Body System Medical Terminology

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BPM

Back 1

beats per minute

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CP

Back 2

Chest Pain

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DVT

Back 3

Deep vein thrombosis

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HTN

Back 4

Hypertension

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JVD

Back 5

jugular nevous distention

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MI

Back 6

Myocardial Infarction

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PE

Back 7

Pulmonary Embolism

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PND

Back 8

paroxysmol nocturnal dyspnea

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RRR

Back 9

regular rate and rhythm

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Angina

Back 10

Chest Pain

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Stable Angina

Back 11

pain produced with exertion

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Unstable Angina

Back 12

Chest pain that presents at rest

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Diaphoresis

Back 13

Exsessive sweating

Front 14

palpitations

Back 14

Abnormal Heartbeat

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S1

Back 15

first heart sound

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S2

Back 16

second heart sound

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Gallops

Back 17

additional heart sound (resulting in 3 sounds)

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Murmur

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Whooshing Sound

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Jugular Venous Distention

Back 19

Prominant Internal Jugular Veins

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Arrythmia

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Cardiac Dysrhythmia, irregular heart rhythm

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Arystole

Back 21

Lack of heart beat

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Bigemony

Back 22

every other heart beat rhythm (abnormal)

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BradyCardia

Back 23

slow heart rate

heart rate<60 bpm

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Cardiomegaly

Back 24

Enlarged Heart

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Ischemia

Back 25

Restriction of Blood Flow

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Sinus Rhythm

Back 26

normal rhythm of the heart

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Stenosis

Back 27

Narrowing of the lumen of a vesel

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Tachycardia

Back 28

Rapid Heart Rate

Heart rate>100 bpm

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Hemmorhage

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Bleeding

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Hemostasis

Back 30

stop bleeding

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Phlebitis

Back 31

Inflamattion of a vein

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Thromboembolism

Back 32

formation of a clot

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Thrombosis

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Blood Clot

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Regular Rate and Rhythm

Back 34

refers to a consistant pattern and time

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no gallops, rubs, or murmurs-no abnormal sounds

good capillary refill (perfusion should occur in less than 2 seconds)

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Unremarkable exam

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Dorsalis Pedis (pulse)

Back 36

top of the foot

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Posterior Tibial Pulse

Back 37

Behind the medial malleolus

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Femoral Pulse

Back 38

in the groin

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Brachial Pulse

Back 39

Inner Upper Arm

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Radial Pulse

Back 40

wrist on the thumb side

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Carotid Pulse

Back 41

Front of Neck

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Pulse =0

Back 42

absent

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Pulse >2 and <4

Back 43

Normal Pulse

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Pulse >4

Back 44

bounding

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Aneurysm

Back 45

swollen, bulgous bulge in a blood vessel

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Atrial Fibrilation (A-Fib)

Back 46

irregularity in heart Rhythm

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Coagulopothy

Back 47

clotting or bleeding disorder

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hyperlipidemia

Back 48

high cholesterol

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Hypertension

Back 49

High Blood Pressure

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Sepsis

Back 50

inflammatory response due to an infection

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Electrocardiogram (EKG)

Back 51

measurement of electrical activity of the heart

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Echocardiogram

Back 52

2D imaging of blood flow

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Holter Monitor

Back 53

Portable EKG machine

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Chest pain

Back 54

most common complaints by patients

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Acute myocardial infarction

Back 55

heart attack

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Pulmoary embolism

Back 56

formation of an embolus in an artery that supplies blood to the lungs