Question

This Discharge Summary contains 13 medical terms. Underline each term and write it in the list below the report. Then explain each term as you would to a nonmedical person.

Date: 6/1/2017
Patient: Juanita Johnson
Patient complaint: Severe pain in the right ankle with any movement of lower limb.

Discharge Summary
Admitting Diagnosis:
Difficulty breathing, hypertension, tachycardia
Final Diagnosis:
CHF secondary to mitral valve prolapse
History of Present Illness:
Patient was brought to the Emergency Room by her family because of difficulty breath-
ing and palpitations. Patient reports having experienced these symptoms for the past
six months, but this episode is more severe than any previous. Upon admission in the
ER, heart rate was 120 beats per minute and blood pressure was 180/110. The results
of an EKG and cardiac biomarkers were normal. She was admitted for a complete
workup for tachycardia and hypertension.
Summary of Hospital Course: Patient underwent a full battery of diagnostic tests. A prolapsed mitral valve was
observed by echocardiography. A stress test had to be stopped early due to onset of
severe difficulty in breathing. Angiocardiography failed to demonstrate significant CAD.
Blood pressure and tachycardia were controlled with medications. At discharge, HR
was 88 beats per minute and blood pressure was 165/98.
Discharge Plans:
There was no evidence of a myocardial infarction or significant CAD. Patient was placed
on a low-salt and low-cholesterol diet. She received instructions on beginning a care-
fully graded exercise program. She is to continue her medications. If symptoms are not
controlled by these measures, a mitral valvoplasty will be considered.

Answer 1

arteries

blood vessels

capillaries

carbon dioxide

circulatory system

deoxygenated (dee-OK-sih-jen-ay-ted)

heart

oxygen

oxygenated (OK-sih-jen-ay-ted)

pulmonary circulation (PULL-mon-air-ee /

ser-kyoo-LAY-shun)

systemic circulation (sis-TEM-ik /

ser-kyoo-LAY-shun)

veins

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