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Cardiovascular System Disorders Flashcards

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USING A BALLOON TO STRETCH OPEN A NARROWED OR BLOCKED ARTERY

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ANGIOPLASTY

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LISTENING TO THE SOUNDS OF THE HEART

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AUSCULTATION

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HEART RATE THAT’S TOO LOW

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BRADYCARDIA

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4
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AN ENLARGED HEART

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CARDIOMEGALY

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5
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COUGHING UP BLOOD

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HEMOPTYSIS

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THE SENSATION OF BREATHLESSNESS IN THE RECUMBENT POSITION, RELIEVED BY SITTING OR STANDING

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ORTHOPNEA

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LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A SHORT PERIOF OF TIME

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SYNCOPE

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PAINFUL WART

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VERRUCAE

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THE CARDIAC PHASE WHEN THE VENTRICLES CONTRACT

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SYSTOLE

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THE ONLY ARTERIES IN TEH BODY THAT CARRY DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS

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PULMONARY

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THE RELAXATION PHASE OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE

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DIASTOLE

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A PRECIPITOUS DROP IN BLOOD FLUID VOLUME

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HYPOVOLEMIA

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13
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THE INNER LAYER OF THE HEART

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ENSOCARDIUM

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THE SEIMILUNAR VALVE IS ALSO KNOWN AS

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PULMONARY

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ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM

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ARRHYTHMIA

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16
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FLUID BUILDUP SURROUNDING THE HEART

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PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

17
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HOW MANY PULMONARY VEINS

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4

18
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CONGENITAL CARDIAC ANAOMALY IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE CYANOTIC HEART DEFECT

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TETRALOGY OF FALLOT

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A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE MITRAL VALVE

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RHEUMATIC FEVER

20
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WHAT IS THE TERM FOR A CONGENITAL DEFECT WHERE THERE IS A STRICTURE OF THE AORTA IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS

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COARCTATION

21
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WHAT PART OF THE CNS CONTROLS HEART RATE, BP, AND BREATHING

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MEDULLA OBLONGATA

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WHEN THERE IS EXCESSIVE BUILDUP OF FLUID IN THE PERICARDIAL SAC CAUSING COMPRESSION OF THE HEART

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TAMPONADE

23
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BLOOD ENTERS THE HEART THROUGH THE VEINS 9DEOXYGENATED BLOOD) INTO THE:

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SUPERIOR & INFERIOR VENA CAVA

24
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FROM THE RIGHT ATRIUM, BLOOD FLOWS THROUGH THE TRICUSPID VALVE INTO THE

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RIGHT VENTRICLE

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