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3C Flashcards

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Cardiologist

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A physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the circulatory system

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Hematologist

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A physician specializing in disease of blood

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Phlebotomist/ venipuncturist

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A nurse of technician specially trained to draw blood or start and IV fluids

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ECG technician

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Person who obtains the recording of the hearts electrical activity using an ECG machine - electrocardiogram

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ECG

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Recoring of the electrical activity of the heart

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Echocardiography

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An US imaging of the heart muscle, valves and blood flow w

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Angiography

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Radiography of vessels after a readioplaque dye is injected

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to heart

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Coronary circulation

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Circulation of blood within heart muscle

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Angioplasty

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Repair of blood vessles

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Anticoagulant

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Medicine that prevents blood clots (aspirin)

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Antibiotic

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Prescription to fight infections

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arteriogram

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Tracing/ recording of arteries after dye is injected

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Ather/o

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Fatty plaque

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Atherosclerosis

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Hardening of arteries due to plaque

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Hemo

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Phleb/o

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Ven

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Phlebitis

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Inflamation of vein

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Venogram

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X ray recording of veins after dye is injected

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Thrombo

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Thrombus

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Blood clot

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Thrombophlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein with a blood clot

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Large veins emptying into right atrium of the heart

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IVC and SVC

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Aorta

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Large artery that exists the L ventricle - supplies the body with oxygenated blood

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Pulmonary artery

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Large artery exiting the right ventricle - supplies the lungs with de oxygenated blood that needs to be reoxygenated

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Pulmonary veins

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Returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the L ventricle

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Valves of the heart

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Tricuspid, mitral, aortic and pulmonary

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Myocardium

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Muscular walls of the heart

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Coronary arteries

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Supply heart muscles

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Brady

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate <60 BPM

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate >100 BPM

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Dyspnea

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Shortness of breath

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Trachypnea

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Abnormal increased respiration rate

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Left ventricular hypertrophy

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Thickened muscular wall

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Pathy

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Abnormal condition

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Cariomyopathy

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Abnormal condition of heart muscle

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