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cardio Flashcards

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Aneurysm

A

Bulging of an artery, like a tire with a bulge

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Angina pectoris

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Chest pain and choking sensations that are relieved by nitroglycerin

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Arteriosclerosis

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The arteries are thicker and not as stretchy

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Atherosclerosis

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The arteries are filling up with plaque and beginning to close

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Bradycardia

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Slow, Steady heartbeat

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Cardioversion

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An electric shock to your chest; restores your regular heartbeat

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7
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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

A condition that causes the blood to stop going to the arteries around the heart

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Defibrillation

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Shocking the heart to stop ventricular fibrillation which prevents the heart from pumping blood

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Dysrhythmia

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An abnormal heartbeat

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Embolus

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A blood clot or foreign matter travels in the bloodstream

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Endarterectomy

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Removing the plaque from the inner part of arteries

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Heart failure

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The heart can not pump correctly

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Hypoxemia

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You do not have enough oxygen in your blood

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Intermittent claudication

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Cramps or weakness in your legs caused by decreased blood flow to your muscles

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Ischemia

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A body part or organ is not getting enough blood, thus causing pain

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MI

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Myocardial infarction

The heart is being damaged by the lack of blood

17
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Occlusion

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Part of the blood vessel is blocked

18
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Orthopnea

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In order to breathe, you may have to sit or stand up

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Peripheral

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Arms or legs

20
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Pleural effusion

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Fluid is collecting around the lungs

21
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Polycythemia

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You have to many red blood cells in your blood

22
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Pulmonary edema

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Your heart in not pumping effectively causing fluid to settle in the lungs

23
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Tachycardia

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Very fast heart rate that is steady

24
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B- type natruiurectic peptide (BNP)

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A hormone secreted by the heart in response to ventricular expansion and pressure overload

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