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Exam #7: Body Systems Flashcards

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Venul/o

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Venule

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Aneurysm

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Local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall

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Angina

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Chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal heartbeat

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Atherosclerosis

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Hardening of arteries with a collection of cholesterol-like plaque

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Congestive heart failure

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Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood

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Pulmonary edema

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Blood accumulating in the lungs

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack

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Infarct

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Area of dead tissue

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Shock

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Group of signs and symptoms, weak and rapid pulse, indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart

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Angiography

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Recording blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream

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Cardiac enzyme tests

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Measurements of enzymes released into the bloodstream after a heart attack

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Cardiac catheterization

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Introducing a catheter into coronary blood vessels to 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 are produced using sound waves

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Electrocardiography
Recording electricity flowing through the heart
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Holter monitoring
Detection of abnormal heart rhythms that involves having a patient wear a compact version of an electrocardiograph for 24 hours
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Lipid tests
Measurements of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood
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Lipoprotein tests
Measurements of high density lipoprotein and low density
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MRI
Producing an image, by beaming magnetic waves of the heart
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MUGA scan
Imaging of the motion of heart muscles and assessing the function of the heart via multiple gates acquisition scan, which used radioactive chemicals
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PET scan
Radioactive chemicals, which release radioactive particles, are injected into the bloodstream and travel to the heart
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Stress test
An electrocardiography plus blood pressure and heart rate measurements shows the hearts response to physical exertion
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Cardiac catheter ablation
Flexible tube is threaded through blood vessels into the heart to destroy abnormal tissue that causes arrhythmias
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Cardioversion
Brief discharges of electricity passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia (also called defibrillation
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Coronary artery bypass grafting (GABD)
Vessels taken from the patients legs or chest are connected to coronary arteries to make detours around blockages
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Endarterectomy
Surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots
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Heart transplantation
A donor heart is transferred to a recipient
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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
A balloon tipped catheter is threaded into a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery
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Stents
Tubes create wider openings that make the recurrence of blockings less likely
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Thrombolytic therapy
Drugs such as TPA and streptokinase are injected into a patients bloodstream to dissolve blood clots that may cause a heart attack
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AAA
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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ACS
Acute coronary syndrome
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AED
Automated external defibrillator
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AMI
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
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BP
Blood pressure
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CABG
Coronary artery bypass grafting
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CAD
Coronary artery disease
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CCU
Coronary care unit
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CHF
Congestive heart failure
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CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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ECG
Electrocardiography
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ECHO
Echocardiography
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HDL
High density lipoprotein
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HTN
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
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ICD
Implantable cardioverter- defibrillator
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LDL
Low density lipoprotein
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MI
Myocardial infarction
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PCI
Percutaneous coronary intervention
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Lymph/o
Lymph fluid
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Lymphaden/o
Lymph node
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Lymphangi/o
Lymph vessel
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Splen/o
Spleen
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Thym/o
Thymus gland
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Suppression or deficiency of the immune response
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Lymphoma
Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue
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Mononucleosis
Acute infection disease with enlargement of lymph nodes and increased number of lymphocytes and monocytes in the bloodstream
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Sarcoidosis
Inflammatory disease in which small nodules, or tubercles form in lymph nodes and other organs
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Computed tomography (CT) scan
Xray views in the transverse plane for the diagnosis of abnormalities in lymphoid organs
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ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay)
Rest to screen for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency
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Western blot test
A test to detect the presence of antibodies to specific antigens
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Chemotherapy
Treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells
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Radiotherapy
Treatment with high dose radiation to destroy malignant lesions in the body
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AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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ELISA
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
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HAART
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG,IgM
Immunoglobulins (antibodies)
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MAC
Mycobacterium avium complex
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PCP
Pneumocystis pneumonia

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