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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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angi/o

A

blood or lymph vessel

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vas/o

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vas deferens, blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arter/o, arteri/o

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artery

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brady-

A

slow

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cardi/o

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heart

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-emia

A

blood, blood condition

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood, relating to the blood

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leuk/o

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white

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phleb/o

A

vein

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tachy-

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fast

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thromb/o

A

clot

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ven/o

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vein

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anemia

A

lower than normal # of erythrocytes in blood

leads to fatigue and SOB

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aneurysm

A

localized weak spot or balloon-like enlargement of arterial wall

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angina

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AKA angina pectoralis

severe episodes of chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to myocardium

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anticoagulant

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slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming

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arrhythmia

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loss of normal rhythm of heartbeat

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atherectomy

A

surgical removal of plaque build up from interior wall of an artery or arteries

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atheroma

A

deposit of fatty plaque on or within the arterial wall

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atherosclerosis

A

hardening and narrowing of arteries due to build up of cholesterol plaque on interior of arterial walls

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bradycardia

A

abnormally slow resting HR

24
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cardiomyopathy

A

describes all diseases of the heart muscle

25
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diuretic

A

stimulates the kidneys to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess sodium and water

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electrocardiogram

A

record of electrical activity of myocardium

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embolism

A

sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolus

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embolus

A

a foreign object (ie. blood clot, air or gas, bit of tissue or tumor) circulating in the blood

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endocarditis

A

inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

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erythrocytes

A

mature RBCs produced by red bone marrow

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hemoglobin

A

oxygen-carrying blood protein pigment

32
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hemostasis

A

to stop or control bleeding

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leukemia

A

cancer characterized by progressive increase in the number of WBCs in blood-forming tissues, other organs and in circulating blood

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leukocytes

A

AKA WBCs
involved in immunity
defending body against infective organism and foreign substances

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leukopenia

A

decreased number of WBCs circulating in the blood

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myocardial infarction

A

AKA heart attack

occlusion of one or more coronary arteries due to plaque build up

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pericardium

A

AKA pericardial sac

double-walled membranous sac that encloses the heart

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phlebitis

A

inflammation of a vein

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polycythemia

A

abnormal increase in the number of RBCs in the blood due to excess production by bone marrow

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tachycardia

A

abnormally fast resting HR

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thrombocytopenia

A

abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood
can be associated with abnormal bleeding

42
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thrombolytic

A

AKA clot-busting drug

dissolves or causes a thrombus to break up

43
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thrombosis

A

abnormal condition of having a thrombus

44
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thrombus

A

blood clot attached to the interior wall of an artery or vein

45
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valvulitis

A

inflammation of a heart valve

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