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29 Cards in this Set
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aorta
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aorta
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artery
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arteria
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heart
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corazon
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jugular vein
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vena yugular
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spleen
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bazo
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vein
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vena
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arterial pressure
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presion arterial/blood pressure
120/80 |
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systolic
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sistolica-heart is pumping out
120 above |
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diastolic
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diastolica-resting
80 lower |
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heart attack
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ataque de corazon
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inferior vena cava
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vena cava nferior- vein that return blood to heart from lower extremities
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artery
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arteria-send OXYGENATED BLOOD out of heart
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vein
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vena-return blood to heart
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aorta
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aorta-largest artery in the heart that pumps OXYGENATED BLOOD.
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pulse
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pulso-The pulse is the number of heartbeats per minute.
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palpitations
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palpitaciones-abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart-too fast
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brain hemorage
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derame celebral-bleeding in the skull
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hypo tension
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hipotension-low blood pressure caused by stress
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pace maker
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marco pazo- inserted to regulate the heart beat-can be damaged when you travel
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heart failure
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fallo cardiaco- heart is not beating normally-can have too much fluid in the body
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electrolytes
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controls the beating of your heart..
potasium-enters calcio sodium-goes out low electrolites causes fainting/low heart rate |
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coronary heart attack
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enfernedad coronaria-
healthy artery has flexibility hard artery hardens Coronary artery disease (CAD), also called coronary heart disease, is a condition in which plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply your heart muscle with oxygen-rich blood. Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol (ko-LES-ter-ol), calcium, and other substances found in the blood. When plaque builds up in the arteries, the condition is called atherosclerosis (ATH-er-o-skler-O-sis). |
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artherosclerosis
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arteriosclerosis
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catherization
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caterismo
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Plaque*****
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Placas- is made up of fat, cholesterol calcium, and other substances found in the blood. When plaque builds up in the arteries, the condition is called atherosclerosis (Smokers)*******
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stroke
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derame cerebral
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EKG
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electrocardiograma
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hypercholesterolemia
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hipercholesteroldemia-high cholesterol-normal is 200
high for women is 240 high for men is 250 |
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cholesterol
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cholesterol- ldl-bad
hdl-good |
