Which of the following are the abbreviations for electrocardiogram?
D. Both ECG & EKG
The medical term meaning pain in the heart is which of the following?
A. Both cardiodynia & cardialgia
The medical term cardiovalvulotomy means surgical:
A. opening or excision of part of a heart valve
The time during the cardiac cycle when the ventricular cells are partially repolarized but not completely reading for normal response is known as which of the following?
C. vulnerable period
The medical term cardiovalvulitis means inflammation of the:
D. heart valves
The medical term cardiorrhaphy means which of the following?
C. suturing of the heart muscle
PAT is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
C. Paroxysmal Atrial Tachcardia
PVC is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
D. Prematue Ventricular Contraction
The medical term meaning softening of the heart is which of the following?
A. Cardiomalacia
The medical term meaning falling or drooping of the heart is which of the following?
B. Cardioptosis
Ectopic beat is a term that refers to which of the following?
C. Coming from a focus outside of normal
Polarized is a term that refers to which of the following states of the heart?
A. Change of polarity
Depolarization is a term that refers to which of the following states of the heart ?
B. Restoring the cell to its original charge
Repolarization is a term that refers to which of the following states of the heart?
B. Restoring the cell to its original charge
The medical term meaning paralysis of the heart is which of the following?
C. Cardioplegia
Electrical shock not timed to the cardial cycle. This depolarizes all fibrillating myocardial cells
simultaneously, allowing th SA node to resume pacing.
B. Defibrillation
IVCD is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
D. Intraventricular Conduction Defect
AICD is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
C. Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
The medical term cardio omentopexy means which of the following
B. Surgical attachment of the omentum
A beat arising from a focus of the heart outside of the SA none is known as which of the following?
B. Ectopic beat
The medical term cardiolith means:
D. Stone in or on the heart
The medical term meaning surgical repair of the heart is which of the following?
C. Cardioplasty
The medical term meaning stretching of the heart is which of the following
D. Cardiectasia
The medical term cardiopathy means which of the following?
B. Any disease of the heart
The medical term meaning ruputre of the heart wall is which of the following?
B. Cardiorrhexis
The medical term meaning cardiomyalgia means which of the following?
C. Pain in the heart muscle
The medical term meaning enlargement of the heart is which of the following?
C. Megalocardia
The prefix meaning toward is which of the following?
A. ad
A combing form is which of the following?
C. The root of a word plus a combining vowel
The most common combining vowel is which of the following?
D. o
If two combining forms are present which of the following rules applies?
B. The least important comes first
The word part peri means which of the following?
D. Around
The word part dys means which of the following?
B. Painful
The suffix centesis means which of the following?
A. Puncture
The word part that means exicision is which of the following?
C. ectomy
The word part phago means which of the following?
D. To eat
Afferent is a medical term meaning which of the following?