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51 Cards in this Set
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Arteries |
Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart. |
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Veins |
Carry deoxygenated blood to the heart. |
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Massive heart attack |
Lots of blockage high up. |
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Smaller heart attack |
Lower in artery |
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MI |
Heartattack |
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Systolic top |
Contraction phase |
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Diastolic bottom |
Relaxing phase |
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Tool used to take BP |
Sphygmomanmeter |
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SA |
Sinoatrial node controls electricity |
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AV |
Atrioventricular node |
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NSR |
Normal sinus rhythm |
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EKG |
ECG (heartmonotor) |
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Bruit |
Abnormal sounds of blood moving in artery. |
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Bradycardia |
Too slow of a heart rate- less than 60 BPM |
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Tachycardia |
Heart rate too fast- over 100 BPM |
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Ischemic |
Pain from narrowed arteries. |
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Cyanosis |
(Blue look) blood moves to the core causing the skin to get little blood. |
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Diaphoresis |
Excessive sweating. |
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Pallor |
Pale af. |
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Flutter |
Normal rythem but really fast |
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Endocardium |
Inside layer of heart |
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Myocardium |
Heart muscle |
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Pericardium |
Sack around the heart. |
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DOE |
Dyspnea on exertion. Difficulty breathing when moving. |
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Edema |
Excess fluid in tissue from blood not moving around. |
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Pulmonary congestion |
Blood packing up within the lungs. Left heart |
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Failing |
I just can't breath! |
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Venous |
Right heart failing, backing up in the abdomen/jugular. |
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Coarctation of the aorta |
Baddd. Causes high blood pressure, and loss of blood flow from narrowing. |
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PDA |
Patent ducts arteriosus. Holes didn't close but should have. |
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ASD |
Atrial septal defect. Hole between the top two |
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VSD |
Hole between bottom two |
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Tetralogy of fallot |
Four defects, many surgeries |
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AS |
Aortic stenosis |
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MS |
Mitral stenosis |
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TS |
Tricuspid stenosis |
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MR |
Mitral regurgitation |
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MVP |
Mitral valve prolapse. Effects teens and is a problem with blood pressure |
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Orthopnea |
Inability to breath unless sitting up. |
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Dysrhythmia |
Doesn't know the steps |
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Arrhythmia |
Doesn't have any steps |
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Ectopic |
Beat that is out of place, you can feel it. |
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CAD |
Coronary artery disease |
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TEE |
Transesophageal echocardiography. Consious sadation, placed in the esophagus. |
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EST |
Exercise stress test |
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Dipper ultrasound |
Images of blood in vein |
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PET |
Positron emission tomography. Tissue/organ function. Bright spots indicate disease. |
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DSA |
Digital subtraction angiography |
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ECC |
Extracorporeal circulation. |
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LVAD |
Left ventricular assist device |
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MIDCAB |
Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass. |
