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Appendix 1 Part 1: Body systems terminology Flashcards

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Aneursm

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Widening of anarttry caused by arterial wall weakness

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Angina

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Chest pain

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal Rhythm

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Artherosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries

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Congestive heart failure

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Inability of heart to pump required amount of blood

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Fibrillation

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rapid, irregular, involuntary muscle contraction

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Flutter

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Rapid, usually regular, abnormal muscle contraction

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Myocardial infarction

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Death of heart muscle

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Pulmonary edema

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Abnormal collection of fluid in the lungs

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Shock

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Symptoms related to poor oxygen supply to tissues and poor return of blood to the heart

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Angiography

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X-ray recording with contrast of blood vessels

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Cardiac catheterization

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Introducing a catheter into a vessel measure pressure and flow patterns of blood

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Doppler ultrasound

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Measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves

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Echocardiography

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Images of the heart via sound waves or echos

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Electrocardiography(EKG)

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Recording electricity flowing through the heart

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Holter monitor

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Monitor used to detect abnormal heart rhythms

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Lipid tests (LAB)

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Measures cholesterol and triglyceride blood levels

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Lipoprotein tests (LAB)

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Measures blood high density and low density lipoproteins

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Magnetic resonance imagine (MRI)

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Producing an image by beaming magnetic waves

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Positron Emission tomography (PET Scan)

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radioactive chemicals injected into the blood stream to show blood flow and functional activity

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Serum enzyme tests

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Measures enzyme blood levels

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Stress test

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An ECG, blood pressure, and heart rate measurements to show cardiac response during exercise

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Cardiac catheter ablation

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Flexible tube is threaded through blood vessels into heart to destroy tissue that causes arrhythmias

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Cardioversion
Brief discharges of electricity though the chest to stop an arrhythmia
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Coronary artery bypass graft(CABG)
Vessels from chest, arms, or legs used to reroute coronary blood flow
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Defibrillation
Higher voltage discharges of electricity through the chest to stop an arrhythmia
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Endarterectomy
Surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits of clots
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Heart transplant
Donor heart is transferred to a recipient
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Balloon tipped catheter that compresses fatty deposits to open artery
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Thrombolytic therapy
Medications are injected into the bloodstream to dissolve clots
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Cholelithiasis
abnormal condition of gallstones
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cirrhosis
chronic degenerative liver cell disease
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Colonic polyposis
condition where plus protrude from the mucous membrane lining the colon
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Diverticulitis
inflammation or infection within the diverticula
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diverticulosis
a condition of abnormal small pouches or sacs in the wall of the intestine
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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Backflow of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
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inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Inflammation of the lat proton of the ileum or inflammation of the colon
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Signs and symptoms are cramping, abdominal bloating, constipation, and diarrhea. The cause is unknown
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Hepatocellular carcinoma
Cancer of the liver (primarily)
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hyperbilirubinemia
High level of bilirubin in blood ( yellow product as a result of hemoglobin breakdown)
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Jaundice
Yellow-orange coloration of the skin and other tissues from high levels of bilirubin
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Abdominal computed tomography (CT)
A series of cross-sectional x-ray images of abdominal organs
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Abdominal magnetic resonance imagine (MRI)
Magnetic and radio waves to create images of abdominal organs and tissues
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Abdominal ultrasound
using sound waves to create images of abdominal organs
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Barium tests (Lower GI)
Barium is used to take x-ray images of the digestive tract
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Cholangiography
x-ray exam of the bile ducts
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy
visual examination of the GI tract with an endoscope
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Hemoccult test
test for detecting blood in feces
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Liver function tests
Measures liver enzyme blood levels
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Stool culture
fecal material is placed in a growth medium to test for presence of microorganisms
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Anastamosis
surgical creation of an opening between 2 GI tracts
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Colostomy
surgical creation of a new opening in the colon to outside the body
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Laparoscopic surgery
Removal of organs and tissues via laparoscope
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Acromegaly
enlargement of extremities caused by hyper-secretion from pituitary gland after puberty
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Cushing syndrome
Clinical features produced by excess secretion of cortisol from the adrenal cortex (obesity)
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Diabetes mellitus
disorder of the pancreas causing an increase in blood glucose
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goiter
enlargement of thyroid gland
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hyperthyroidism
overactivity of the thyroid gland; also called graves disease or exophthalmic goiter
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fasting glucose test
measuring blood glucose levels in someone who hasn't eaten
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serum test
measuring hormone electrolytes and glucose levels in blood
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Urine test
measuring hormone electrolytes and glucose levels in the urine
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thyroid function tests
measuring levels of thyroxine, thilodothyronine and thyroid stimulating hormone in the blood

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