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27 Cards in this Set
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Cardiology |
Medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of condition |
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Angiitis |
Inflammation of a vessel |
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Angiostenosis |
Narrowing of a vessel |
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Bradycardia |
Slow heart rate |
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Embolis |
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a blood clot |
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Infarct |
Tissue within an organ that undergoes death |
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Ischemia |
Temporary deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction to the circulation |
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Orthostatic hypotension |
Sudden drop in blood pressure/ experience when standing straight up suddenly |
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Palpitation |
Pounding racing heartbeat |
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Tachycardia |
Having fast heart rate |
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Angina pectoria |
Severe pain with a sensation of condition around the heart |
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Cardiac arrests |
Complete stopping of heart activity |
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Cardiomegaly |
An enlarge heart |
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Fibrillation |
Arrhythmia characterized by an abnormal quivering of heart fibers. |
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Myocardial infarction |
Condition caused by the partial or complete occlusion or closing of one or more of the coronary arteries |
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Arteriosclerosis |
Thickening hardening and loss of elasticity of the walls of the arteries |
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Atherosclerosis |
Caused by the formation of yellowish plaques of cholesterol on the inner walls of arteries |
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Hemorrhoid |
Varicose vein in the anal region |
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Hypertension |
Blood pressure above the normal range. |
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Hypotension |
Decrease in blood pressure |
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Ausculatation |
Process of listening to the sounds within the body by using a stethoscope |
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
Procedure to restore cardiac output and oxygenated air to the lungs for a person in cardiac arrest |
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Arterial anastomosis |
Surgical joining together of two arteries |
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Coronary artery bypass graft |
Open-heart surgery in which a blood vessel from another location in the body is grafted to route blood around a block |
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Anticoagulant |
Prevent blood clot formation |
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Cardiotonic |
Increase the fine of cardiac muscle contraction |
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Thrombolytic |
Dissolves existing blood clot |
