MWU CVSP 17 MEDICAL
TERMS (MIDWESTERN
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CARDIOVASCULAR SCIENCE
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MWU CVSP 17
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,MWU CVSP 17 MEDICAL TERMS
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PERFUSION MEDICAL TERMS) 2024!!
a Answer - away from, opposite
AAA (triple A) Answer - abdominal aortic aneurysm
AACP Answer - American Academy of Cardiovascular Perfusion
A-aDO2 Answer - alveolar arterial oxygen gradient
ABCP Answer - American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion; the national body
regulating and managing certification (CCP) of perfusion technologists
abd. Answer - abdomen
ABG Answer - arterial blood gas, a collection of pO2, pCO2, pH, BE and HB
SaO2 measurements from an arterial blood sample
ABO blood group system Answer - the most important of several systems for
classifying human blood used in transfusion therapy
ACE Answer - angiotensin-converting enzyme
,acid Answer - A substance which can donate H+. Large amounts are produced
in the body as a byproduct of metabolism and to aid digestion. H2CO3 is a
volatile acid that can be removed from the body as CO2 by the lungs.
Nonvolatile acids such as lactic acid are produced in small amounts by
metabolism and are removed by the kidneys. (the lungs excrete approximately
13,000 mEq of H2CO3 in the form of CO2 per day, the kidneys eliminate 50 -
100 mEq of nonvolatile acids per day) Excess acids are harmful to the body
because they increase the [H+] which interferes with the body's normal cellular
and chemical function.
acid-base balance Answer - the maintenance of a normal level of acid and base
in the blood and plasma
academia Answer - abnormally high level of acid in the blood, low pH (< 7.35)
acidosis Answer - a pathologic condition resulting from accumulation of acid
in, or loss of base from the body
ACLS Answer - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
ACT Answer - activated clotting time
ACTH Answer - adrenocorticotropic hormone
acute myocardial infarction Answer - an acute process of myocardial ischemia
with sufficient severity and duration to result in permanent myocardial damage
ADP Answer - adenosine diphosphate
, adventitia Answer - the outside coat of a tissue or structure (see t. adventitia)
AF bypass Answer - aortofemoral bypass
affinity Answer - the force of attraction holding two elements together, such as
hemoglobin affinity for oxygen
A Fib Answer - atrial fibrillation
A Flt Answer - atrial flutter
agglutination Answer - the process of blood cells clumping together as result
of antibody interactions
AI Answer - aortic insufficiency; aortic valvular incompetence; failure of the
aortic valve to close during diastole causing back flow into the left ventricle
AIDS Answer - acquired immune deficiency syndrome; a serious, fatal
condition in which the immune system is broken down by the HIV virus and
does not respond normally to infections
AIVR Answer - accelerated idioventricular rhythm
A-line Answer - arterial line
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