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57 Cards in this Set
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profuse sweating
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diaphoresis
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space inside of a blood vessel
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lumen
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feeling of weakness, tired, sickly
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malaise
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open and unblocked artery
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patent
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preventative measure to prevent sickness
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prophylaxis
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thickness of a fluid
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viscosity
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smallest of arteries
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arterioles
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weakening of an artery (formation of a bubble)
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aneurysm
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reconstruction of an artery
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angioplasty
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record of the view of an artery
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angiogram
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inflammation of a vessel
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vasculitis
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fatty plaque buildup in arterial walls
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atheroma
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stationary blood clot
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thrombus
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blood clot that has begun to move
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embolus
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pertaining to the heart
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myo-
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thickening, hardening
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sclero-
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narrowed
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stenotic
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incisions made in tissue around the heart
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pericardiotomy
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sound heard from vibration associated w/ movement of blood through vessel
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bruit
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diseased heart muscle
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cardiomyopathy
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quivering, abnormal cardiac contractions or partial contractions
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fibrillation
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high blood pressure
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hypertension
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area of necrosis from no blood flow
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infarct
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sensation that the heart is beating fast, hard, and "out of the chest"
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palpitation
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circulation of blood through vessels
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perfusion
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removal of fatty plaque
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atherectomy
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to take off the outer layer vessel or heart
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commissurotomy
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ultrasound of the heart
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echocardiography
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prefix for "vein"
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phleb/o
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prefix for "pulse"
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sphygm/o
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suffix for "pulse"
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-sphyxia
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life-threatening hypersensitivity (allergic response)
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anaphylaxis
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protective protein in response to a "threat"
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antibody
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recognized as harmful by the immune system
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antigen
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infections seen in patients with weakened immune systems
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opportunistic infection
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providing relief, but not a cure
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palliative treatment
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iron-containing compound that gives red blood cells their red color, carries oxygen to body tissues and exchanges it for carbon dioxide
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hemoglobin
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blood product with clotting factors removed
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serum
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prefix for "gland"
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adeno-
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clumping, gluing
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agglutin/o
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embryonic cell
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blast/o
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white blood cell
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leukocyte
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red blood cell
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erythrocyte
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blood condition
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-emia
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decrease, deficiency
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-penia
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liquid component of the blood
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plasma
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ECG taken under controlled exercise stress conditions
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stress test
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destruction of conductive tissue of the heart to interrupt abnormal contractions
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catheter ablation
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surgery that creates a bypass around a blocked segment of a coronary artery
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
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dilation of an ocluded vessel using a balloon catheter
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Percutaneous Transthoracic Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
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destruction of a blood clot
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thrombolysis
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chest pain
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angina
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local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction
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ischemia
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when the valves of the veins do not function properly and fail to prevent the backflow of blood
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incompetent
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passage of a catheter into the heart through a vein or artery to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the heart
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cardiac catheterization
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procedure to restore normal rhythm of the heart by applying a controlled electrical shock to the exterior of the chest
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cardioversion
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technique used to block blood flow to a site by passing a catheter to the area and injecting a synthetic material or medication specially designed to occlude the blood vessel
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embolization
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