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Cardiovascular And Lymphatic Diseases And Disorders Not Built From Word Parts Flashcards

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Anemia

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Reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the blood

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Aneurysm

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Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall

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Angie pectoris

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Chest pain from an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle

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Arrhythmia

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Disturbance or abnormality in the heart’s normal rhythm

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Artrial fibrillation

Abbreviation AFib

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A cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid electrical impulse in the atria

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Cardiac arrest

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Sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation

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Cardiac tamponade

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Acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulation

In the pericardial cavity

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Acute coronary syndrome

Abbreviation ACS

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Sudden insufficient blood supply to the heart

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Coarctation of the Aorta

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Congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta

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Congenial heart failure

Abbreviation CHF

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Inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs with nutrients and oxygen.

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Coronary artery disease

Abbreviation CAD

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A condition that reduces the flow of the blood through the coronary arteries to the myocardium

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Coronary occlusion

Also called :heart attack

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Obstruction of an artery of the heart ,usually from atherosclerosis

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Deep vein thrombosis

Abbreviation DVT

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Condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body

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Dysrhythmia

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Any disturbance or abnormality in the hearts normal rhythm

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Embolus

Plural emboli

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Blood clot or foreign material such as air or fat that enters the bloodstream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation

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Fibrillation

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Rapid contractions of the atria or ventricles

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Hemophilia

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Inherited bleeding disease caused by a deficiency in a coagulation factor

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Hemorrhoid

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Varicose vein in the rectal area ,which may be internal or external

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Hodgkin’s disease

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Malignant disorder of the lymphatic disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes ,usually beginning in the cervical nodes

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Hypertensive heart disease

Abbreviation HHD

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Disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure

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Infectious Mononucleosis

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An acute infection caused by the Epstein -Barr virus ,characterized by swollen lymph nodes,sore throat ,fatigue and fever .

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Intermittent claudication

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Pain and discomfort in calf muscles while walking

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Leukemia

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Disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal whit blood cells formed in the bone marrow

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Mitral valve stenosis

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Narrowing of the mitral valves

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Myocardial infarction
Abbreviation MI
Also called:heart attack

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Death or necrosis of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen results from an interrupted blood supply.

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Pancytopenia

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Abnormal reduction of all blood cells

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Peripheral artery disease

Abbreviation PAD

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Disease of the arteries other than those of the heart and brain that affects blood circulation

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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Rheumatic fever

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Inflammatory disease usually occurring in children often following an upper respiratory streptococcal infection

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Rheumatic heart disease

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Damage to the heart muscle or heart valves caused by one or more episodes of rheumatic fever

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Sickle cell anemia

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Hereditary chronic hemolytic disease characterized by crescent or sickle shaped red blood cells

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Thromboangiitis obliterans

Also called:Buerger’s disease

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Vascular inflammatory disorder usually affecting the lower extremities

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Thrombophlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein due to a clot

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Thrombosis

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Abnormal condition of a blood clot

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Thrombus

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Blot clot attached to a wall

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Varicose veins

Also called varicose ties

A

Distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities

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