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Chapter 5: -What does a hematologist do? physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of the blood and blood-forming tissues -What does a cardiologist... do? physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating abnormalities, diseases, and disorders of the heart -What is the condition of having an abnormally slow resting heartbeat? Bradycardia -What carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs? Pulmonary Arteries -What is systolic pressure? occurs when the ventricles contract, highest pressure (top # in BP reading) -What is diastolic pressure? occurs when the ventricles are relaxed, the lowest pressure (bottom # in BP reading) -What blocks the enzyme action that causes the blood vessels to contract? ACE Inhibitor -What is the most common type of white blood cells? Lymphocytes -What is hemoglobin? the oxygen-carrying blood protein pigment of the erythrocytes -What is ventricular fibrillation and what does it usually cause? (aka v-fib), consists of rapid, irregular, and useless contractions of the ventricles. Condition is the cause of many sudden cardiac deaths -What is a holter monitor? a portable electrocardiograph that is worn by an ambulatory patient to continuously monitor the heart rates and rhythms over a 24-48 hour period -What term describes a decrease in the number of disease-fighting white blood cells circulating in the blood? Leukopenia -What medication is administered to control irregularities of the heartbeat? Antiarrhythmic -What is heart failure? occurs most commonly in the elderly, chronic condition where the heart is unable to pump out all the blood that it receives -What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation? (hint:CPR) (CPR), an emergency procedure for life support consisting of artificial respiration and manual external cardiac compression -What is ischemic heart disease? group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart -What is administered a few hours after a heart attack or stroke to dissolve the damaging blood clots? Tissue plasminogen activator -What is a stent? wire-mesh tube that is commonly placed after the artery has been opened. Provides support for the arterial wall -Which type of bacteria forms a chain? Spirochette -What is polyarteritis? a form of vasculitis involving several medium and small arteries at the same time -What is the abnormal protrusion of a heart valve? Valvular prolapse -Which condition is known as iron overload disease? Hemochromatosis -What is antiangiogenesis? Form of treatment that disrupts the blood supply to the tumor [Show More]

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