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Atherosclerosis |
A form of arteriosclerosis characterized by accumulation of plaque, blood, and blood products lining the wall of the artery, causing partial or complete blockage of an artery |
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Bruit |
A humming heard when auscultating a blood vessel that is caused by turbulent blood flow through the vesselclau |
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Claudication |
Severe pain in the calf muscle from inadequate blood supply |
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Clubbing |
A condition in which the ends of the fingers and toes appear bulbous and shiny, most often the result of lung disease |
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Dysrhythmias |
Abnormal, disordered, or disturbed cardiac rhythm |
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Homan's sign |
An assessment for venous thrombosis in which calf pain with dorsiflexion, occurs if thrombosis is present |
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Hypomagnesemia |
Excess magnesium in the blood |
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Ischemic |
Condition of inadequate blood supply |
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Murmur |
An abnormal sound heard on auscultating of the heart and adjacent large blood vessels |
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Pericardial friction rub |
Friction sound heard over the 4th left intercostal space near the sternum; a classic sign of pericarditis |
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Poikilothermy |
The absence of sufficient arterial blood flow, causing the extremity to become the temperature of the environment |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
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Plaque |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
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Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
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Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
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Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
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Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
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Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
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Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
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Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
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Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
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Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
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Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
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Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
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|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
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|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
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|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
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Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
|
|
Dressler's syndrome |
Post myocardial infarction syndrome; pericarditis |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
|
|
Dressler's syndrome |
Post myocardial infarction syndrome; pericarditis |
|
|
Emboli |
Solid, liquid, or gaseous masses of undissolved matter traveling with the fluid purrent in a blood or lymphatic vessel |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
|
|
Dressler's syndrome |
Post myocardial infarction syndrome; pericarditis |
|
|
Emboli |
Solid, liquid, or gaseous masses of undissolved matter traveling with the fluid purrent in a blood or lymphatic vessel |
|
|
Infective endocarditis |
Inflammation of the heart lining caused by microorganisms |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
|
|
Dressler's syndrome |
Post myocardial infarction syndrome; pericarditis |
|
|
Emboli |
Solid, liquid, or gaseous masses of undissolved matter traveling with the fluid purrent in a blood or lymphatic vessel |
|
|
Infective endocarditis |
Inflammation of the heart lining caused by microorganisms |
|
|
Insufficiency |
The condition of being inadequate for a given purpose, such as heart valves that do not close properly |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
|
Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
|
|
Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
|
|
Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
|
|
Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
|
|
Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
|
|
Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
|
|
Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
|
|
Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
|
|
Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
|
|
Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
|
|
Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
|
|
Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
|
|
Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
|
|
Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
|
|
Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
|
|
Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
|
|
Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
|
|
Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
|
|
Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
|
|
Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
|
|
Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
|
|
Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
|
|
Dressler's syndrome |
Post myocardial infarction syndrome; pericarditis |
|
|
Emboli |
Solid, liquid, or gaseous masses of undissolved matter traveling with the fluid purrent in a blood or lymphatic vessel |
|
|
Infective endocarditis |
Inflammation of the heart lining caused by microorganisms |
|
|
Insufficiency |
The condition of being inadequate for a given purpose, such as heart valves that do not close properly |
|
|
Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
|
|
Myectomy |
Surgical removal of a hypertrophied muscle |
|
|
Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
|
|
Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
|
|
Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
|
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Point of maximum impulse |
The area of the chest where the greatest force can be felt with the palm of the hand when the heart contracts or beats, usually at the 4th to 5th intercostal space in the midclavicular line |
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Hypertrophy |
An increase in the size of an organ or structure, or of the body, owing to growth rather than tumor formation |
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Isolated systolic hypertension |
The systolic pressure is 160mm Hg or more but the diastolic pressure is lower than 95mm Hg |
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Normotensive |
Normal blood pressure |
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Peripheral vascular resistance |
Opposition to blood flow through the vessels |
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Plaqueprimaryb |
A deposit of fatty material on the lining of an artery |
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Primary hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure of unknown cause. Also called essential hypertension |
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Secondary hypertension |
High blood pressure that is a symptom of a specific cause, such as a kidney abnormality |
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Systolic blood pressure |
Maximal pressure exerted on the arteries during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. The top number of the blood pressure reading |
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Viscosity |
Thickness, as of the blood |
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Annuloplasty |
Repair of a cardiac valve |
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Preload |
End diastolic stretch of cardiac muscle fibers; =end-diastolic volume |
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Beta-hemolytic streptococci |
Gram + bacteria that, when grown on blood-ager plates, completely hemolyze the blood and produce a clear zone around the bacteria colony Group A beta cause disease in humans |
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Cardiac tamponade |
The life threatening compression of the heart by the fluid accumulating in the pericardial sac surrounding the heart |
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Cardiomegaly |
Enlargement of the heart |
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Cardiomyopathy |
A group of diseases that affect the myocardium's (heart muscles) structure or function |
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Chorea |
A nervous condition marked by involuntary twitching of the limbs or facial muscles |
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Commissurotomy |
Surgical incision of any commissure as in cardiac valves to increase the size of the orifice |
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Dressler's syndrome |
Post myocardial infarction syndrome; pericarditis |
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Emboli |
Solid, liquid, or gaseous masses of undissolved matter traveling with the fluid purrent in a blood or lymphatic vessel |
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Infective endocarditis |
Inflammation of the heart lining caused by microorganisms |
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Insufficiency |
The condition of being inadequate for a given purpose, such as heart valves that do not close properly |
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Pulse deficit |
A condition in which the # of pulse beats counted at the radial artery is less than those counted in the sample period of time at the apical heart rate |
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Myectomy |
Surgical removal of a hypertrophied muscle |
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Myocarditis |
The inflammatory process that causes nodules to form in the myocardial tissue; the nodules become scar tissue over time. Inflammation of the heart muscle. |
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Sternotomy |
The operation of cutting through the sternum |
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Thrill |
Palpation of a vibration on the surface of the skin can be caused by turbulent blood flow through a blood vessel (as with a fistula of graft) or cardiac abnormalities |
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Cardiac output |
A measure of the pumping ability of the heart; amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute |
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Diastolic blood pressure |
The amount of pressure exerted on the wall of the arteries when the ventricles are at rest. The bottom number in a blood pressure reading |
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Essential hypertention |
Chronic elevation of blood pressure resulting from an unknown cause |
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Hypertension |
Abnormally elevated blood pressure |
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Hypertensive emergency |
Systolic blood pressure above 180mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure above 120-130mm Hg |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Petechiae |
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain illnesses and bleeding disorders |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Petechiae |
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain illnesses and bleeding disorders |
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Regurgitation |
A backward flowing, as in the back flow of blood through a defective heart valve |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Petechiae |
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain illnesses and bleeding disorders |
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Regurgitation |
A backward flowing, as in the back flow of blood through a defective heart valve |
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Rheumatic fever |
A hypersensitivity reaction to antigens of Group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Petechiae |
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain illnesses and bleeding disorders |
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Regurgitation |
A backward flowing, as in the back flow of blood through a defective heart valve |
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Rheumatic fever |
A hypersensitivity reaction to antigens of Group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci |
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Stenosis |
The constriction or narrowing of a passage or orifice, such as a cardiac valve |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Petechiae |
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain illnesses and bleeding disorders |
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Regurgitation |
A backward flowing, as in the back flow of blood through a defective heart valve |
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Rheumatic fever |
A hypersensitivity reaction to antigens of Group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci |
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Stenosis |
The constriction or narrowing of a passage or orifice, such as a cardiac valve |
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Thrombophlebitis |
The formation of a clot and inflammation within a vein |
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Pericardial effusion |
A buildup of fluid in the pericardial space |
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Pericardiectomy |
Excision of part or all of the pericardium |
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Pericardiocentesis |
Surgical perforation of the pericardium |
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Pericarditis |
Inflammation of the pericardium |
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Petechiae |
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in certain illnesses and bleeding disorders |
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Regurgitation |
A backward flowing, as in the back flow of blood through a defective heart valve |
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Rheumatic fever |
A hypersensitivity reaction to antigens of Group-A beta-hemolytic streptococci |
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Stenosis |
The constriction or narrowing of a passage or orifice, such as a cardiac valve |
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Thrombophlebitis |
The formation of a clot and inflammation within a vein |
