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103 Cards in this Set
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Thrombus
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A blood clot
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Cerebral vascular accident - CVA
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A stroke
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Arrythmia
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Abnormal rhythm
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Aneurysmectomy
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Surgical removal of aneurysm
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Venous return
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Amount of blood returning to the right atrium/ minute
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Rheumatic heart disease
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Autoimmune disease of heart usually resulting from streptococcal infection
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LDL - Low Density Lipoproteins
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Bad cholesterol
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Murmur
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Blowing sound heard over heart to indicate structural abnormalities
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Aneurysm
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Bulging of a vessel wall indicating a weakness in the vascular muscles
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Angina pectoris
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Chest pain associated with ischemia
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Pulmonary edema
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Condition associated with coughing up pink, frothy secretions
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Purine fibers
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Contractions of heart
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Varicose veins
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Damaged valves of veins let blood flow backwards and collect in preceding section resulting in venous engorgement, twisting and bulging of vein.
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Myocardial infarction
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Death due to ischemia
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Foramen ovale
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An opening between the two atria only during fetal life
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Vasopressors
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Drugs to cause vasoconstriction and raise the blood pressure
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Pulmonary edema
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End stage of congestive heart failure
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Syncope
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Fainting due to low blood pressure
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4 valves of heart
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1. Tricuspid
2. Pulmonary 3. Mitral 4. Aortic |
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HDL - High Density Lipoproteins
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Good cholesterol
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Atherosclerosis
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Hardening due to fatty plaque building up in vessels
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure
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Holster monitoring
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Portable ECG monitors on by patient for hrs or days to assess the heart & pulse activity as person goes through daily living
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Palpitations
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Feels like your heart is racing
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Homeostasis
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Steady state or state of balance within the body
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Endocardium
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Inner lining of heart
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Ischemia
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Lack of blood to tissue
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Shock
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Life threatening low blood pressure
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Aorta
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Largest artery in body
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Hypoxia
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Low oxygen in tissue
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Paroxysmal
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Occurring suddenly
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Claudication
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Lower leg pain when walking, symptom of peripheral artery disease
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Stroke
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Occlusion or bleeding of vessels in the brain causing varying amounts of damage
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Vital signs - VS
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Procedure to determine pulse rate, temperature, respiratory rate and blood pressure.
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Pericardiocntesis
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Puncture of percardium to remove fluid
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Diastole
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Relaxation of heart
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Carotid endarterectomy
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Removal of internal lining of the carotid artery which delivery blood to head
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Cor pulmonale
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Right heart failure due to chronic lung disease
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Pericardium
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Sac around the heart
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Edema
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Swollen with fluid
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Systemic capillary
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All capillaries except those in the lungs
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Cardiac output
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The amount of blood pumped out of left ventricle / minute
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Myocardium
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The heart muscle
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3 layers of heart
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1. Epicardium
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Anasarca
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Total body swelling with fluid
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Artery
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Vessel carrying blood away from heart
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What is stroke volume?
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The amount of blood ejected per beat
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Stenosis
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When a valve's opening is narrow
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Asphyxia
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Without a pulse - lack of oxygen leading to death
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Raynaud's disease
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Sudden vasoconstriction of arterioles in fingers/toes triggered by cold or stress... Fingers/ toes get white or blue and experience numbness
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Embolectomy
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Surgical removal of clot from a blood vessel
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Orthopnea
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Describes a patient who needs to sit up straight in order to breathe comfortably.
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Dyspnea
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Difficult breathing
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PND - Paroxsymal Nocturnal dyspnea
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Respiratory distress that awakens patients from sleep.
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Sinus beat
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A impulse starting where it is suppose to the SA sino atrial mode
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Fibrillation
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Quivering of the heart muscle
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Flutter
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Rapid but regular contraction of the atria or ventricles
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Cardioversion
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Use of any amount of electrical shock to restore a normal heart beat.
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Auscultation
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Listening with a stethoscope
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Troponin
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Blood test to check level of two proteins released into blood when myocardial cells die
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Angiectasis
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Abnormal dilation of vessel
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Thrombolytic
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Agent to dissolve clot
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Ultra
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Beyond
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Bradypnea
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Breathing slowly
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Dyspnea
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Difficult breathing
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Tachy
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Fast
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Tachycardia
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Fast breathing
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Myocardium
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Heart muscle
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Phlebitis
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Inflammation of vein
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Angitis
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Inflammation of vessel
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Stethoscope
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Instrument to examine chest
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Sphygmomanometer
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Instrument to measure blood pressure
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Odometer
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Instrument to measure oxygen
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Ectopic
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Out of place
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Angiorrhexis
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Rupture of vessel
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Echo
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Sound
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Angioplasty
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Surgical repair of vessel / duct
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Prolapse
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Valve doesn't open properly
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LDH & CPK
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Cardiac enzymes
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Ultrasound
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Use of high frequency sound waves to create heat in soft tissue under the skin
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Cardiomegaly
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Abnormally enlarged heart
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-Ectasis
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Expansion / dilation
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Sphygmo
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Pulse
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Sclero
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Hard
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Hypotension
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Lie blood pressure
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Between R atrium & R ventricle
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Tricuspid
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Between R ventricle & pulmonary artery
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Pulmonary
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Between L. atrium & L ventricle
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Mitral
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Between L ventricle & aorta
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Aortic
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Venules
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Small veins
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Embolus
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Anything traveling in blood stream except blood
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Pulmonary
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Artery with deoxygenated blood
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P-Wave
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Atrial depolarization is represent on EKG
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Troponin
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Bio marker to determine occurrence of heart attack
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Angina
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Chest pain associated with heart attack.
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Tamponade
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Compression of heart due to fluid trapped in pericardium
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Pneumo
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Air / lungs
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Stent
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Stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel or duct to widen the lumen
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Vasoconstriction
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Constriction of vessels leading to increase in blood pressure.
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JVD
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Sign of R heart failure
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Capillary
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Exchange vessels.
Smallest vessel in body |
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Respiration
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Gas exchange
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Cardiotonics
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Drugs to increase contractility of heart
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