CS Diagnostic Procedures

Question 1

Auscultation

Answer 1

Process of listening to the sounds within the body by using a stethoscope

Question 2

Sphygmomanometer

Answer 2

Instrument for measuring blood pressure. Also referred to as a ‘blood pressure cuff.’

Question 3

Stethoscope

Answer 3

Instrument for listening to body sounds (auscultation), such as the chest, heart, or intestines

Question 4

Cardiac Enzymes

Answer 4

Blood test to determine the level of enzymes specific to heart muscles in the blood. An increase in the enzymes may indicate heart muscle damage such as a myocardial infarction. These enzymes include creatine phosphokinase (CPK), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and glutamic oxaloacetictransaminase (GOT)

Question 5

Serum Lipoprotein Level

Answer 5

Blood test to measure the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood. An indicator atherosclerosis risk

Question 6

Angiogram

Answer 6

X-ray record of a vessel taken during angiography

Question 7

Angiography

Answer 7

X-rays taken after the injection of an opaque material into a blood vessel. Can be performed on the aorta as an aortic angiography, on the heart as angiocardiography, and on the bran as a cerebral angiography

Question 8

Cardiac Scan

Answer 8

Patient is gen radioactive thallium intravenously and then scanning equipment is used to visualize the heart. It is especially useful in determining myocardial damage

Question 9

Doppler Ultrasonography

Answer 9

Measurement of sound-wave echoes as they bounce off tissues and organs to produce an image. In this system, used to measure velocity of blood moving through blood vessels to look for blood clots or deep vein thromboses

Question 10

Echocardiography

Answer 10

Noninvasive diagnostic method using ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures. Cardiac valve activity can be evaluated using this method

Question 11

Catheter

Answer 11

Flexible tube inserted into the body for the purpose of moving fluids into or out of the body. In the cardiovascular system a catheter is used to place dye into blood vessels so they may be visualized on x-rays

Question 12

Cardiac Catheterization

Answer 12

Passage of a thin tube catheter through a blood vessel leading to the heart. Done to detect abnormalities, to collect cardiac blood samples, and to determine the blood pressure within the heart

Question 13

Electrocardiogram

Answer 13

Hard copy record produced by electrocardiography

Question 14

Electrocardiography (ECG, EKG)

Answer 14

Process of recording the electrical activity of the heart. Useful in the diagnosis of abnormal cardiac rhythm and heart muscle (myocardium) damage.

Question 15

Holter Monitor

Answer 15

Portable ECG monitor worn by a patient for a period of a few hours to a few days to assess the heart and purse activity as the person goes through the activities of daily living. Used to assess a patient who experiences chest pain and unusual heart activity during exercise and normal activities

Question 16

Stress Testing

Answer 16

Method for evaluating cardiovascular fitness. The patient is placed on a treadmill or a bicycle and then subjected to steadily increasing levels of work. An EKG and oxygen levels are taken while the patent exercises. The test is stopped if abnormalities occur on the EKG. Also called an ‘exercise test’ or a ‘treadmill test.’