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172 Cards in this Set
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Zika virus |
head smaller than normal |
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IM |
intramuscular |
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arteries |
transport blood away from heart |
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veins |
transport blood to heart |
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endocardium of heart |
inner linning |
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myocardium of heart |
muscular layer |
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pericardium of heart |
outer membrane surrounding heart |
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systolic |
heart contracting to pump blood |
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diastolic |
heart relaxing between beats |
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blood pressure |
pressure exerted by the blood on the cell walls of arteries avg.=120/80 hypertension=140/90 prehypertension120-139/89-80 |
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anastomosis |
connecting two diff parts of the body |
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aneurysm |
ballooning |
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angina pectoris |
chest pain |
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angiocardiography |
recording the flow of heart vessel |
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angiogram |
the vessel record-output |
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angioma |
abnormal growth from new formation of blood vessel |
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arterischlerosis |
hardening of the arteries |
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artificial pace maker |
stimulate heart beat |
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athersclerosis |
hardening by build up of fat |
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ausculation |
listening |
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defibrillator |
gives electric shock to start up heart |
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bruit |
sound you can hear from heart |
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cardiotonic |
medication used to strengthen the tone of heart muscle |
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cardioversion |
procedure used to treat cardiarythmeia |
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claudication |
limping of lameness |
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constriction |
narrowing/too small |
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CABG |
coronary artery bypass graft |
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ECHO |
echocardiography; checks size and shape |
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EKG/ECG |
electrical cardiograph; checks for damage |
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embolism |
traveling blood clot |
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thombis |
stationary blood clot |
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endocarditis |
inflammation within the heart |
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ECC |
extral |
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fibrillation |
any type of spontaneous contraction, quivering |
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flutter |
rapid heart beat |
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HF/CHF |
chronic heart failure |
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Hema- |
blood |
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hemangioma |
blood tumor |
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hyperlipidemia |
too much lipid/fat in blood |
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HTN |
hypertension, high blood pressure |
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infarction |
any kind of blockage, tissue dies and cannot revive |
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ischemia |
lack of oxygen |
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murmur |
abnormal sound |
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MI |
infarction |
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occlusion |
blockage/closing of blood vessel or organ |
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oximetry |
how much oxygen in the blood |
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palpitation |
rapid throbbing |
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PTCA |
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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pericardiocentesis |
puncturing the area around heart to check fluid |
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phlebitis |
inflammation of the brain |
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phelobtomy |
needle puncture |
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stent |
any type of tool to open up heart |
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vasodilator |
expand the vessel |
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digitalis drugs |
strengthen the heart muscle |
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anticoagulants |
blood thinner; prevent blood clots |
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thrombolytic agents |
act to dissolve existing thrombus |
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holter monitor |
done over 24 hrs to check heart rate |
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mri |
magnetice resonance imaging |
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ultrasonography |
to check abnormal function of heart |
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cardiac catherization |
inserting dye to see where the blockages are |
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cardiac enzymes |
check how much damage was done |
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lipid profile |
series of test to check cholesterol |
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stress test |
checks heart condition |
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triglycerides |
used for CAD (coronary artery disease) and DM (diabetes mellitus) |
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ultrafast CT scan |
checking for anything wrong with vessels/heart/arteries |
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BBB |
bundle branch block |
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ASHD |
arteriosclerotic heart disease |
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HTN |
hypertension |
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IV |
intravenous |
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MI |
myocardial infarction |
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CPR |
cardiopulmonary recitation |
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DVT |
deep vein thrombosis |
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HDL |
high density lipoprotein |
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HDL |
high density lipoprotein |
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LDL |
low density lipoprotein |
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PVD |
per vascular disease |
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erythrocyte |
red blood cells; transport oxygen and co2 |
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thrombocyte |
platelets; clots blood |
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lekocyte |
white blood cells; provides main defense |
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AIDS |
acquired immunodeficiency disorder; kaposi's sarcoma |
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agglutination |
clumping together; clotting |
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anaphylaxis |
require a epipen cannot breath |
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anemia |
low amounts of iron |
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creatinemia |
too much creatine |
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embolus |
blood clot |
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erythrocytosis |
too many blood cells |
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erythropoiesis |
formation of blood cells |
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hematocrit |
test to see if you have too many blood cells |
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hematologist |
specialist of the blood |
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hematoma |
swelling of clotted blood |
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hemolysis |
abnormal destruction of the blood |
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hemachomatosis |
iron not metabolized properly accumulates body tissue; bronze hue, enlarged liver, prone to diabetes/CF |
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hemophillia |
bleeding severely from a small injury; ability to blood clot is reduced |
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hemorrhage |
bursting forth of blood |
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hypercalcemia |
too much calcium |
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hyperglycemia |
too much glucose |
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hypoxia |
deficiency in amount of oxygen reaching tissues |
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monoucleosis |
excessive amounts of mononuclear leukocytes in the blood |
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pancytopenia |
patient lacking elements in the blood |
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polycythemia |
increase amount of RBC |
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septicemia |
toxic bacteria evading the body |
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sideropenia |
deficient amount of iron in the blood |
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splenomegaly |
enlargement of spleen |
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thrombectomy |
excision/removal of a blood clot |
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tonsillectomy |
removal of tonsils |
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transfusion |
someone else's blood |
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hemostatic agent |
used to control bleeding |
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antianemic agent |
used to treat iron deficiency anemia |
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hemoglobin |
determines amount of iron-containing pigment |
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ESR |
sedimentation rate |
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Viral load |
determines amount of HIV in blood |
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larynx |
produces vocal sounds |
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trachea |
windpipe; provides open passageway for air to and from lungs |
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bronchi |
provides a passageway for air to and from lungs |
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lungs |
bring air into contact with blood in exchange of oxygen and co2 |
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alveol/o |
small hollow air sac |
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anthrac/o |
coal |
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aspirat/o |
to draw in |
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atel/o |
imperfect
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cheil/o |
lip |
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halat/o |
breathe |
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hem/o |
blood |
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or/o |
mouth |
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ortho |
stratight |
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pector/thorac |
chest |
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pnem- |
air |
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pulmon |
lung |
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py |
pus |
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spir |
breath |
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tubercul/o |
a little swelling |
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ventilat |
to air |
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anthrcosis |
black lung |
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apnea |
not breathing |
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asthma |
wheezing, dyspnea, constriction of chest |
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atelectasis |
partial collapse of the lung |
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bronchiectasis |
dilate the bronchis |
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croup |
barking cough |
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cystic fibrosis |
inherited disease, progressive disability and early death; scaring and cyst formation in the pancreas |
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emphysema |
COPD, lung disease |
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empyema |
pus in their body cavity |
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epistaxis |
nose bleed |
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expectoration |
coughing up mucus |
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legionnaire's disease |
severe pneumonia |
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orthopnea |
sleep sitting up; only way to breath |
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pertussis |
whooping cough |
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pleurodynia |
pain in pleural cavity |
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polyp |
tumor with stem |
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rale |
abnormal sound |
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rhinoplasty |
nose job |
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rhinorrhea |
runny nose |
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SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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spirometer |
tool used to measure amount of air blown out |
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sputum |
nasal mucus |
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expectorant |
promote the removal of mucous from respiratory tract |
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antihussives |
used to suppress a cough |
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mycolyics |
help destroy mucous |
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ABG |
arterial blood gases; how well lungs move oxygen and co2 |
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acid-fast bacilli |
test for TB |
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COPD |
chronic obstruction pulmonary disease |
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CXR |
chest xray |
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ENT |
ears nose throat |
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SIDs |
sudden infant syndrome |
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URI |
upper respiratory infection |
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liver |
changes glucose to glycogen |
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large intestine |
reabsorb water from fecal material; stores and eliminates waste |
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small intestine |
digestion and absorption |
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gallbladder |
stores and concentrates bile |
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pancreas |
secretes pancreatic juice into small intestine |
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proctologist |
rectum and anus specialist |
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enter |
intestine |
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gingiv |
gums |
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gloss |
tongue |
