Blood Count and Heart Conditions

Determination of the total number of white and red blood cells per cubic millimeter of blood.

Heart defects that are present at birth, such as patent ductus arteriosus.

Pathological condition of the heart with reduced outflow of blood from the left side, causing weakness, breathlessness, and edema.

<p>Referring to the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Open-heart surgery that creates a shunt around the point of constriction in diseased blood vessels.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A noninvasive diagnostic method using ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A record of the electrical activity of the heart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot that moves from another area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A portable ECG monitor worn by a patient for a period of hours to days to assess heart activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Heart disease as a result of persistently high blood pressure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Area of tissue within an organ that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A soft blowing or rasping sound heard upon auscultation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surgery that involves the heart, coronary arteries, or heart valves, with the heart entered by the surgeon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflammation of a vein.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creating an opening into a vein to withdraw blood.</p> Signup and view all the answers