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80 Cards in this Set
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ather/o |
Yellowish plaque, fatty substance |
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Atri/o |
Atrium, upper heart chamber |
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Brachi/o |
Arm |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Cholesterol/o |
Cholesterol |
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Coron/o |
Heart |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Myx/o |
Mucus |
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Ox/o |
Oxygen |
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Pericardi/o |
Pericardium |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Rrhythm/o |
rhythm |
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Sphygm/o |
Pulse |
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Steth/o |
Chest |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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valvul/o |
valve |
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valv/o |
valve |
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vas/o |
vessel |
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vascul/o |
vessel |
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ven/o |
vein |
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ven/i |
vein |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle, lower heart chamber |
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angi/o |
vessel |
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aort/o |
aorta |
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arter/o |
artery |
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arteri/o |
artery |
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AAA |
abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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ACLS |
advanced cardiac life support |
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ACS |
acute coronary syndrome |
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AED |
automatic external defibrillator |
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A-fib (AF) |
atrial fibrillation |
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AMI |
acute myocardial infarction |
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AS |
aortic stenosis |
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ASD |
atrial septal defect |
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BBB |
bundle branch block |
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BNP |
brain natriuretic peptide |
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BP |
blood pressure |
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CABG |
coronary artery bypass grafting |
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CAD |
coronary artery disease |
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CCU |
coronary care unit |
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Cath |
catheterization |
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CHF |
congestive heart failure |
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CPR |
cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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DVT |
deep vein thrombosis |
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ECG/EKG |
electrocardiography |
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ECHO |
echocardiography |
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HDL |
high density lipoprotein |
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HTN |
hypertension (high blood pressure) |
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LDL |
low density lipoprotein |
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LVH |
left ventricular hypertrophy |
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MI |
myocardial infarction |
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NSR |
normal sinus rhythm |
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NSTEMI |
non-ST elevation myocardial infarction |
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PE |
pulmonary embolus |
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PVC |
premature ventricular contraction |
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SOB |
shortness of breath |
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STEMI |
ST elevation myocardial infarction |
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SVT |
supraventricular tachycardia |
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TPA |
tissue-type plasminogen activator |
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UA |
unstable angina |
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VSD |
ventricular septal defect |
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-constriction |
narrowing |
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-dilation |
widening/stretching/expanding |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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-meter |
measure |
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-oma |
tumor/mass/fluid collection |
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-osis |
usually abnormal condition |
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-sclerosis |
hardening |
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a- ; an |
no; not; without |
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brady- |
slow |
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de- |
lack of; down; less; removal of |
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dys- |
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
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endo- |
in; within |
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hyper- |
above; excessive |
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hypo- |
deficient; below; under; less than normal |
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inter- |
between |
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peri- |
surrounding |
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tachy- |
fast |
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tetra- |
four |
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tri- |
three |
