Med term Flashcards by sheila r

Q

ischemia

A

an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles

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MAT

A

Multifocal atrial tachycardia

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LBBB

A

left bundle, branch block

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RBBB

A

Right bundle, branch block

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-otis

A

Inflammation

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myocarditis

A

Inflammation of the myocardium

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Phlebitis

A

Inflammation of the veins

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Cardio

A

Heart

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Pneumo

A

Air

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Hema

A

Blood

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anti-

A

Against

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Hypo

A

Too low

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hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

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Hyper

A

Too high

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hypertension

A

High blood pressure

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proxysmal

A

Sudden onset and sudden and

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Hypertrophy

A

Thickening of ventricular wall

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Ectopy

A

Out of place

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Aneurysm

A

Isak like bulging at the vessel wall

Q

Thrombosis

A

Blood clot within the blood vessel

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Embolism

A

Blood clot travels and block smaller vessels

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stasis

A

Reduce blood flow, speed, stoppage of flow

Q

Aortic stenosis

A

Narrowing of the aortic valve

Q

Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing

Hypoxia

Shortage of oxygen

cyanosis

Bluish skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood

Syncope

Fainting

Adema

Swelling of the soft tissue due to fluid

Defibrillation

Controlled electrical shock to restart the heart

Cardioversion

Apply Joules (shock) synchronize to the heartbeat

Code blue

Emergency with cardiopulmonary arrest

RRT

Rapid response team

EMT

Emergency medical team

AF

Atrial fibrillation

VF

Ventricular fibrillation

V fib

Ventricular fibrillation

VT

Ventricular tachycardia

PEA

pulses electrical activity

PAT

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia