Question

Please list each different medical term in the following Case Study then provide a brief definition of each term.

A 44 years old male was brought into the hospital emergency room with complaints of thoracic angina. there was a suspension of the pneumonia so antibiotic were given but the patient continued to complain of persistent and worsening thoracic angina at which that point cardiac work up was ordered that involved having an electrocardiogram. the electrocardiogram diagnosed the patient with an acute myocardial infarction. most often is caused by an arterial thrombus.

Answer 1

1. Thoracic angina. It is a medical term for chest pain or any related heart disease with discomfort in the chest.
2. Suspension. It is the growth of any microbe in a liquid medium.
3. Pneumonia. A lung disease caused by Streptococcus pneumonia. It is also caused by some fungi and viruses, but here they are treating it with antibiotic hence, bacteria.
4. Antibiotic. These are molecules or medicines which helps in stopping the bacterial infection.
5. Cardiac Workup. A process of raising the heart rate by the exercise or medicine while performing heart tests and imaging for checking heart response.
6. Electrocardiogram. Also known as ECG, it is a graph between voltage v/s time of electrical activity of the heart using electrodes placed on the skin.
7. Diagnosed. To identify the reason, cause and nature of the medical anomaly.
8. Acute myocardial infarction. It is a widely used medical term for mild heart attack, happens when blood flow to heart muscle abruptly stops.
9. Arterial thrombus. Basically a blood clot, occuring in an artery might become a reason for myocardial arrest.