For the following terms, write out the indicated word parts:

prefixes, combining forms, roots, suffixes; then define the word.

Example: hypodermic
hypo / derm / ic
P R S
def: below or deficient / skin / pertaining to


1. angiography _____________ / ___________
CF S

def: ______________ / _____________________________________


2. thrombophlebitis ___________ / ___________ / ___________
CF R S

def: ______________ / ______________ / _______________________


3. atherogenesis ________________ / _______________
CF S

def: ______________________ / _____________________________


4. arteriosclerosis ____________ / ___________ / ___________
CF R S

def: ______________ / ____________ / __________________________


5. stethoscope ___________ / __________
CF S

def: _____________________ / _________________________


6. myocardium __________ / __________ / __________
CF R S

def: ________________ / ________________ / ____________________




7. phlebitis ___________ / ___________
R S

def: __________________ / _______________________________


8. endovascular ___________ / ___________ / ____________
P R S

def: _____________ / _____________ / ________________________


9. arteriogram ___________ / __________ def: _________ / ____________
CF S


10. atherectomy __________ / _____________ def: __________ / ___________
R S

Write the correct medical term for each of the following:

11. ______________ malformations of the heart present at birth
12. ______________ irregularity or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat
13. ______________ a general term for disease of the heart muscle
14. ______________ a recording of sound waves directed through the heart to
evaluate structure and motion

15. ______________ electrocardiogram of the heart recorded during controlled
physical exercise

Write the full medical term for the following abbreviations:

16. PVC __________________________________
17. ASHD __________________________________
18. CAD __________________________________
19. MRA __________________________________
20. VSD __________________________________

Match the following abbreviations with their meanings:
21. _____ ECG a. left ventricular failure
22. _____ MI b. heart attack
23. _____ DVT c. a clot in a vein
24. _____ CABG d. heart bypass surgery
25. _____ CHF e. an abnormal opening in the atrial septum
26. _____ ASD f. electrical picture of heart
For each of the following, circle the combining form that corresponds to the meaning
given:

27. vein aort/o phleb/o varic/o
28. vessel angi/o arteri/o coron/o
29. heart ven/o coron/o cardi/o
30. artery arteri/o angi/o aort/o
31. clot atri/o angi/o thromb/o

Match the following terms with the appropriate body movement:

32. _____ infarct a. bulging of a vessel
33. _____ hypotension b. stationary clot
34. _____ embolus c. cramp in heart muscle
35. _____ thrombus d. scar left by necrosis
36. _____ angina e. traveling clot that obstructs when it lodges
37. _____ aneurysm f. low blood pressure


Progress Note:
S: This 54 y.o. was admitted to CCU with onset of acute anterior chest pain
radiating to the left shoulder and SOB; pt underwent a CABG x 4 six months ago.

O: BP 190/110, P 100, R 72, T 38 C
On PE, pt was in moderate to severe distress. An ECG showed sinus
tachycardia, and a CXR revealed ventricular hypertrophy.

A: R/O MI

P: Order blood enzyme measurement STAT
echocardiogram
CT scan of chest

38. What is the patients CC?
a. severe angina
b. angina developing slowly over time
c. enlargement of the heart
d. fast heart rate
e. slow heart rate

39. Describe the procedure that the patient underwent 6 months ago:
a. surgery to dilate and open narrowed portions of coronary arteries
b. replacement of occluded arteries with transplanted portions of vein
c. replacement of a diseased heart valve
d. coring of the lining of an artery to remove a clot
e. heart transplant




40. Where was the patient treated?
a. outpatient medical office
b. outpatient emergency room
c. inpatient intensive care
d. inpatient coronary care
e. outpatient cardiology department

41. What type of physician is most appropriate to provide initial care and assessment of
this patient?
a. emergency room physician
b. internist
c. gerontologist
d. cardiovascular surgeon
e. cardiologist

42. What did the electrical picture of the heart reveal?
a. extremely rapid but regular contractions of the heart
b. slow heart rate
c. chaotic, irregular contractions of the heart
d. fast heart rate
e. interference with normal electrical conduction of the heart known as a block

43. What was the assessment?
a. patient may have had a heart attack
b. patient may be suffering from right heart failure
c. patient has congestive heart failure
d. patient may have high blood pressure

44. What were the objective findings of the chest radiograph?
a. unknown
b. enlargement of the heart
c. vessel disease
d. dead heart muscle
e. fast heart rate

45. Identify the x-ray imaging procedure ordered in the plan:
a. sonogram of heart
b. chest radiography
c. blood pressure
d. computed tomography
e. biochemistry panel