Flashcards in CV Med Terms Deck (21)
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Resembling a pulse
Sphygmoid
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Localized abnormal dilation of a vessel, usually an artery
Aneurysm
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Tubular space or channel within any organ or structure of the body
Lumen
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Passage of a heart catch into the heart through a vein or artery
Cardiac catheterization
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Profuse sweating
Diaphoresis
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Procedure for recording electrical excitation to the heart
Electrocardiogram
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Tumor of fatty plaque
Atheroma
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Common and occasionally serious condition in which the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atrium during systole causing a characteristic murmur heard on auscultation
Mitral valve prolapse
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Chest pain
Angina
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Disease or weakening of the heart muscle that reminisces heart function
Cardiomyopathy
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Blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body especially those in the legs or thighs
Deep vein thrombosis DVT
12
Soft blowing sound heard on auscultation; murmur
Bruit
13
Sensation of an irregular heart beat pounding racing skipping a beat or flutter
Palpation
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Localized tissue necrosis due to cessation of blood supply
Infarction
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Abnormally rapid uncoordinated quivering of the my radium that affect the atria or the ventricles
Fibrillation
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Narrowing of a vessel
Coarctation
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CC
Cardiac cath
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DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
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MI
Myocardial infacrtion
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CAD
Coronary artery disease
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