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157 Cards in this Set
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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penis
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cry/o
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cold
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crypt/o
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hidden
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epididym/o
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epididymis
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gon/o
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seed
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hydr/o
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water,fluid
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
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testis, testicle
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pen/o
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penis
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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semin/i
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semen, seed
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sperm/o, spermat/o
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spermatozoa, semen
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terat/o
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monster
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test/o
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testis, testicle
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varic/o
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varicose veins
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vas/o
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vessel, duct; vas deferens
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zo/o
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animal life
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-genesis
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formation
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-one
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hormone
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-pexy
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fixation, put in place
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-stomy
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new opening
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PSA test
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Prostate Cancer Screening
Measurements of levels of prostate- specific antigen in blood |
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DRE
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Digital Rectal Examination
Finger palpitation through the anal canal and rectum to examine the prostate gland. |
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Syncope
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Fainting
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Cryptorchism; cryptorchidism
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Undescended Testicles
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How is cryptorchidism treated
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through an orchiopexy (testicles brought down)
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BPH
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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Benign growth of cells within prostate gland |
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How is BPH treated
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Through transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP)
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neurotransmitter
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chemical messenger released at the end of a nerve cell. stimulating or inhibiting another nerve cell.
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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dur/o
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dura mater
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encephal/o
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brain
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gli/o
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glial cells
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lept/o
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thin, slender
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mening/o , meningi/o
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membranes, meninges
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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neur/o
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nerve
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pont/o
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pons
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radicul/o
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nerve root
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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thec/o
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sheath
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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alges/o, -algesia
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excessive sensitivity to pain
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-algia
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pain
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caus/o
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burning
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comat/o
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deep sleep
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esthesi/o, -esthesia
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feeling, nervous sensation
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kines/o, kines/i
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic |
movement
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-lepsy
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seizure
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lex/o
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word phrase
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-paresis
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weakness
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-phasia
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speech
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-phlegia
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paralysis
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-praxia
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action
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-sthenia
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strength
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syncop/o
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to cut off, cut short
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tax/o
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order, coordination
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hydrocephalus
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abnormal accumulation of CSF fluid in the brain.
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Alzheimers Disease
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brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration, personality changes and impairment of daily functions
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Epilepsy
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Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity.
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Huntington Disease
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Hereditary disorder marked by degenerative changes in the cerebrum leading to abrupt involuntary movements and mental deterioration
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS and its replacement by plaques of sclerotic tissue
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Parkinson Disease
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Degenration of neurons in the basal ganglia, occurring in the later life and leading to tremors, weakness of muscles and slowness of movement.
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Lumbar Puncture (LP)
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CSF is withdrawn from between two lumbar vertebrae fro analysis.
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diastole
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relaxation phase of heartbeat
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systole
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contracting phase of heartbeat
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S.A Node
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pacemaker for the heart
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tricuspid Valve
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Between the right atrium and right ventricle
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Systemic Circulation
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flow of blood from body tissue to heart and from heart back to body tissue
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Pulmonary Circulation
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Flow of blood from heart to lungs back to heart
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arter/o, arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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yellowish plaque, fatty substance
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atri/o
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atrium, upper heart chamber
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brachi/o
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arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
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coron/o
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heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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myx/o
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mucus
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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phleb/o
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vein
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rrhythm/o
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rhythm
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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thromb/o
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clot
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valvul/o,valv/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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ven/o, ven/i
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vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower heart chamber
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arrythmias
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abnormal heart rythms
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Congestive Heart Failure(CHF)
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Heart unable to pump its required amount of blood.
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ishcemia
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blood flow is decreased
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CABG
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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MVP
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Mitral Valve Prolapse
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What is CABG used to treat?
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Coronary Artery Disease, by replacing clogged arteries
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synapse
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impulse jumps from one nerve end to another
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What is the cause of hypertension
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its idiopathic (unknown)
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Hypertension
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High blood pressure
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deep vein thrombosis
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Blood clot (thrombus) forms in a large vein usually in lower limb.
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As a result of varicose veins what is most likely to occur?
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thrombophlebitis
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endarterectomy
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surgical removal of plaque from the inner layer of an artery
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What is mitral valve prolapse
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improper closure of the mitral valve
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What indicates a MVP
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a midsystolic click
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aneurysm
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local widening (dilation) of an arterial wall.
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PDA
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patent ductus arteriosus
passageway between the aorta and the pulmonary artery remains open after birth |
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septal defect
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small holes in the wall between the atria or the ventricles
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Pulmonary arter stenosis
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artery is narrow or obstructed
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alveolus/ air sac
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bronch/o
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bronchial tube
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bronchiol/o
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small bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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coni/o
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dust
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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lob/o
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lobe of the lung
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pector/o
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chest
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pharyng/o
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chest
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phon/o
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voice
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
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air, lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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sinus/o
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sinus/cavity
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spir/o
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breathing
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tel/o
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complete
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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-ema
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condition
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-osmia
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smell
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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-thorax
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pleural cavity, chest
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auscultation
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listening to sounds within the body
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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asthma
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chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder leading to obstruction of airway due to edema and increased mucus production (wheezing)
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atelectasis
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collapsed lung, incomplete expansion of alveoli
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COPD
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time |
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Pleural Effusion
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity
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Thoracotomy
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large incision of the chest
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what is a sutured nerve
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a graph
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What is plural effusion treated with?
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thoracentesis (removes fluid from space)
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endocardium
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inner lining of heart
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myocardium
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muscular, middle layer of the heart
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pericardium
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double layered membrane surrounding the heart
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sphygmomanometer
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blood pressure measuring tool
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valves
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prevent backflow of blood in veins
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arteries
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blood vessels that carry blood away from heart
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