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Chapter 11 Flashcards

Cardiovascular System

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aneurysm/o

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aneurysm

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angi/o

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vessel (blood)

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aort/o

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aorta (largest artery)

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque (fatty substance)

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atri/o

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atrium (upper heart chamber)

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axill/o

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armpit

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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cholesterol/o

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cholesterol

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coron/o

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heart

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cyan/o

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blue

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isch/o

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hold back, back

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my/o

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muscle

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myx/o

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mucus

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pericardi/o

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pericardium

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phleb/o

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vein

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rrhythm/o

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rhythm

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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steth/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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valv/o

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valve

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valvul/o

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valve

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vas/o

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vessel, duct

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vascul/o

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vessel (blood)

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ven/o, ven/i

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vein

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ventricul/o

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ventricle (of heart or brain)

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-constriction

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narrowing

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-dilation

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widening, stretching, expanding

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-emia

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blood condition

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-lysis

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breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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measure

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

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tightening, stricture

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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brady-

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slow

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de-

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lack of, down, less, removal of

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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in, within

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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inter-

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between

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peri-

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surrounding

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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

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tri-

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three

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angiogram

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record of vessel

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endarterectomy

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excision, removal, resection of artery within

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cardiomyopathy

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disease condition of muscle heart

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hypercholesterolemia

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blood condition of cholesterol excessive

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cyanosis

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condition, usually abnormal blue

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pericarditis

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inflammation of pericardium

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pericardiocentesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from pericardium

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stethoscope

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instrument to visually examine chest

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thrombolysis

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breakdown clot

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valvuloplasty

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surgical repair of valve

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hypoxia

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condition of oxygen deficient

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lipid tests (profile)

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measurement of levels of fatty substances (cholesterol and triglycerides) in the bloodstream

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stress test

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measurement of the heart’s response to the physical exertion (patient monitored while jogging on a treadmill)

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angiography

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injection of contrast into vessels and x-ray imaging

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electrocardiography

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recording of the electricity in the heart

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thallium 201 scan

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intravenous injection of a radioactive substance measurement of its accumulation in heart muscle

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echocardiography

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use of echoes from high-frequency sound waves to produce images of the heart

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lipoprotein electrophoresis

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separation of HDL and LDL from a blood sample to move or travel electricity through lipid proteins (measures HDL and LDL)

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cardiac MRI

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beaming of magnetic waves at the heart to produce images of its structure

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LVAD

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left ventricular assist device: booster pump implanted in the abdomen with a cannula leading to the heart as a “bridge to transplant”

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TEE

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transesophageal echocardiography: ultrasound imaging of the heart using a transducer within the esophagus

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ICD

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implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: device implanted in the chest that senses and corrects arrhythmias by shocking the heart

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RFA

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radiofrequency catheter ablation:catheter delivery of a high-frequency current to damage a small portion of the heart muscle and reverse and abnormal heart rhythm

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ETT

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exercise tolerance test: procedure to determine the heart’s response to physical exertion (stress)

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ECHO

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echocardiography: cardiac imaging using high-frequency sound waves pulsed through the chest wall and bounced off heart structures

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ETT-MIBI

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exercise tolerance test with sestamibi scan: radioactive test of heart function with stress test

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cardioversion

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defibrillation and shock heart to return to normal rhythm

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serum enzyme test

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enzymes after MI myocardial infarction - CK and tryptophan

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TMLR

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transmyocardial laser revascularization

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CABG

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coronary artery bypass grafting: anastomosis of vessel grafts to existing coronary arteries to maintain blood supply to the myocardium

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PCI

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percutaneous coronary intervention

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