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60 Cards in this Set
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Disease of the arteries in the arms and legs, resulting in narrowing or complete obstruction
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peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
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Distended or tortuous veins
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varicose veins
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Obstruction of an artery of the heart
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coronary occlusion
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Condition of slow heart rate
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bradycardia
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Deficiency of blood
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ischemia
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A malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue
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Hodgkin disease
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Abnormality in the heart’s normal rhythmic pattern
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arrhythmia
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Collection of blood from a broken blood vessel
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hematoma
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Disease of the heart muscle
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cardiomyopathy
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A malignant disease characterized by an excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells
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leukemia
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Inflammation of the muscle of the heart
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Myocarditis
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Enlargement of the heart
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cardiomegaly
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Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the outer sac (pericardial sac)
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pericardiocentesis
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Originating in the heart
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cardiogenic
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Study of the heart
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cardiology
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Radiographic image of an artery (after injection of contrast media)
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arteriogram
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Radiographic image of the veins (after an injection of dye)
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venogram
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Record of the heart (structure and motion) using sound
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echocardiogram
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Radiographic image of the aorta (after an injection of contrast media)
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aortogram
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Excision of the spleen
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splenectomy
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Excision within the artery (excision of plaque from arterial wall)
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endarterectomy
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Excision of plaque from a blocked artery
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atherectomy
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Physician who studies and treats diseases of the blood
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hematologist
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Formation of blood (cells)
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hematopoiesis
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Study of the blood
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hematology
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IPG
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Impedance plethysmography
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MI
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Myocardial infarction
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PT
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Prothrombin time
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HHD
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Hypertensive heart disease
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PTCA
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Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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Hgb
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Hemoglobin
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SPECT
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Single photon emission computed tomography
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RBC
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Red blood cell
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WBC
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White blood cell
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PAD
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Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
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HCT
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Hematocrit
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IV
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Intravenous
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DSA
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Digital subtraction angiography
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ACS
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Acute coronary syndrome
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CHF
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Congestive heart failure
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CCU
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Coronary care unit
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CRP
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C-reactive protein
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CAD
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Coronary artery disease
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DVT
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Deep vein thrombosis
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CPR
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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CABG
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Coronary artery bypass graft
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EKG, ECG
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Electrocardiogram
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AV
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Atrioventricular
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ECHO
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Echocardiogram
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BP
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Blood pressure
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The anatomic term for throat is
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pharynx
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The combining from meaning "stomach" is
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gastr/o
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Which of the following means tongue?
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lingu/o
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The suffix -pepsia means
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digestion
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The term that means "inflammation of the appendix" is
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appendicitis
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Which of the following terms uses the combining form for fat?
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steatohepatitis
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Which of the following means "excision of the colon"?
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colectomy
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Which of the following is a visual examination of the stomach?
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gastroscopy
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Which of the following means "urge to vomit"?
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nausea
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Hematemesis is the vomiting of
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blood
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