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14 Cards in this Set
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Angina
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CP, characterized by tightness, radiating pain or discomfort resulting from a lack of blood flow to the heart muscle
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Diastole
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Widening of the chambers of the heart btw 2 contractions when the chamber fill with blood again (relax)
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Varicosities
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condition in which a vein is swollen and tortuous. (varicose veins)
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Systole
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contraction of the chambers of the heart (esp the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery (Contract)
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Bruit
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term for unusual sound that blood makes when it rushes past an obstruction (called turbulent flow) in an artery
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Thrill
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an abnormal, fine tremor or vibration in the respiratory or circulatory system
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Syncope
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Faint. Spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to brain
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Murmur
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extra abnormal heart sound usually detected while listening to the heart beat with a stethoscope
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Intermittent claudication
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Lamness due to pain in leg muscles bc the blood supply is inadequate; during exercise...subsides with rest
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Thrombophlebitis
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inflammation of a vein caused by or associated with formation of a blood clot
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Palpitation
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Trembling/shaking; irregular, rapid beating or pulsation of the heart
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JVD
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jugular venous distension
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PVD
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peripheral vascular disease
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PMI
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point of maximal impulse
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