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Cardiovascular Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Prefixes

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Brady-

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Slow

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Tachy-

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Fast

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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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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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Crown, heart

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle

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Abbreviation: BP

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Blood pressure

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Abbreviation: CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Abbreviation: ECG/EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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Abbreviation: MI

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Myocardial infarction

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Structural/Functional

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Aorta

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Largest artery, receives O2 blood from left ventricle

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Atrium

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Receiving chambers

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Diastole

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When heart relaxes

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Systole

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When heart contracts

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Ventricle

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Pumping chambers

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Pathology

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Ischemia (coronary artery disease-CAD)

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Angina

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Hypertension

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High BP (greater than 140/90)

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Infarction

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Enzyme tests

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Echocardiogram

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Electrocardiogram

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Definition
-arrhythmia-any deviation from the normal pattern of the heartbeat

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Stress test

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Halter monitor test

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Serum lipid test: Cholesterol

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Def
-HDL
-LDL

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Triglycerides

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Consist of fatty acids and glycerol

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Procedural

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Angioplasty or PTCA (with or without stent placement)

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Bypass surgery or CABG

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Additional Words (ppt)

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Myocardium

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Heart muscles

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