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71 Cards in this Set
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Ab |
antigen |
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ACE |
angiotnsin-converting enzyme |
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AED |
automated external defibrillator |
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Ag |
antigen |
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AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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angi/o |
vessel (angiogram) |
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aort/o |
aorta (aortostenosis) |
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arter/o, arterio/o |
artery (endarterial) |
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arteriol/o |
arteriole (arteriolar) |
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atri/o |
atrium (interatrial) |
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azot/o |
nitrogenous compounds (azonturia) |
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BP |
blood pressure |
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bpm |
beats per minute |
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CPR |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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CVA |
cerebrovascular accident |
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ECG/EKG |
electrocardiogram |
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-emia, -hemia |
condition of blood (erythremia) |
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erythr/o, erythrocyt/o |
red blood cell (erythropoiesis) |
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ESR |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
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ferr/o, ferr/i |
iron (Fe) (ferrous) |
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Hb, Hgb |
hemoglobin |
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hem/o, hemat/o |
blood (hematology) |
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HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
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Ht, Hct |
hematocrit |
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HTN |
hypertension |
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immun/o |
immunity, immune system (immunization) |
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CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
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CAD |
coronary artery disease |
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calc/i |
calcium (Ca) (calcification) |
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cari/o |
heart (cardiomyopathy) |
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CBC |
complete blood count |
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CCU |
cardiac/coronary care unit |
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CHF |
congestive heart failure |
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kali |
potassium (K) (hypokalemia) |
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LAD |
left anterior descending (coronary artery) |
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LBBB |
left bundle-branch-block |
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lemphangi/o |
lymphatic vessel (lymphangiography) |
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leuk/o, leukocyt/o |
white blood cell (leukoblast) |
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lymph/o |
lymph, lymphatic system (lymphoid) |
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lymph/o, lymphocyte/o |
lymphocyte (lymphocytic) |
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lymphaden/o |
lymph node (lymphadenectomy) |
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MI |
myocardial infarction |
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mmHg |
millimeters of mercury (for BP) |
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MPI |
myocardial perfusion imaging |
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MUGA |
multigated acquisition (scan) |
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myel/o |
bone marrow (myelogenous) |
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natri |
sodium (Na) (natriuresis) |
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NHL |
non-Hodgkin lymphoma |
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NSR |
normal sinus rhythm |
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ox/y |
oxygen (O) (hypoxia) |
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PCI |
percutaneous coronary intervention |
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-penia |
decrease, deficiency of (cytopenia) |
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RBC |
red blood cell |
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SA |
sinoatrial |
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sider/o |
iron (sideroderma) |
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SLE |
systemic lupus erythematosus |
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splen/o |
spleen (splenalgia) |
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TEE |
transesophageal echocardioagraphy |
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thromb/o |
blood clot (thrombosis) |
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thrombocyt/o |
platelet, thrombcyte (thrombocytopenia) |
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thym/o |
thymus gland (athymia) |
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tonsill/o |
tonsil (tonsillar) |
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valv/o, valvul/o |
valve (valvuloplasty) |
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vas/o, vascul/o |
vessel, duct (vasoconstriction) |
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ven/o, ven/i |
vein (venous, venipuncture) |
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phleb/o |
vein (phlebotomy) |
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-poiesis |
formation, production (hemopoiesis) |
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PTCA |
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
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WPW |
woff-parkinson-white syndrome |
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ventricul/o |
ventricle, cavity (ventriculotomy) |
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WBC |
white blood cell |
