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Bronchoscopy - ANSWER Procedure used to look inside the lungs' airways (bronchi, bronchioles) CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (open, minimally invasive) - ANSWER Surgical procedure in which one or more blocked ...

Bronchoscopy - ANSWER Procedure used to look inside the lungs' airways (bronchi, bronchioles) CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (open, minimally invasive) - ANSWER Surgical procedure in which one or more blocked coronary arteries are bypassed by a blood vessel graft to restore normal blood flow to the heart. Grafts normally come from the PT's own arteries and veins - legs, arms, chest. Ventricular Assistance device (VAD) - ANSWER Mechanical pump that's used to support heart function and blood flow in people who have weakened hearts. Device takes blood from a lower chamber of the heart and helps pump it into the body and vital organs, just as a healthy heart would. Coarctation of the Aorta (aortica coarctation; CoA) - ANSWER Congenital condition where the aorta narrows in the area where the ductus arteriosus inserts. Ductus arteriosis repair - ANSWER Congenital defect in which a blood vessel between the pulmonary and aortic arteries does not close off properly and allows oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix. Heart Transplant - ANSWER Surgical procedure in which a diseased heart is replaced with a healthy heart from a deceased person. Mediastinoscopy - ANSWER Surgical procedure to view areas of the mediastinum (includes the heart and its vessels, lymph nodes, trachea, esophagus, and thymus) Atrial septal defect (ASD) - ANSWER (Congenital defect) an abnormal opening in the wall separating the left and right upper chambers (atria) of the heart Ventricular septal defect (VSD) - ANSWER (Congenital defect) an abnormal opening in the septum dividing the ventricles allows blood to pass directly from the left to the right ventricle (large opening can lead to congestive heart failure) Thorocotomy - ANSWER Surgical incision into the chest wall -decortication - ANSWER The removal of the outer layer or cortex of a structure, especially the lung, brain or other organ. wedge resection - ANSWER Removal of a small wedge-shaped piece of a lung that contains cancer segmental resection - ANSWER Removal of a segment of a lung Lobectomy - ANSWER Removal of one lobe of a lung. Pneumonectomy - ANSWER Removal of a lung, or part of a lung Lung transplant - ANSWER Surgical procedure to replace a diseased or failing lung with a healthy lung Pulmonary Embolism - ANSWER Obstruction of a blood vessel in the lungs, usually due to a blood clot, which blocks a coronary artery Vena Cava Filter - ANSWER Device inserted into a major vein to prevent a blood clot from entering the lungs. Pectus excavatum - ANSWER Condition in which a person's breastbone is sunken into his or her chest. Tetralogy of Fallot - ANSWER Congenital heart defect that involves FOUR heart defects - large ventricular septal defect - Pulmonary stenosis - Right ventricular hypertrophy - An overriding aorta Ventricular Aneurysm repair - ANSWER Ventricular aneurysm is a complication of a heart attack. It's a ballooning of a section of a blood vessel in the heart that first appears several days or weeks following an acute heart attack.