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46 Cards in this Set
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Sinus Arrhythmia
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Irregular variation in rate due to changes in rate and and depth of breathing
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Flouroscope and Catheterization of the heart
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Used together in visualization and evaluation of heart action and blood circulation
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Swan Ganz Catheter
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Used for diagnoses of heart disease
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Ultrasound
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Used as important diagnostic tool
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digitalis
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Oldest and most valuable drug
Obtained from leaf of foxglove plant |
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Anticoagulants
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Prevents Clot formation
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Nitroglycerin
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Dialates Vessels in coronary circulation and improves blood supply
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Antiarrythmic Agents
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Used to regulate the heart beat
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Pacemaker
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Supplies impulses to regulate the heart beat
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What are 4 types of heart surgery
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By-pass surgery, Valve replacement, Heart Transplants, Artificial Heart
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Atherosclerosis
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Plaque develops in lining of arteries and interferes with blood flow
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Ischemic Heart Disease
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Insuffiient oxygen delivery to heart
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Angina Pectoris
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Heart is deprived of oxygen causing severe chest pain
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Thromboembolism
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Obstruction of blood vessels by a thrombus that has disloged from it's sight of formation
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Myocardial Infarction
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Heart Attack- blocked coronary artery
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Conronary Occlusion
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Closing off a coronary artery
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Cardiomegaly
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Enlarged heart
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Thrombolytic Therapy
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Plasti tube inserted into artery of arm or leg and threaded through major blood vessels toward heart tube reaches blokage and baloon is inflated breaking up clot
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Coronary Bipass
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Portion of blood vessel is sutured from aorta to coronary artery. Like a detour on a roadway system
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Graph(record)
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Recording of eletrical activity of myocardium during cardiac cycle
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Electrocardiograph
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Machine that records the activity of the heart
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Factors that increase the risk of CHD
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male gender
family history tobacco use sever obesity hypertension high cholesterol impaired circulation diabetes |
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Echocardiogram
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Graphic reording of ultrasound waves from heart
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Electrocardiogram
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Electrical recording of heart activities by placing eletrodes on hest
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Holter Moniter
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Moniters EKG activity over long period of time
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Cardiac Magneti resonane imaging
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image produced by magnetic waves beamed at heart
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Arrythmia
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Irregular Heart Beats
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Arteriosclerotic Heart disease
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disease produced by coronary artery disease
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Cardiomyopathy
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weakening of the heart muscle
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Congenital Heart Disease
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Abnormailities at birth
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Congestive Heart Failure
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inability of heart to beat
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Heart murmur
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Extra heart sounds between beats
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bruit
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Heart murmur
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Hypertensive heart disease
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prolonged high blood pressure
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infective endocarditis
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inflammationm of the endocardium
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Mitral Valve prolapse
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failure of heart valves closing properly
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Septal Defects
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Small holes in septa between the atria and ventriles
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valvular insuffiieny
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failure of heart valve to close resulting in leakage
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Gallop
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Fast tripe rythym of heart beat
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Palpitation
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Patients awareness of heartbeat
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Rub
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Abnormal heart sound - grating or scratchy
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Cardiotomy
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incision of heart for repair
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Cardioversion
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Brief charges of electricity, stops cardiac rythym
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Correction of Atrial Septal defect
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closure of abnormal opening in interatrial septum
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Corretion of ventricular septal defect
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repair of opening in interventricular septum
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intra-aortic balloon pump
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mechanial device that improves coronary blood flow in weak hearts
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