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CH.7 - Cardiology Flashcards

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

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Two

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De-

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Lack of, down, less, removal of

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Echo-

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Reflecting sound

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Above or on

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Inter-

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Between

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Poly-

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Many

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Pre-

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Before

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Tri-

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Three

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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Arter/o

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Artery

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Atri/o

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Atrium

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Capillar/o

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Capillary

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Diastole/o

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Expansion

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hemat/o, hem/o

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Blood

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Leuk/o

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White

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Mon/o

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One, single

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Morph/o

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Shape

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My/o

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Muscle

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Phag/o

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Eat, swallow

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Sphygm/o

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Pulse

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Systol/o

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Contraction

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Thromb/o

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Clot

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Vascul/o

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Blood vessel

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Ven/o, ven/i

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Vein

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Ventricul/o

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Ventricle

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-cytes

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Cells

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-globin

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Protein

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-manometer

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Pressure measurement

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-oles

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Small

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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-ules

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Small

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AV node

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Atrioventricular node

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BP

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Blood pressure

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PVD

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Peripheral vascular disease

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RBC

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Red blood cell

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SA node

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Sinoatrial node

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WBC

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White blood cell

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A-, an-

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Brady-

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Con-

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Poly-

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Many, much

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Tachy-

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Ather/o

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Coron/o

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Erythr/o

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Isch/o

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To hold back, back

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Lip/o

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Megal/o

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My/o

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Orth/o

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Pector/o

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Phleb/o

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Sten/o

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Thromb/o

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-genital

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-lytic

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-megaly

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-penia

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Deficiency

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-poietin

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Substance that forms

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-sclerosis

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BP

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Blood pressure

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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CVA

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Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

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DVT

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Deep vein thrombosis

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ECG (or EKG)

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Electrocardiogram

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EPO

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Erythropoietin

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HDL

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High-density lipoprotein

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HF

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Heart failure

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LDL

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Low-density lipoprotein

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MI

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Myocardial infarction (heart attack), mitral insufficiency (this abbreviation could cause confusion; when in doubt, write it out)

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PE

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Pulmonary embolism

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PVD

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Peripheral vascular disease

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Endo-

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Extra-

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Re-

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Again, back

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Angi/o

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Corpor/o

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Fluor/o

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal, resection

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-pheresis

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-rrhaphy

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-stenosis

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ABPI

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Ankle-brachial pressure index

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ACLS

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Advanced cardiac life support

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AED

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Automated external defibrillator

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BLS

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Basic life support

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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CK*

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Creatine kinase

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CPK

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Creatine phosphokinase

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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DSA

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Digital subtraction angiography

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ECG (or EKG)

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Electrocardiogram

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ECHO

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Echocardiogram

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ECMO

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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HDL

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High-density lipoprotein

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ICD

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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

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LDL

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Low-density lipoprotein

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MI

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Myocardial infarction (heart attack)

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MRA

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Magnetic resonance angiography

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PAD

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Peripheral artery disease

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PALS

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Pediatric advanced life support

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RFA

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Radiofrequency ablation

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TAVR

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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement

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TPE

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Therapeutic plasma exchange

BIOL 200 - Medical Terminology (10 decks)

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