Cardiac Diseases: Diagnosis and Medications
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What is the term for the narrowing of a blood vessel?

  • Arteritis
  • Angiostenosis (correct)
  • Cardiopathy
  • Vasculitis

    • What is the term for inflammation of the valve?

  • Valvulitis (correct)
  • Endocarditis
  • Arteritis
  • Vasculitis

    • Which of the following terms refers to inflammation of the heart muscle?

  • Myocarditis (correct)
  • Pericarditis
  • Carditis
  • Endocarditis

    • What is the term for any heart disease?

    <p>Cardiopathy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for inflammation of the artery?

    <p>Arteritis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for inflammation of the endocardium?

    <p>Endocarditis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the medical specialty of cardiology?

    <p>Treating vascular diseases in adults and children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of a pediatric cardiologist?

    <p>Treating infants, children, and teenagers with heart disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the cardiothoracic surgeon?

    <p>Performing surgeries to treat cardiovascular disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three layers of the heart?

    <p>Epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outer layer of the heart called?

    <p>Epicardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the sac that surrounds the heart called?

    <p>Pericardium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel?

    <p>Thrombosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the medical term for high blood pressure?

    <p>Hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for an irregularity of the heart rhythm?

    <p>Arrhythmia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the accumulation of fat plaques in the artery that leads to narrowing and hardening of the artery?

    <p>Atherosclerosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for pain in the chest due to ischemia?

    <p>Angina pectoris</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the medical term for a slower than average heart rate?

    <p>Bradycardia</p> Signup and view all the answers

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