Medical Emergency Week 5 Chpt 7-8 Key Terms: By Definition

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Filter-less cigarettes from India and Southeast Asia, containing nicotine, but sold in a variety of flavors
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Bidis

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Using more than one drug for pain relief
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Coanalgesia

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Narcotics or drugs affecting the central nervous system that lead to addiction; these drugs are controlled by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and can only be prescribed when a DEA number has been received by a prescriber
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Controlled substancese

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Cardiovascular disease
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CVD

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Procedures to stop bleeding or encourage clot formation
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Hemostasis

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Infective endocarditis
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IE

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Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
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Ml

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The overuse of substances to modify or control mood or state of mind in a manner that is illegal or harmful to oneself or others
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Substance abuse

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Having actions of the sympathetic nervous system, stimulation results in increased blood pressure and increased heart rate
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Sympathomimetic

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Use of antibiotics to prevent infection in cardiac valves caused by bacteremia
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Antibiotic prophylaxis

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The presence of bacteria in the blood
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Bacteremia

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Infection within tissues lining the heart or within valves of the heart, caused by bacteria within the circulating blood that infect these cardiac tissues
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Infective endocarditis

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The act or process of giving birth to a child
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Parturition

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Bacteria responsible for periodontal disease, principally gram-negative anaerobic microorganisms, including Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Prevotella species, and Porphyromonas species
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Periodontopathogen

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Any drug capable of causing a birth defect in the fetus
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Teratogen

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A disorder of valve function causing a variety of cardiac disorders, such as arrhythmia, pulmonary hypertension, heart failure, and cardiogenic shock -

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Valvulopathy