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20 Cards in this Set
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defibrillator
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in order to restore normal heart rhythm, an electrical device called a defibrillator is applied to the chest wall
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digoxin
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a drug that slows the heart rate to treat atrial fibrillation
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ICD (implantable cardioverter/defibrillator)
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implanted in the chest to sense arrythmias and then to correct them
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cardiac arrest
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sudden stoppage of heart movement
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palpatations
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uncomfortable sensations in the chest associated with different types of arrhythmias
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Heart-lung machine
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ECHMO
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trans-catheter closure
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a clamshell device is threaded through the blood via a catheter into the heart and into a septal defect where it is fixed into place to block a hole
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thrombotic occlusion
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blocking of the cornorary artery by a clot
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infarction
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dead myocardial tissue
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PTCA (percutaneous transluminal cornorary angioplasty)
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catheterization with balloons and stents open clogged cornorary arteries
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petechiae
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pinpoint hemorrhages
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bruit
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abnormal sound or murmur heard on ausculation
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thrill
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vibration felt on palpatation of the chest
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cardiac tamponade
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compression of the heart by collection of fluid
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coarctation
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narrowing
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carotid
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neck
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femoral
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thigh
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popliteal
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back of the knee
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intermittent claudication
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absence of pain or discomfort in a leg at rest but pain, tension and weakness after walking has begun
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hemorrhoids
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piles
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