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9.5 Treatments and Therapies - Plan - Cardiac Flashcards

(13 cards)

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antianginal

anti - against
angin - choke
al - agent

A

drug that prevents or relieves the symptoms of angina pectoris

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antiarrhythmic

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drug that opposes an irregular heartbeat

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anticoagulant

anti - against
coagul - coagulation
ant - agent

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drug that opposes the coagulation of the blood

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4
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cardiotonic
cardio - heart
ton - tone
ic - agent

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drug that increases the strength of the heart contractions

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5
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thrombolytic

thromb - clot
lytic - loosen
ic - agent

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drug that breaks down clots

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vasoconstrictor
vaso -vessel
constrict -

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drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

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vasopressor

Vaso - vessel
press - press
or - agent

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drug that constricts or narrows the diameter of a blood vessel

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8
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cardiomyotomy

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incision into the heart muscle

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cardiopulmonary bypass

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procedure that temporarily circulates and oxygenates a patient’s blood during the portion of heart surgery where the heart is stopped

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10
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR

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basic life support

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cardiothoracic surgery

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surgery that involves cutting through the patient’s chest to get to the heart

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cardioversion

cardio - heart
vers - turn
ion - procedure

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returning a heart to normal rhythm

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coronary arterectomy

corn

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surgical removal of a coronary artery

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