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45 Cards in this Set
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angi/o
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R. vessel
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aort/o
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R. largest artery
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arter/o, arteri/o
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R. artery
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ather/o
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R. yellowish plaque, fatty substance
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atri/o
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R. upper chamber of the heart
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brachi/o
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R. arm
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cardi/o
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R. heart
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cholesterol/o
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R. cholesterol
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coron/o
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R. heart (not cardi/o)
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cyan/o
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R. blue
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myx/o
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R. mucus
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ox/o
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R. oxygen
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pericardi/o
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R. lining surrounding the heart
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phleb/o
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R. vein (not vrren/o)
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rrhythm/o
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R. rhythm
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sphygm/o
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R. pulse
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steth/o
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R. chest
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thromb/o
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R. clot
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valvul/o, valv/o
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R. valve
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vas/o; vascul/o
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R. vessel
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ven/o, ven/i
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R. vein
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ventricul/o
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R. lower heart chamber
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atheroma
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plaque collection that protrudes into the lumen of an artery, weakening the muscle lining
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artherosclerosis
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major form of ateriosclerosis in which deposits of yellow plaque containing cholesterol and lipids are found within the lining of the artery
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cardiomyopathy
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disease of the heart muscle
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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abnormal thickening of the heart muscle, causing the heart to have to work harder
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bradycardia
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slower than 60 beats per minute
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tachycardia
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faster than 100 beats per minute
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supraventricular tachycardia
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rapid beats coming from the atria, causing palpitation
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palpitation
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abnormal sensations in the chest
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cardiogenic shock
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results from failure of the heart in its pumping action
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shock
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circulatory failure associated with inadequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to body tissues
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statins
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drugs that work by blocking a key enzyme in the production of cholesterol in the liver
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hypercholesterolemia
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excessive cholesterol in the blood
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cyanosis
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bluish discoloration of the skin indicating diminished oxygen in the blood
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myxoma
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benign tumor derived from connective tissue with cells embedded in soft mucoid stromal tissue - occur most frequently in left atrium
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hypoxia
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inadequate oxygen in tissues
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anoxia
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extreme version of hypoxia
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thrombophlebitis, phlebitis
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blood clot in a vein
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DVT
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deep vein thrombosis
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dysrythmia, arrhythmia
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abnormal heart rhythm (2 names)
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auscultation
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listening to sounds within the body, typically using a stethoscope
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valvuloplasty
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a balloon tipped catheter dilates a cardiac valve
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mitral valvulitis
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inflammatory disease caused by inadequate treatment of a streptococcal infection, commonly associated with rheumatic fever.
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venous cutdown
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a small surgical incision to permit access to a collapsed vein
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