnormally rapid breathing - ✔✔ correct answer tachypnea
, RC 1001 Final Exam Study Guide LSUE/
K. Warner
a small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply - ✔✔ correct answer infarct
the channel within a tube such as a blood vessel - ✔✔ correct answer lumen
abnormality of heartbeat characterized by simultaneous awareness of one's pulse and discomfort - ✔✔
correct answer palpitation
the process of a body delivering blood to a capillary bed in its biological tissue - ✔✔ correct answer
perfusion
deficient oxygen to the tissues - ✔✔ correct answer hypoxia
deficient oxygen in the blood - ✔✔ correct answer hypoxemia
substances that promote the production of urine - ✔✔ correct answer diuretics
faster than normal heart rate at rest - ✔✔ correct answer tachycardia
absence of breathing - ✔✔ correct answer apnea
incomplete expansion of the lung (of a newborn or aka collapsed lung) - ✔✔ correct answer atelectasis
endoscopic procedure used to see airway and lungs; biopsy may be taken if needed during this
procedure - ✔✔ correct answer bronchoscopy
stretching out of lung tissue caused by alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity - ✔✔ correct
answer emphysema
premature ventricular contraction - ✔✔ correct answer PVC
K. Warner
abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood
vessel - ✔✔ correct answer aneurysm
chest pain - ✔✔ correct answer angina
cessation or stopping - ✔✔ correct answer arrest
disturbance in the rhythm of the heartbeat - ✔✔ correct answer arrhythmia
surgical repair procedure to open clogged arteries - ✔✔ correct answer angioplasty
abnormally slow breathing - ✔✔ correct answer bradypnea
medical device (tube) that can be inserted into the body to treat disease or perform a surgical procedure
- ✔✔ correct answer catheter
anything (blood clot or foreign matter) that travels through the blood vessels until it reaches a vessel
that is too small to let it pass and a blockage occurs - ✔✔ correct answer embolus
abnormally slow heart rate usually defined as 60 beats per minute or less - ✔✔ correct answer
bradycardia
high blood pressure - ✔✔ correct answer hypertension
foreign matter carried in the circulation to the pulmonary artery where it blocks circulation - ✔✔ correct
answer pulmonary embolism
abnormally rapid breathing - ✔✔ correct answer tachypnea
, RC 1001 Final Exam Study Guide LSUE/
K. Warner
a small localized area of dead tissue resulting from failure of blood supply - ✔✔ correct answer infarct
the channel within a tube such as a blood vessel - ✔✔ correct answer lumen
abnormality of heartbeat characterized by simultaneous awareness of one's pulse and discomfort - ✔✔
correct answer palpitation
the process of a body delivering blood to a capillary bed in its biological tissue - ✔✔ correct answer
perfusion
deficient oxygen to the tissues - ✔✔ correct answer hypoxia
deficient oxygen in the blood - ✔✔ correct answer hypoxemia
substances that promote the production of urine - ✔✔ correct answer diuretics
faster than normal heart rate at rest - ✔✔ correct answer tachycardia
absence of breathing - ✔✔ correct answer apnea
incomplete expansion of the lung (of a newborn or aka collapsed lung) - ✔✔ correct answer atelectasis
endoscopic procedure used to see airway and lungs; biopsy may be taken if needed during this
procedure - ✔✔ correct answer bronchoscopy
stretching out of lung tissue caused by alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity - ✔✔ correct
answer emphysema
premature ventricular contraction - ✔✔ correct answer PVC
