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33 Cards in this Set
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valv/o
valvul/o |
valve
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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Percussion
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tapping on the chest to determine the heart borders
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EPO
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erythropoetin, made in the kidneys to stimulate RBC production
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Serum
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clear, watery portion of blood that is left after the clotting agents disappear
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Lymphatic system
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returns proteins and excessive tissue fluid back to the venous blood, protection, and further immunity
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Lymph node
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filters
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immun/o
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protection, immune
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angi/o
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large blood vessels
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phleb/o
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vein
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Cardiac tamponade
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caused by pericardial inflammation, compression of the heart caused by the accumulation of fluid between the layers
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-dynia
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PAIN!!
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Coarctation of the aorta
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localized narrowing of the aorta
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ather/o
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fatty substance, plaque
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-sclerosis
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hardening
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Ischema
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the decreased supply of oxygenated blood to the heart
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PVD
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peripheral vascular disease, progressive narrowing of blood vessels which may lead to vessel obstruction
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Intermittent claudication
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cramp-like pain in the calfs
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessels
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lymphaden/o
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lymph glands
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-poiesis
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formation
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-lysis
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breakdown
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-stasis
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stop
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cras/o
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temperament
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-penia
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deficiency
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pan-
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all
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hypochromic
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lacking in color
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dactylitis
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painful swelling of the fingers or toes
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-emia
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blood condition
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Anaphylaxis
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life-threatening allergy
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Infarction
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tissue death due to ischemia
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Mitral commissurotomy
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closed heart surgical procedure to fix a mitral valve prolapse
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PTCA and CABG are treatment for
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CAD
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