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58 Cards in this Set
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angi/o, vas/o
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vessel
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aort/o
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aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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ather/o
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thick, fatty
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atri/o
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atria
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cardi/o, coron/o
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heart
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electr/o
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electricity
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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thromb/o
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thrombus (clot)
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valv/o, valvul/o
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valve
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vascul/o
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blood vessel
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ventricul/o
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ventricle
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AF, A-fib
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atrial fibrillation
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ASHD
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arteriosclerotic heart disease
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AV, A-V
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atrioventricular
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BP
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blood pressure
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bpm
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beats per minute
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CABG
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coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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coronary care unit
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CP
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chest pain, cerebral palsy
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CPR
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cardio pulmonary resuscitation
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CV
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cardiovascular
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DVT
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deep vein thrombosis
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ECG, EKG
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electrocardiogram
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ECHO
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echocardiogram
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HF
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heart failure
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HTN
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hypertension (hbp)
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ICU
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intensive care unit
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INR
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international normalized ratio
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LA
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left atrium
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LV
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left ventricle
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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MR
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mitral regurgitation
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MS
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mitral stenosis
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MVP
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mitral valve prolapse
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P
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pulse
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PAC
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premature atrial contraction
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PT
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prothrombin time
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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PTT
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partial thromboplastin time
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PVC
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premature ventricular contraction
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RA
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right atrium
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RBC
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red blood cell
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ROM
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range of motion
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RV
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right ventricle
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V-Fib
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ventricular fibrillation
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VT, V-tach
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ventricular tachycardia
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VTE
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venous thromboembolism
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bid, b.i.d.
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twice a day
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tid, t.i.d.
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three times a day
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qid, q.i.d.
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four times a day
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qh
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every hour
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q2h
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every 2 hours
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qhs
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each evening (hour of sleep)
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qam
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each morning
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