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27 Cards in this Set
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tachycardia |
faster then normal heart rate at rest |
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bradycardia |
slower then normal heart rate at rest |
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Embolus |
solid, liquid, or gas carried by circulation |
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Aneurysm |
Abdominal widening (ballooning) |
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Murmur |
abnormal sound when listening to the heart , blood passing through deformed cardiac valves
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varicose veins |
legs become knotted , swollen |
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ischemia |
local deficency of blood supply produced by vas construction or arterial flow |
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bruit |
listening , abnormal sound |
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Electrocardiography |
recording of the electrical activity in heart |
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hypertension |
high blood pressure |
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hypotension |
low blood pressure |
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shock |
collapse of circulation functions |
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cyanosis |
blueness of skin |
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hypoxemia |
inadequate oxygenation of the blood |
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hypoxia |
inadequate oxygenation of the blood |
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hemorrhage |
bleeding from ruptured blood vessels |
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hemolysis |
break down of RBC |
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hematoma |
circulated collection of blood clotted in tissue |
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venostasis |
stoppage of blood flow through vein |
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artery |
blood vessel that conveys blood from heart to any body part in body |
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vein |
conveys blood from various parts of body to the heart |
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aorta |
conveying blood from left ventricle of heart to all body parts except lungs |
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superior / inferior vena cava |
superior - conveying blood from head , chest, and upper extremities
inferior - conveying blood from all parts below the diaphragm |
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myocardial infraction |
heart attack |
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universal donor |
can give blood to any types |
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universal recipient |
can receive any type of blood |
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Anaphylaxis |
life threatning allergie |
