| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| rub | abnormal heart sound | 0%
|
| thrombus | blood clot | 0%
|
| argina | chest pain from decreased blood flow | 0%
|
| varicose | dilated vein | 0%
|
| cardiomyopathy | disease of heart muscle | 0%
|
| dysrhythmia | electrical activity causing abnormal heartrate | 0%
|
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of the heart | 0%
|
| ectopy | extra heart beats seen on ECG tracing | 0%
|
| gallop | extra heart sounds on cardiac exam | 0%
|
| syncope | fainting | 0%
|
| tachycardia | fast heart rate | 0%
|
| atherosclerosis | fatty plague hardening | 0%
|
| arteriosclerosis | hardening of arteries | 0%
|
| echocardiogram | heart ultrasound | 0%
|
| hypertension | high blood pressure | 0%
|
| hyperlipidemia | high cholesterol | 0%
|
| phlebitis | inflammation of a vein | 0%
|
| arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat | 0%
|
| thrombolysis | loosening of a blood clot | 0%
|
| hypotension | low blood pressure | 0%
|
| embolus | mass lodged in a blood vessel | 0%
|
| stenosis | narrowing | 0%
|
| angiography | recording a blood vessel | 0%
|
| electrocardiogram | record of electrical activity of the heart | 0%
|
| endarterectomy | removing the lining of an artery | 0%
|
| angioplasty | repair of a blood vessel | 0%
|
| palpitations | skipped beats | 0%
|
| bradycardia | slow heart rate | 0%
|
| bruit | sound of blood rushing past obstruction | 0%
|
| pericardium | structure around the heart | 0%
|
| ischemia | to hold back blood | 0%
|
| sclerotherapy | treatment of hardening | 0%
|
| murmur | turbulent blood flow through heart | 0%
|
| cardioversion | turning of the heart | 0%
|
| vasospasm | twitching of a vessel | 0%
|
| pacemaker | uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias | 0%
|
| aneurysm | widening of an artery | 0%
|