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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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VEN/O

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vein

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THROMB/O

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clot

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ANGI/O

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pertaining to blood or lymph vessels

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HEM/O, HEMAT/O

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blood, pertaining the blood

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PHLEB/O

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vein

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AORT/O

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aorta

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CARD/O, CARDI/O

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heart

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ARTERI/O

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artery

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ATHER/O

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plaque, fatty substance

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SYSTOLE

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contraction of the heart

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SYSTOLIC

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pertaining to the contraction phase

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DIASTOLE

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relaxation of the heart

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DIASTOLIC

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pertaining to the relaxation phase

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CAD or CHD

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coronary artery disease or coronary heart disease - most common type of heart disease

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CARDIOMYOPATHY

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term used to describe all diseases of the heart

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ASYSTOLE

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(flat line) complete lack of electrical activity in the heart

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THROMBUS

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a blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein

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LDL

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low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (bad cholesterol)

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HDL

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high-density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)

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COAGULATION

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process of clotting blood

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CPB

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cardiopulmonary bypass

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CC or CARD CATH

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cardiac catheterization

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ERYTHR/O

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LEUK/O
white
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CAPILL/O
capillaries
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BRADY-
slow
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-CRASIA
a mixture or blending
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-EMIA
blood, blood condition
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TACHY-
fast
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HYPER-
excessive, increased
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HYPO-
deficient, decreased
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-CYTES
cells
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VAS/O
blood vessels
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VASCUL/O
blood vessels
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A-fib
Atrial Fibrillation
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AED
Automated External | Defibrillator
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ICD
Implantable Cardioverter-difibrillator
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CVI
Chronic Venous | Insufficiency
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CABG
Coronary Artery Bypass | Graft
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EKG, ECG
Electrocardiogram
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HTN
Hypertension
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MI
Myocardial Infarction
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PAD
Peripheral Artery Disease
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PVD
Peripheral Vascular Disease
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TST
Thallium Stress Test
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tPA
Tissue Plasminogen | Activator
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V-fib
Ventricular Fibrillation

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