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Pericardium

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Surrounds the heart

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Myocardium

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Heart muscle

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Endocarditis

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Inflammation within the heart

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RBCs & WBCs

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Red Blood Cell Counts & White Blood Cell Counts

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Hemoglobin

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Blood protein

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Erythrocytes

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Red Blood Cells

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Leukocytes

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White Blood Cells

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Hematologist

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Blood Specialist

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Arteriostenosis

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Narrowing of the arteries

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged Heart

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Polyarteritis

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Inflammation of many arteries

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Cardiologist

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Specializes in the heart

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Cardiomyopathy

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Heart disease

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Pericardiocentesis

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Incision made around the heart to remove fluid

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Percutaneous

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Pertaining to going through the skin

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Hemostasis

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Stop or controlling bleeding

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Hematoma

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Blood tumor

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Heart

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Cardi/o Card/o

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Arteries

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Arteri/o (Away from the heart)

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Veins

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Ven/o Phleb/o (To the heart)

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Blood

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Hem/o Hemat/o

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Aorta (Main trunk of the artery system)

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Aort/o

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Plasma (Liquid portion of blood)

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Plasm/o

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Plaque or fatty substance

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Ather/o

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Lymph
Lymph/o
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Lymph Node, Lymph Gland
Lymphaden/o
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Spleen
Splen/o | Stores blood and destroys worn out red blood cells
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Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
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Coronary
pertaining to the heart vessels | Coron/o = Coronary or head/crown
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Ischemic or Ischemia
Deficiency of blood flow
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Myocardial Infaction
Heart Attack
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Infarct
Area of necrosis caused by lack of blood flow
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Dysrhythmia
An irregular heartbeat
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Bradycardia
An abnormally slow heartbeat
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Tachycardia
An abnormally fast heartbeat | > 100 bpm
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Palpitation
Pounding or racing heartbeat
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Palpation
To use fingers to feel for size, texture, consistency. . . | to assess
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Sphygmomanometer
Instrument used to measure blood pressure
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Stethoscope
Instrument used to listen to sounds within the body
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Angi/o
Blood vessel
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-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
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Thrombosis | Thromb/o
Blood clot in a blood vessel | clot
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DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Aneurysm
Localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery Often fatal if ruptures due to rapid loss of blood
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Varicose veins
abnormally swollen veins | usually occur in legs
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Erythrocytopenia (anemia) Erythr/o Cyt/o -penia
Red blood cell deficiency Red Cell Deficiency of
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Hematocytopenia
abnormal deficiency (reduction) of blood cells
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Febrile (pyrosis)
to have a fever
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afebrile
without fever
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-thermia
heart
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hyperthermia
body temperature above normal
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hypothermia
body temperature below normal
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Antibiotic
drug that treats bacterial infections
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Vaccine
Inactivated microorganisms administered by injection, mouth, or nasal spray to prevent infectious diseases
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BP
Blood Pressure
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Hypotension
Lower than normal BP
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Hypertension
Higher than normal BP
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EKG or ECG
Electrocardiogram
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Elect/o
Electricity
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ECHO
Echocardiogram
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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HR
Heart Rate
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P
Pulse, 60-100 bpm
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Rh
Blood Type
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RR
Respiration Rate 10-20 bpm (Breaths Per Minutes)
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T
Temperature 98.6
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VS
Vital Signs
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Hct
Hematocrit = Seperation of the blood
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Hgb
Hemoglobin (Blood protein, carries oxygen)
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CHF
Congestive Heart Failure
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BMT
Bone Marrow Transplant
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CBC
Complete Blood Cell Count

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