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77 Cards in this Set
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cardiovascular system contains?
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arteris, veins, capillaries
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veins
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carry blood to heart
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capillaries
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connect arteris and veins
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endocardium
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inner layer of heart
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myocardium
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heart muscle
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epicardium
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outter layer of heart
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artia
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top 2 chambers/recieve blood
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ventricles
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bottom 2/pump blood
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tricuspid
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Right atrium and ventricle
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bicuspid
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Left atrium and ventricle
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pulmonary semilunar
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R ventricle and pul. artery
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aortic semilunar
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L ventricle and aorta
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SA node
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pacemaker of heart
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atherosclerosis
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hardening of plaque
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lumen
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middle of artery
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thrombosis(occlusion)
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blocking clot
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embolus
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traveling clot
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aneurysm
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walls of arteris weak
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endarterectomy
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removing within artery
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carotid
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neck
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femoral
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thigh
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coranary artery diseasE
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plaque biuld up in coronary arteries
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dypsnea
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difficulty breathing
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angina
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chest pain
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PTCA
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percutaneous translumenal coronary angioplasty
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atherectomy
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removal of plaque
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coronary bypass surgery
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take vein and bypass blocked artery
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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MI
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myocardial infarction/heart attack
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arrythmia
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without normal rythm
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bradycardia
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slow HR
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tachycardia
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fast HR(100bpm)
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cardiac arrest
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heart stops
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cardomyopathy
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disease of heart muscle
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congestive heart failure
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heart cant keep up with work
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fibrillation
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heart beats excessivley
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angi/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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coron/o
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heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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ox/i
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oxygen
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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phleb/o
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vein
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sphygm
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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valv/o
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valve
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valvul/o
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valve
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ven/o
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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brady
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slow
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tachy
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fast
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manometer
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instrument used to measure pressure
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ole
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small
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sclerosis
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hardening
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stenosis
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narrowing
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tension
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pressure
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ule
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small
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echo
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looks at valves
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doppler
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looks at blood flow
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TEE
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transesophageal echocardiography
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ASHD
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ateriosclerotic heart disease
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BP
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blood pressure
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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cardiac care unit
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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ECk/ECG
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electrocardiogram
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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TMR
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transmyocardial revascularization-blows holes in heart
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EECP
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enhanced external counter pulsation-uccfs on legs
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