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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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BPM

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Beats per minute

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2
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CP

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chest pain

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3
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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

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4
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HTN

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Hypertension

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5
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JVD

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Jugular venous distention

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6
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AMI

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acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)

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7
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PE

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Pulmonary Embolism

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8
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RRR

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Regular rate and rhythm

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9
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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries

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10
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Embolus

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An intravascular particulate that migrates from the site of its production and is large enough to occlude a capillary

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Hemorrhage

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Escape of blood from the blood vessels (bleeding)

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12
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Hemostasis

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The opposite of a hemorrhage, it means to stop bleeding

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Thrombus

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A blood clot that impairs blood flow at the region in which it was created. If it breaks away and travels to a new region.

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14
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Thromboembolism

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The formation of a clot (thrombosis) that may detach and travel through the circulatory system to eventually occlude a distant capillary (embolism). This causes local hypoxia and cell death. If in the heart, this causes ischemia and will lead to a myocardial infarction.

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15
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Asystole

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Lack of a heart beat

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16
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Palpitations

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An abnormal awareness of your own heartbeat, often related to an arrhythmia like PACs or PVCs

17
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Anasarca

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Generalized edema due to either liver, kidney or heart failure.

18
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Murmur

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Whooshing sounds caused by turbulent flow due to either valvular regurgitation (backward flow in diastole) or stenosis (narrowed passage for flow during systole). Graded as 1-6/5 systolic or diastolic

19
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Tachycardia

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Rapid heart rate (>100 bpm)

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate (<60 bpm)

21
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Extrasystoles (Occassion/Frequent)

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Also known as extra systole, premature beat, premature contraction, premature systole, premature ventricular beat, or PVB, premature ventricular contraction or PVC.

22
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Irregularly Irregular rhythm

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A-fib

23
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Capillary refill

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Time taken for color to return to an external capillary bed after pressure is applied.

24
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ACS

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Acute coronary syndrome. Presence of symptoms such as pressure-like chest pain, diaphoresis and referred pain in the epigastrium, left arm, neck or jaw.

25
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AMI or MI

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Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)

26
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Aneurysm

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Swollen blood vessel in the brain or heart

27
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Aortic Dissection

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A tear in the inner wall of the aorta

28
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A-fib

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Atrial fibrillation

29
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Angina

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Chest pain due to cardiac ischemia

30
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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

31
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CAD/ CHD

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Coronary artery disease/ Coronary heart disease

32
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CHF

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Congestive heart faliure

33
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