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36 Cards in this Set
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Brady |
Slow |
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Tachy |
Rapid |
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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Veno |
Vein |
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phlebo |
Vein |
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- stasis |
To stop |
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cyte |
Cell |
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Endocarditis |
inflammation of the lining |
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myocarditis |
inflammation of the muscle layer |
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pericarditis |
Inflammation of the outer layer of the heart |
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Bradycardia |
rate<60 |
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Tachycardia |
rate>100 |
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Angiography |
xray of arteries |
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Venogram |
Xray of veins |
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phlebitis |
Inflammation of veins |
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Hemostasis |
To stop bleeding |
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hemostat |
A clamp like instrument |
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Erythrocytes |
Red blood cells |
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leucocytes |
White blood cells |
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Hypoxemia |
Low oxygen in blood |
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hematosalpinx |
Blood in the uterine tubes |
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Atherosclerosis |
Literally, “hardening of the fatty stuff.” |
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infarction |
blockage of blood flow resulting in death of muscle tissue. |
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Angina pectoris |
Literally, “pain in the chest.” But, this is a special kind of pain associated with the heart and is distinctive as “crushing, vise-like”, and often accompanied by shortness of breath, fatigue and nausea. |
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arrhythmias |
No rhythm |
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dysrhythmia |
Abnormal rhythm |
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Ischemia |
not getting enough blood flow, more importantly, the oxygen the blood carries is insufficient to sustain muscle which has a very high metabolic rate, and oxygen demand |
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Cardiologist |
physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the circulatory system, especially, the heart. However, after diagnosis, he/she may refer to a cardiovascular surgeon. A cardiologist does not do surgery. |
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Hematologist |
physician specializing in diseases of the blood. |
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Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) |
printout recording of the electrical activity of the heart. |
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Echocardiography |
using ultra high frequency sound waves (beyond human hearing), similar to “sonar,” to form an image of the inside of the heart. |
This procedure can demonstrate valve damage, congenital (before birth) defects and other abnormalities. |
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Cardiac catheterization |
long hollow tube, a catheter, can be threaded into an artery up into the heart. Then material opaque to X-rays can be released into the blood flow through the heart imaging the details of coronary arteries. |
Typically used to identify a blockage and location in the coronary circulation. |
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Phlebotomist/venipuncturist |
specially trained nurse or technician draws blood for lab tests and may also start IV’s (intravenous fluids). The Greek and Latin versions of “cutting into a vein.” |
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Stenosis |
Narrowing |
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Cardiomyopathy |
general term for abnormalities of heart muscle of various causes, but not a myocardial infarct. |
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