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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Angi/o

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Blood or lymph vessel

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ather/o

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Plaque, fatty substance

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Brady

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Slow

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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-crasia

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A mixture or blending

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-emia

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Blood or 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 blood

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Leuk/o

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White

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Tachy

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Fast, rapid

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Cardiovascular

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Pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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Pericardium (pericardial sac)

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Double walled membranous sac that encloses the heart

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ACE inhibitor

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Medications administered to treat hyper tension and congestive heart failure

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Anemia

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A disorder characterized by lower than normal levels of red blood cells in the blood

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Aneurysm

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A localized weak spot or ballon like enlargement of the walls of an artery

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Angina

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Episodes of severe chest pain due to inadequate blood flow to the myocardium

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Angioplasty

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Mechanically widening a narrowed or obstructed blood vessel

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Anticoagulant

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Medication that slows coagulation and prevents new clots from forming

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Aplastic anemia

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The absents of all formed blood elements

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Arrhythmia

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A loss of normal rhythm of the heartbeat

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Atherectomy

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Surgical removal of plaque buildup from the interior lining of an artery

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Atheroma

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A deposit of a fatty plaque on or within the artery wall (tumor)

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Atherosclerosis

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Hardening of the arteries due to build up of cholesterol plaque

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Arterial fibrillation

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Rapid irregular twitching of the muscular wall of the atria

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Beta-blocker

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Medication administered to reduce the work load of the heart by slowing the heart

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Blood dyscrasia

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Any pathological condition of the cellular elements of the blood

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart beat less than 60 beats per min

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Cardiac arrest

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The heart abruptly stops beating or develops an arrhythmia that prevents it from pumping

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Cardiac catheterization

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Diagnostic procedure in which a catheter is passed into the vein or artery and guided Into the heart

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Cardiomyopathy

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All diseases of the heart muscle

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Carotid endarterectomy

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Surgical removal of the lining of a portion of a clogged artery

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Cholesterol

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A fatty substance that travel through the blood and is found in all parts of the body

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Chronic venous insufficiency

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A condition in which venous circulation is inadequate due to partial vein blockage or leakage of venous valves

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Coronary thrombosis

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Damage to the heart muscle caused by a thrombus blocking a coronary artery

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Diuretic

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Medication to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess water and salt

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Electrocardiogram

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A record of the electrical activity of the myocardium

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Embolism

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The sudden blockage of a blood vessel by an embolism

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Embolus

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A foreign object, such as a blood clot, air, gas, tissue or tumor that is circulating in the blood

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Hemolytic anemia

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Inadequate number of circulating red blood cells due to thief pre mature distraction by the spleen

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Hemostasis

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To stop or control bleeding

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Ischemic heart disease

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A group of cardiac disabilities resulting from an insufficient supply of oxygenated blood to the heart

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Leukemia

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Cancer that has a progressive increase in the number of abnormal WBC found in blood-forming tissue, other organs and in circulating blood

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Leukopenia

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A decrease in the number of WBC circulating in the blood

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Megaloblastic anemia

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Blood disorder characterized by anemia in which RBC are larger than normal

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Myelodysplastic syndrome

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A group of bone marrow disorders that are characterized by the insufficient production of one or more types of blood cells

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Myocardial infarction

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The occlusion of one or more coronary arteries caused by plaque buildups

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Orthostatic hypotension

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Low blood pressure that occurs when standing up

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Pernicious anemia

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Anemia caused by a lack of a protein that helps the body absorb vitamin B12 from the gastrointestinal tract

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Raynaud’s disease

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A peripheral arterial occlusive disease in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or stress

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Septicemia

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Caused by the presence of bacteria in the blood, symptoms include fever, techypnea and tachycardia

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Sickle cell anemia

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A genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin resulting in RBC that assume an abnormal sickle shape

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Temporal arteries

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A form of vasculitis with abnormally large cells that can cause headache visual impairment

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Thallium stress test

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Performed to evaluate blood flow to the heart during exercise by injecting a small amount of thallium into the blood

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Thrombocytopenia

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A condition in which there is an abnormally small number of platelets circulating in the blood

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Thrombolytic

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Medication that dissolves a cause a thrombus to break up

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Thrombosis

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He abnormal condition of having thrombus

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Thrombotic occlusion

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The blocking of an artery by thrombus

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Thrombus

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

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Transfusion reaction

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A serious/fatal complication of a blood transfusion in which a sever immune response occurs when donor doesn’t match

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Valvulitis

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An inflammation of a heart valve

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Varicose veins

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Abnormally swollen veins usually occurring in the superficial veins of the legs

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Ventricular fibrillation

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Rapid irregular and useless contractions of the ventricles

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Ventricular tachycardia

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A very rapid heart beat that begins with the ventricles

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