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Cardiovascular (CV) Flashcards

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Aneurysm

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Localized ballooning of a vessel due to a weakened vessel wall

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Arrhythmia

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Irregular heartbeat

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Artery

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Blood vessel carrying blood away from the heart, muscular, contractile

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (HR<60)

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

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Murmur

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Abnormal heart sound rated on 1-6 scale

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Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)

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The rhythm of a healthy heart

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Palpitation

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To beat rapidly, irregularly, or forcibly (usually relating to the heart)

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Regular Rate and Rhythm (RRR)

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Normal heart sounds with a regular rate (60-100 bpm)

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Stenosis

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Narrowing of a body opening or passage

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate (HR>100 bpm)

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Vein

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Vessel carrying blood towards the heart, soft, compressible

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