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81 Cards in this Set
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angi/o
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vessel
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ather/o
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fatty
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brady
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slow
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ecstasis
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dilation
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emia
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blood
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my/o
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muscle
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peri
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surrounding around
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phleb/o
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vein
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stenosis
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narrowing
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tachy
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fast
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tens-
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pressure
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thromb/o
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clot
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varic/o
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dilated
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vas/o
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vessel
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endocardium
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in the heart
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myocardium
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muscle layer of the heart
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epicardium
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outer layer of the heart
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pericardium
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around the heart
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septum
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wall separating sides of heart
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systemic circuit
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circuit to parts of body to and from heart
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smilunar valves
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exit valves
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aortic semilunar valve
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between left ventricle and aorta
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pulmonary semilunar valve
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between right ventricle and pulmonary artery
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sinoatrial node
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upper posterior wall of right atrium
sets heartbeat... pacemaker |
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atrioventricular node
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bottom right atrium near ventricle
transmits electrical impulses to the bundle of HIS |
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bundle of his
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on top of interventricular septum and travels down either side of the septum
transmits impulses to purkinje fibers |
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sytole
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contraction of heart
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dystole
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relaxation of heart
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sinus rhythm
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originates in SA node and has normal rate of 60-100 bpm
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bpm
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made ya look... :)
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lumen
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opening of vessel through which blood flows
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sphygmomanometer
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blood pressure cuff
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erythrocytes
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rbc's
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thrombocytes
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platelets
clotting agents |
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leukocytes
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wbc's
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phagocytosis
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when white blood cells destroy bacteria by means on ingestion
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erythrocytes have a life span of how long
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120 days
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A blood type can take
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A or O
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A blood type can give to
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A or AB
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B blood type can take
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B or O
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anemia
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without blood
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leukemia
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white blood
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atherosclerosis
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build up of plaque in atrery that impedes flow of blood to heart muscles
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ischemia
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deficiency of blood flow and oxygen to heart muscle
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hyperlipidemia
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excessive blood fatts that may lead to roughened surfaces of artery walls and cause blood clotting formations
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lipid panel
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blood test determineslevels of HDL, LDL, cholesterol in blood
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
ballon tipped catheter inserted into coronary artery and inflated to flatten plaque build up... until optimal flow is reached |
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arterial stent
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a mesh tube implanted in an artery to provide support
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
grafting of another blood vessel usually a saphenous vein or IMA internal mamary artery to a diseased coronary artery |
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Endarterectomy
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surgical removal of an artery blocked by atheromatous plaque
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atheroma
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plaque of fatty tissue
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thrombosis
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bloooooood clot!
high leanne... :) |
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myocardial infraction
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heart attack from lack of oxygen to myocardium... heart muscle
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necrotic
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death
how you never want to wake up in the morning... only happens once |
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nuclear stress test
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assesses blood flow through the heart
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thrombolic
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dissolves clots (destroys clots)
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bradycardia
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slow heart rate
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fibrillation
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rapid random ineffective heart contractions
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atrial fibrillation
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when atria beats faster then ventricles
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cardioversion
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treatment of fibrillation by application of electric current
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ablation therapy
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applying radio frequency waves to the heart to cure cardiac arythmias
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hypertension
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when systolic blood pressureis above 140 and distolic is above 90
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hypertrophy
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condition when left ventricle becomes enlarged
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
heart can't pump enough blood to meet bodys needs |
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dyscrasia
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abnormality of blood
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thrombocytopenia
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insufficient number of thrombocytes
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cardiac glycosides
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drugs (go figure) that increase the force of myocardial contractions without causing and increase in oxygen consumption
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vasodilators
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increase lumen of blood vessels... opens them up
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antianginal
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drugs (again) to treat chest pain
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statins
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more drugs... block production of cholesterol in liver
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AV
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atrioventricular
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graff
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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cardiac care unit
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CP
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chest pain
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DIC
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disseminated intravascular coagulation
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HDL
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high density lipoprotein
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LDL
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low density lipoprotein
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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SA
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sinoatrial
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