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74 Cards in this Set
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atria(2)
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right and left upper chambers of the heart
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ventricles(2)
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right and left lower chambers of the heart
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artery
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carry blood away from heart
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vein
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carry blood to heart
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aorta
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largest artery in the body, blood flows from heart to body
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pulmonary vein
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largest vein in the body, blood flows from heart to lungs
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circulation
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movement of blood to and from the heart, pulmonic vs systemic circulation
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auscultation
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listening with a stethoscope
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ECG
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record of the electrical activity of the heart
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echocardiogram
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record of anatomy of the heart produced by sound waves
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catheterization
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insertion of a tube into to cardiac ventricles, coronary arteries, or great vessels for diagnosis
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diuretic
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decreases total blood volume which lowers the blood pressure by promoting excretion of sodium & water in urine
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beta-blocker
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decrease the heart rate and dilate the blood vessels which lower the blood pressure
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calcium channel blocker
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decreases heart rate, dilates arteries, lowers BP by decreasing amount of Ca entering muscles
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardialgia, cardiodynia
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heart pain
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cardiomalacia
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heart softening
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cardiectasis, cardiectasia
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heart dilation
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cardiocentesis
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surgical puncture of heart
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cardiomyopathy
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heart muscle disease
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cardiotomy
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heart incision
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pericarditis
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around heart inflammation
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endocarditis
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within heart inflammation
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pancarditis
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all heart inflammation
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tachycardia
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fast heart
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bradycardia
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slow heart
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ventricul/ o
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ventricle
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ventriculomegaly
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ventricle enlargement
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ventricular
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ventricle pertaining to
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ventriculography
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process of recording ventricle
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ventriculoplasty
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surgical repair of ventricle
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atri/ o
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atrium
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atrial
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pertaining to atrium
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atrioplasty
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surgical repair of atrium
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atriomegaly
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atrium enlargement
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atrioventricular
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atrium ventricle pertaining to
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angi/o
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vessel
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angiasthenia
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vessel weakness
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angiectasia, angiectasis
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vessel dilation
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angiectomy
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surgical removal of vessel
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angiogenesis
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vessel forming
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angiolipoma
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vessel fat tumor
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angiolysis
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vessel destruction
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angiomegaly
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vessel enlargement
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angiomyolipoma
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vessel muscle fat tumor
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angioparesis
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partial vessel paralysis
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angiopathy
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vessel disease
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angioplasty
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surgical repair of vessel
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angiostenosis
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vessel narrowing
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arteri/ o
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artery
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arteriectasis
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artery dilation
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arterioplasty
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surgical repair of artery
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arteriorrhaphy
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artery suture
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arteriorrhexis
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artery rupture
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arteriosclerosis
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artery hard condition
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arteriostenosis
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artery narrowing condition
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phleb/o
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vein
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phlebitis
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vein inflammation
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phlebotomy
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vein incision
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phlebopexy
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vein surgical fixation
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phleboplasty
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vein surgical repair
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phleborrhexis
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vein rupture
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phlebosclerosis
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vein hardening
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phlebostenosis
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vein narrowing
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aneurysm/o
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dilation of blood vessel
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aneurysmectomy
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aneurysm surgical removal
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ather/ o
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fatty plaque
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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thrombophilia
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attraction to blood clot
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ech/o
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sound
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EKG, ECG
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electrocardiogram
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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MI
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myocardial infarction(heart attack)
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BP
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blood pressure
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