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50 Cards in this Set
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HTN
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Hypertension
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CHF
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Congestive Heart Failure
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PE
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Pulmonary Embolism
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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AAA
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abdominal aortic aneurysm
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capillaries
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smallest vessel
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Cardiac Arrest
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heart stops beating & circulation ceases
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries
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synoatrial node SA
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where electrical impulses begins
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palpitations
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pounding, racing heart beat
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bradycardia
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abnormally slow heart rate ⬇60bpm
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venule
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smallest vein
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myocardium
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middle layer of muscle; thick & composed of cardiac muscle
its the layer that produces heart contraction |
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cardiomegaly
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abnormally enlarged heart
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coagulates
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converting liquid to gel or solid
ex: blood coagulation |
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arterial
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pertaining to artery
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tachycardia
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abnormally fast heart rate
⬆100 bpm |
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pericardial
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pertaining to the sac surrounding the heart
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endocardium
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inner layer of heart
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angina pectoris
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severe chest pain w/sensation of constriction around the heart.
caused by deficiency of oxygen to heart muscle |
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arrhythmia
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irregular heartbeat
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anaphylaxis
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severe reaction to an antigen
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atherosclerosis
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hardening of the arteries due to the formation of plaques of cholesterol on the walls of the arteries
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auscultation
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process of listening to the sounds of the body using a stethoscope
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hematology
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study of blood
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immunocompromised
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having an immune system that is unable to respond properly to pathogens
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction
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lymphadenopathy
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lymph node disease
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leukopenia
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too few white blood cells
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splenomegaly
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enlargement of spleen
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myocardial infarction
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heart attack
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anemia
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reduction in number of RBCs or amount of hemoglobin in blood;
results in less oxygen reaching tissues |
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pancytopenia
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too few of all types of blood cells
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erythropenia
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too few red blood cells
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septicemia
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having bacteria in the blood stream
-usually referred to as blood poisoning |
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leukemia
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cancer of WBC-forming bone marrow
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anaphylatic shock
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severe allergic response, life threatening; causes circulatory & respiratory problems
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pathogen
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disease bearing organism
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ischemic heart disease
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holding back blood from the heart
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pericarditis
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disease of the pericardium
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myocarditis
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inflammation of the muscle layer of heart wall
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arteriole
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small artery
(narrow in diameter) |
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aorta
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largest vessel/artery
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embolism
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obstruction of blood vessel that has broken off & travels thru body
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thrombus
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blood clot forming w/in a blood vessel.
stationary |
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endocardial
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disease within the heart
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phlebitis
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inflammation of the vein
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diastole
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period of time during which the heart chamber is RELAXED
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systole
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period of time during which the heart chamber is CONTRACTING
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