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26 Cards in this Set
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Cardiac Arrest
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Cardiac contractions completely stop
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Using cardiac shock to convert abnormal cardiac rhythm to normal
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Cardioversion
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Using cardiac shock to convert abnormal cardiac rhythm to normal
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Cardioversion
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Pacemaker of the heart in Right atrium
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SA NODE
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DIFFUCULTY BREATHING WHEN IN SUPINE POSTION
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ORTHOPNEA
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HEART MUSCLE
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MYOCARDIUM
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PERTAING TO HEART MUSCLE
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MYOCARDIAL
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TEMPORARY INTERRUPTION IN THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO A TISSUE OR ORGAN
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ISCHEMIC
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AREA OF TISSUE THAT HAS DIED FROM LACK OF BLOOD SUPPLY.
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INFARCTION
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HIGH BLOOD PRESURE ABOVE 140/90
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HYPERTENSION
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OUTSIDE OF NORMAL TISSUE
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ECTOPIC
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DIFFICULTY BREATHING
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DYSPNEA
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MACHINE USED TO ELECTROSHOCK THE HEART THROUGH ELECTRODES PLACED ON THE CHEST WALL.
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DEFIBRILLATOR
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ABNORMAL SOUND OR MURMUR HEARD ON AUSCULIATION OF AN ORGAN, VESSEL OR GLAND
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BRUIT
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RECURRING CRAMPING IN THE CALVES CAUSED BY POOR CIRCULATION OF BLOOD TO THE MUSCLES OF THE LOWER LEG.
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INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATIONS
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AN INHERITED CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY ELONGATION OF THE BONES, JOINT HYPERMOBILITY, ABNORMALITIES OF TEH EYES, AND DEVELOPMENT OF AORTIC ANEURYSM.
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MARFAN SYNDROME
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AUTOIMMUNE DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THE BLOOD VESSELS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE, CAUSING FIBROUS DEGENERATION OF THE MAJOR ORGANS
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SCLERODERMA
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Abnormality or irregularity in the heart rhythm
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arrhythmia
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The two upper chambers of the heart
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atria
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Part of the cardiac conduction system located between the atria and the ventricles.
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atrioventricular AV node
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Divides from one into two branches
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bifurcates
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heart rate of less than 60 beats per min
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Bradycardia
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Specialized muscle fibers that conduct electrical impules fro AV node to Ventricluar myocardium
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bundle of His
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heart rate over 100 beats per min
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Tachycardia
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the two lower chanbers of the heart
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ventricles
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DIZZINESS
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VERTIGO
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