EKG Med Terms

Which of the following are the abbreviations for electrocardiogram? 
A. EKG
B. EDG 
C. ECG
D. Both ECG & EKG

The medical term meaning pain in the heart is which of the following?
A. Both cardiodynia & cardialgia
B. cardiopathy
C. cardialgia
D. cardiodynia

The medical term cardiovalvulotomy means surgical:
A. opening or excision of part of a heart valve
B. repair and replacement of a heart valve
C. new opening of a heart valve into the lungs 
D. removal of the 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?
A. sick sinus syndrome 
B. danger period
C. vulnerable period 
D. none of the above

The medical term cardiovalvulitis means inflammation of the: 
A. heart's conductive system 
B. atriums 
C. blood vessels of the heart
D. heart valves 

The medical term cardiorrhaphy means which of the following?

A. fixation of the heart
B. removal of the heart 
C. suturing of the heart muscle
D. hemorrhage of the heart

PAT is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?


A. Pulmonary Atrial Tearing
B. Partial Anomalous Tachycardia  
C. Paroxysmal Atrial Tachcardia
D. Paroxysmal Auricular Tamponade

PVC is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
A. Poly Vinyl Contraction
B. Polymer Valve Construction 
C. Prolasped Valve Chondriasis 
D. Prematue Ventricular Contraction

The medical term meaning softening of the heart is which of the following? 
A. Cardiomalacia
B. Cardiopulshosis
C. Cardiosclerosis
D. Cardiolithosis

The medical term meaning falling or drooping of the heart is which of the following?
A. Cardioptolemy
B. Cardioptosis 
C. Cardiosagosis 
D. Cardioplegia

Ectopic beat is a term that refers to which of the following?
A. The resting state of the heart
B. Immediately 
C. Coming from a focus outside of normal
D. Transmitting EKG signals via radio waves 

Polarized is a term that refers to which of the following states of the heart? 
A. Change of polarity
B. Restoring the cell to its original state 
C. The resting state of the heart
D. None of the above

Depolarization is a term that refers to which of the following states of the heart ? 
A. Change of polarity 
B. Restoring the cell to its original charge 
C. The resting state of the heart
D. None of the above

Repolarization is a term that refers to which of the following states of the heart?
A. Change of polarity
B. Restoring the cell to its original charge 
C. The resting state of the heart
D. None of the above

The medical term meaning paralysis of the heart is which of the following?
A. Paralysisocargial
B. Paracardium
C. Cardioplegia
D. Cardioparalysis

Electrical shock not timed to the cardial cycle. This depolarizes all fibrillating myocardial cells

simultaneously, allowing th SA node to resume pacing. 
A. Cardioversion
B. Defibrillation
C. Ectopic shock
D. Shock 

IVCD is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following? 
A. Internal Ventricular Cardiac Deficit
B. Inverson- Voormann Cardiac Disease
C. Ischemic Valve Cholesterol Deposit
D. Intraventricular Conduction Defect

AICD is an abbreviation that stands for which of the following?
A. Atchison-Iverson Cardiac Disease
B. Atrial Intermittent Cardiac Deficit  
C. Automatic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
D. Amplitude Inverting Cardiac Defibrillator

The medical term cardio omentopexy means which of the following
A. Surgical repair of the heart's tissue
B. Surgical attachment of the omentum
C. Fixation of the heart 
D. None of the above

A beat arising from a focus of the heart outside of the SA none is known as which of the following?
A. Uncontrolled beat
B. Ectopic beat
C. Escape beat 
D. Fusion beat 

The medical term cardiolith means:
A. Sone in the stomach affecting heart rate 
B. Stone in the kidney affecting heart rate 
C. Stone in the gall bladder affecting heart rate
D. Stone in or on the heart

The medical term meaning surgical repair of the heart is which of the following?
A. Cardiotomy
B. Cardioplexy 
C. Cardioplasty
D. Cardiectomy 

The medical term meaning stretching of the heart is which of the following
A. Cardiostrechosis
B. Cardiomegaly 
C. Cardiolatexitis
D.  Cardiectasia

The medical term cardiopathy means which of the following?

A. The process of the disease of the cartilage
B. Any disease of the heart
C. The study of bone
D. The study of the heart 

The medical term meaning ruputre of the heart wall is which of the following? 
A. Cardiotomy
B. Cardiorrhexis 
C. Cardiospasm 
D. Cardiolysis

The medical term meaning cardiomyalgia means which of the following? 
A. Chest tightening
B. Heart constriction  
C. Pain in the heart muscle
D. A coating over heart muscle

The medical term meaning enlargement of the heart is which of the following?
A. Tachycardia 
B. Carditis
C. Megalocardia
D. Cardialgia 

The prefix meaning toward is which of the following?
A. ad
B. ab 
C. en
D. an

A combing form is which of the following?

A. The root of a word
B. The meaning of the word 
C. The root of a word plus a combining vowel
D. The end of a word 

The most common combining vowel is which of the following?
A. e
B. a
C. i 
D. o

If two combining forms are present which of the following rules applies?
A. The most important comes first 
B. The least important comes first
C. The suffix comes first
D. Either may come first

The word part peri means which of the following?

A. Pair
B. Opposed to 
C. Back
D. Around

The word part dys means which of the following?
A. Swelling
B. Painful
C. Above
D. Around

The suffix centesis means which of the following?

A. Puncture
B. Hernia, 
C. Excision 
D. Binding

The word part that means exicision is which of the following?
A. ostomy
B. itis
C. ectomy 
D. lysis 

The word part phago means which of the following?
A. To breathe 
B. To examing 
C. To feed
D. To eat

Afferent is a medical term meaning which of the following?
A. Conducting toward
B. Central 
C. Distal
D. Conducting away