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114 Cards in this Set
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Define: arteriole
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small artery
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Define: artery
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largest type of blood vessel, generally carries blood away from heart to all pts of body
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Define: atrioventricular bundle (bundle of his)
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specializing muscle fibers connecting the atria with ventricles and transmitting electrical pulses between them.
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Define: atrioventricular node
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specialized tissue in wall between atria, electrical impulses pass from pacemaker through AV node and AV bundle/ Bundle of his toward ventricles
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Define: atrium
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1 of 2 upper chambers of the heart
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Define: capillary
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smallest blood vessel, materials pass to and from bloodstream through capillary walls
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Define: Coronary arteries
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blood vessels branching from aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to heart
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Define: diastole
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relaxation phase of heartbeat
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Define: endocardium
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inner linning of heart
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Define: mitrial valve
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valve between left atria and left ventricle also called bicuspid valve
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define: murmur
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abnormal heart sound caused by improper closure of heart valve
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define:myocardium
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muscular middle layer of heart
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define:normal sinus rhythm
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heart rhythm originating in SA node with resting rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute
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define: pacemaker aka Sinoatrial node
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specialized nervous tissue in R. atrium beginning heartbeat.
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define: artificial pacemaker
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electrical apparatus implanted in chest to stimulate heart muscle that is weak
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define: pericardium
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double-layered membrane surrounding heart
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define: pulmonary artery
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artery carrying oxygen poor blood from heart to lungs
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define: pulmonary vein
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1 of 2 pairs of vessels carrying oxygenated blood from lungs to left atrium of heart
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define: Sinoartrial node SA node
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pacemaker
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define: sphygmomanometer
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instrument to measure blood pressure
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Define: systole
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contraction phase of heartbeat
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Define: tricuspid valve
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located between right atrium and right ventricle
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Define: Ventricle
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1 of 2 lower chambers of heart
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Define: venule
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small vein
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angi/o
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vessel
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angiogram
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record of vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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angioplasty
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surgical repair of vessel
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aortic stenosis
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pertaining to narrowing of aorta
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arteri/o, arter/o
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artery
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arteriosclerosis
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hardening of artery
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arterial anastomosis
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surgical opening between 2 arteries
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arteriography
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process of recording artery
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endarterectomy
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excision of artery, removal of inner lining or plaque int he artery
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ather/o
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yellowish plaque, fatty substance
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arheroma
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mass of yellowish plaque
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atherosclerosis
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hardening of arteries due to plaque
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atherectomy
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excision of yellowish plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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atrial
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pertaining to atrium
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atriocentriclular
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pertaining to atrium and ventricle
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachial artery
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pertaining to artery of arm
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiomegaly
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enlarged heart
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cardiomyopathy
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disease of heart muscle
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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abnormal thickening of heart walls (septa), which causes stenosis of aortic valve
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tachycardia
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fast heartrate
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bradycardia
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slow heartrate
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cardiogenic shock
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condition of heart failing to pump adequately
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cholesterol/o
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cholesterol
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hypercholesterolemia
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blood condition of high cholesterol
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coron/o
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heart
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coronary arteries
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pertaining to arteries of heart
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cyan/o
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blue
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cyanosis
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condition of blue, bluish color of skin due to low oxygen in blood
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myx/o
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mucus
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myxoma
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- mass of mucus (benign tumor from CT with cell embedded in mucoid stromal tissue)
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ox/o
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oxygen
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hypoxia
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pertaining to less than normal oxygen
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pericardi/o
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pericardium
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paricardiocentesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from pericardium
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phleb/o
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vein
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phlebotomy
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incision of vein
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thrombophlebitis
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inflammation of vein due to clot
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sphygm/o
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pulse
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sphygmomanometer
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an instrument to measure pulse
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steth/o
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chest
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stethoscope
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instrument for visual examination of chest
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auscultation
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listening to sounds within body, typically with stethocope
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thromb/o
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clot
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thrombolysis
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destruction of clot
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valvul/o, valv/o
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valve
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valvuloplasty
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surgical repair of valve
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mitral valvulitis
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inflamed mitral valve
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valvotomy
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incision of valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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vsocontriction
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narrowing vessel
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vasodilation
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vessel dilation
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vascul/o
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vessel
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vascular
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pertaining to vessel
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ven/o, ven/i
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vein
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venipuncture
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puncture of vein
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ventricul/o
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ventricle, lower chamber of heart
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define: superior vena cava
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brings blood to heart from upper parts of body
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define: raynaud disease
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episodes of ishemia and numbness in fingers and toes caused by contriction
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define: heart block
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failure of proper conduction of impulses from SA node through AV node
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define: angina
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chest pain at rest or chest pain of increasing frequency
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define: thrombotic occlusion
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blocking of coronary artery by cloth
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define: flutter
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rapid but regular heart rhythm
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define: mitral prolapse
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improper closure of valve between L. atrium and L. ventricle during systole
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define: coronary artery disease
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blockage of the arteries surrounding the heart leading to ishemia
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define: hypertensive heart disease
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high blood pressure affecting heart
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define: 2ndary hypertension
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high blood pressure due to kidney disease
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define: coarctation of aorta
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congenital narrowing of large artery leading from heart
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define: fibillation
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rapid and random heart rhytm
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define: congestive heart failure
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inability of heart to pump required amount of blood
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tetralogy of fallot
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congenital malformation involving 4 separate heart defects
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diseases of tetralogy of fallot
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pulmonary artery stenosis- narrowing of pulomnary artery
ventricular septal defect-hole between ventricles shift of aorta to right- vessels leading to arota are in same place] hypertrophy of R. ventricle- cyanosis |
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define: vegetations
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legions forming on heart valves after damage by infection
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define: petechiae
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small, pinpoint hemorrhages
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define: essential hypertension
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high blood pressure with idiopathic etiology
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define: aneurysm
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local widening of artery
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define: claudication
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pain, tension, and weakness in limb after walking has begun
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define: emboli
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clots that travel and suddenly block a blood vessel
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HDL
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high density lipoprotein
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Define: Thrombolytic therapy
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use of streptokinase and LPA to dissolve clot
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define: arrhythmia
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abnormal heart rhythm due to problem of conduction
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types of arrythmias
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heart block
flutter fibrillation |
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define: septal defect
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small hole in septum between atrium or ventricle. means blood can go straight into another chamber and it skips oxygenation
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define: patent ductus arteriosis
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small open duct between aorta and pulmonary artery, blood cannot flow properly to get oxygenated
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patent
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open
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flow of blood through heart
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vena cava-> R. atrium-> tricuspid valve-> R. ventricle-> pulmonary artery-> lungs-> pulmonary vein-> L atrium-> mitral valve-> L. ventricle-> aorta-> rest of body and back to vena cava.
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exception to a- away vein-to
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coronary artery branching from aorta and brings oxygen rich blood to heart
pulmonary artery only oxygen carrying oxygen deficient blood |
