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Cardiovascular Flashcards

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Fibrillation

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Rapid, uncoordinated contractions

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Familial hypercholesterolemia

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Genetic predisposition to high cholesterol levels

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Flutter

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The rapid, ineffective contractions of any heart chamber

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Heart attack

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Damage of part of the heart muscle

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Heart murmur

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Abnormal unclear sound

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Hematocrit

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A component of your blood

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Hemochromatosis

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When too much iron builds up in your body

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High blood pressure

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Chronic disease in blood pressure above normal range (100,000,000 ppl/yr)

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Holter monitor

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Portable device for recording heart beats

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure (HTN med abv)

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Hypertrophy

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Enlargement of tissues

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Hypoxia

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Low blood oxygen

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Infarct

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heart tissue permanently damaged

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Inferior venacava

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Returns blood to heart from body

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Ischemic heart disease

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Narrowing of the coronary arteries

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Mitral stenosis

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Narrowing of the arteries

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Mitral valve

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Controls blood flow throughout the hearts left atrium and left ventricle

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Mitral valve prolapse

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Flaps in valve don’t close all the way

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Mitral valve regurgitation

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Blood flows back into the left atrium bc of valve not closing

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Mmhg

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Millimeters of mercury

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Murmur

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Unclear sounds

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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack

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Myocarditis

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Inflammation of the muscle of the heart

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Myocardium

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Muscular wall of the heart

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Nitroglycerin

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Medicine that helps relax and dilate the heart

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Occluded artery

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Blockage in an artery

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Open heart surgery

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Operation in which the chest and heart are opened

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Pacemaker

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Surgically implanted device that helps regulate heart beat

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Pericarditis

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Inflammation of the outside of the heart

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Pericardium

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Outer layer of the heart

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Plaque

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Fatty substances

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Platelets

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Clotting of blood

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Pulmonary valve

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Valve between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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Pulmonary vein

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blood from the lungs to the left atrium

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Regurgitation

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Backward flow through a defective heart valve

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Rheumatic fever

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Disease usually occurring in childhood

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Rheumatic heart disease

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Caused when rheumatic fever goes untreated

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Rubella

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German measles

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Septum

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Wall dividing heart

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Shock

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May be caused by blood loss or by a disturbance in the function of the circulatory system.

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Silent ischemia

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Silent heart attack

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Sinoatrial node

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Pacemaker of the heart

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Sphygmomanometer

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BP Cuff

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Stethoscope

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Instrument for listening to sounds within the body

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Strep infection

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Strep throat

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Superior vena cava

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Returns blood from head and arms back to the heart

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Syncope

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Temporary insufficient blood supply to the brain causing loss on consciousness

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Systolic blood pressure

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Higher number on blood pressure

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart beat

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Tamponade

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Heart is compressed due to fluid build up In The space between the heart muscle and the sack that’s around the heart

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Thrombosis/thrombus

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Blood clot

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Tricuspid valve

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Controls blood flow from the hearts right atrium to the right ventricle

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Triglyceride

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Fatty substance found in body

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Vein

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Carries blood from various parts of the body back to the heart

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Antioxidant

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Substances that help prevent cell damage from free radicals

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BMI

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18.5-24.9 is normal anything above is considered over weight or obese

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Calcium

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Bone, teeth, blood clotting, transmitting signals in nerve cells, muscle contraction

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Calorie

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Measurement of energy in food

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Carotenoids

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Bright red orange yellow pigment in veggies. Serves as antioxidant

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Dietary fiber

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Thick cell walls of plants, indigestible complex carbs

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