Cardiac/ Immune Flashcards
1
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Lymphangi/o
A
Lymph vessel
2
Q
Thym/o
A
Thymus
3
Q
Embol/o
A
Plug
4
Q
Isch/o
A
Hold back
5
Q
-ectasis
A
Dilation, expansion
6
Q
-tension
A
Stretch
7
Q
-ia
A
Condition
8
Q
-phylaxis
A
Protection
9
Q
Ather/o
A
Fatty plaque
10
Q
Vas/o
A
Vessel, vas deferens, duct
11
Q
-pnea
A
Breathing
12
Q
-um
A
Structure, thing
13
Q
-ose
A
Sugar; pertaining to
14
Q
Splen/o
A
Spleen
15
Q
Sacr/o
A
Flesh
16
Q
-ole, -ule
A
Small, minute
17
Q
-version
A
Turning
18
Q
-al, -ic, -ary
A
Pertaining to
19
Q
ELT
A
Endovenous laser ablation, endoluminal laser ablation
20
Q
HDL
A
High density lipoprotein
21
Q
VSD
A
Ventricular septal defect
22
Q
EBV
A
Epstein-Barr virus
23
Q
HSV
A
Herpes simplex virus
24
Q
KS
A
Kaposi sarcoma
Malignancy of connective tissue– bone, fat, muscle, fibrous tissue
25
PCP
Pneumocystis pneumonia
26
AED
Automatic external defibrillator
Portable computer Defibrillator that analyzes the patient's heart rhythm and delivers an electric shock to stimulate heart in cardiac arrest
27
AICD
Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
28
AS
Aortic stenosis
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ASD
Atrial septal defect
30
ASHD
Arteriosclerotic heart disease
31
BBB
Bundle branch block
32
CA
Cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
33
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
34
CAD
Coronary artery disease
35
CC
Cardiac catheterization
36
CHB
Complete heart block
3rd degree: electrical signals fail to reach ventricles
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CHF
Congestive heart failure
38
CV
Cardiovascular
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CVA
Cerebrovascular accident; Coso vertebral angle
40
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
Most common in iliac and femoral veins
41
HF
heart failure
Heart cannot pump enough blood to meet metabolic requirements aka-- CHF
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IAS
Interatrial septum
43
ICD
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
44
IVA
Inferior vena cava
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SVC
Superior vena cava
46
IVS
Interventricular septum
47
LA
Left atrium
48
LDL
Low-density lipoprotein
49
LV
Left ventricle
50
MI
Myocardial infarction
51
MVP
Mitral valve prolapse
52
RA
Right atrium
53
SOB
Shortness of breath
54
TIA
Transient ischemic attack
55
US
Ultrasound
56
Bruit
Soft blowing sound heard I. Auscultation caused by turbulent flow
57
Patent ductus arteriosus
Failure of closure after birth, abnormal hole between pulmonary trunk and aorta
58
Raynaud phenomena
Numbness in fingers or toes die to intermittent construction of arterioles in the skin
59
Rheumatic heart disease
Streptococcal infection that causes damage the heart valves and heart muscle mostly common in children and young adults
60
Hodgkin disease
Malignant disease characterized by painless, progressive in enlargement of lymphoid tissue's, splenimegaly, and presence of unique reed Steinberg cells in the lymph nodes
61
Mononucleosis
Acute infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus and characterized by a sore throat fever fatigue and enlarged lymph nodes
