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35 Cards in this Set
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AAA |
Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
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angina |
A condition of episodes of severe chest pain due to an inadequate blood flow to the myocardium |
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Aneurysm |
Widened blood vessel |
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arrhythmia |
irregularity in the rate of rhythm of the hear |
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arterioslerosis |
hardening and narrowing of an artery along with loss of elasticity |
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angi/o |
vessel (blood or lymph) |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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angioplasty |
surgical repair of a vessel |
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bradycardia |
an abnormally slow heart rate |
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CAD |
coronary artery disease |
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endocarditis |
inflammation of the interlining of the heart and its valves |
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CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
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trachycardia |
an abnormally fast heart rate |
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fibrillation |
abnormally rapid, uncoordinated quivering of the myocardium that can affect the atria or the ventricles |
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cardiomyopathy |
disease or weakening of the heart muscle that diminishes cardiac function |
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MI |
myocardial infarction |
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embolism |
condition in which a mass becomes lodged in a blood vessel, obstructing, blood flow |
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vascul/o |
vessel |
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vasculitis |
inflammation of blood vessels |
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HTN |
hypertension |
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hypertension |
elevated blood pressure higher than 140/90 mmHG |
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hypotension |
low blood pressure lower than 90/60 mm Hg |
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infarction |
localized tissue necrosis due to the cessation of blood supply |
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MVP |
mitral valve prolapse |
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palpitation |
sensation of an irregular heartbeat |
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phlebitis |
inflammation of a vein in the arm or leg |
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DVT |
deep vein thrombosis |
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BP |
blood pressure |
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biopsy |
removal of a small piece of tissue for diagnostic purposes |
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embloectomy |
removal of an embolus |
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ECG or EKG |
electrocardiography - graphically records the spread of electrical excitation to different parts of the heart |
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MRI |
magnetic resonance imaging |
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phleb/o |
vein |
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-cardia |
heart condition |
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endo |
in, within |
