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Chapter 7- Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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angi/o

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vessel

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vas/o

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vessel

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vascul/o

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vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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fatty paste (lipid)

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atri/o

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atrium

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cardi/o

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heart

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coron/o

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circle or crown

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my/o

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muscle

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pector/o

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chest

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steth/o

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chest

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sphygm/o

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pulse

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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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phleb/o

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vein

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varic/o

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swollen, twisted veins

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ventricul/o

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ventricle

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arteriosclerosis

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hardening of artery walls, loss of elasticity, calcification

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atherosclerosis

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fatty build up of arterial walls

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atheromatous plaque

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swollen area of lining of artery caused by fat build up

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thrombus

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stationary blood clot

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embolus

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clot carried in bloodstream, obstructs

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stenosis

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narrowing

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constriction

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compression

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occlusion

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blockage

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ischemia

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to hold back blood, occlusion of blood vessel

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perfusion defecit

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lack of blood flow through vessel caused by narrowing

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infarct

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to stuff, area of necrosis, caused by ischemia

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angina pectoris

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chest pain, caused by temporary loss of oxy-blood to heart muscle

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aneurysm

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widening, bulging of wall of heart or other stucture

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32
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saccular aneurysm

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sac like bulge on one side

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fusiform aneurysm

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spindle-shaped bulge

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dissecting aneurysm

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split or tear in vessel wall

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claudication

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to limp, pain in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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heart murmur

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abnormal sound from hearts made by defects in chambers or valves

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palpitation

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pounding, skipping, racing heartbeats

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vegetation

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abnormal growth of tissue around a valve, result of infection

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arrhythmia

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irregular or loss of rhythm of heart beat

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bradycardia

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slow heart beat

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fibrilation

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chaotic, irregular contractions of heart (atrial or ventricular)

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flutter

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extremely rapid but regular contractions of heart

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heart block

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intereference with normal electrical conduction of the heart

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premature ventricular contraction

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early ventricular contraction before SA node

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arteriosclerotic heart disease

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degenerative condition, thickening of arteries, loss of elastic, in smokers and elders

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bacterial endocarditis

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bacterial inflammation, affects endocardium or heart valves

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cardiac tamponade

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compression of heart from extra fluid in pericardial sac, causes rupture of blood vessel

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cardiomyopathy

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disease of heart muscle

50
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congenital anomaly of heart

A

malformations of heart at birth

51
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atrial septal defect

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an opening in septum, present at birth

52
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coarction of aorta

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narrowing of descending portions of aorta, limits blood flow to lower body

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patent ductus arteriosus

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abnormal opening between pulmonary artery and aorta, caused by failure of fetal ductus arteriosus after birth

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tetralogy of fallot

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4 defects: pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, malposition of aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy. Deoxy blood goes into systemic circulation causing cyanosis

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ventricular septal defect

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opening of septum separating ventricles

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congestive heart failure

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left ventricle failure, causes edema in lower parts of body

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cor pulmonale

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enlargement of right ventricle, from chronic disease within lungs, causes congestion within pulmonary circulation

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coronary artery disease

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reduction of blood flow and oxygen and nutrients to myocardium

59
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hypertension

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high blood pressure (primary-secondary)

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mitral valve prolapse

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protrusion of one or both cusps of mitral valve into left atrium during ventricular contraction, causes back flow of blood

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myocardial infarction

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heart attack, death of myocardial tissue, loss of blood flow from occulsion in coronary artery

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myocarditis

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inflammation of myocardium, viral or bacterial infection are causes

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pericarditis

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inflammation of pericardium

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phlebitis

A

inflammation of vein

65
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rheumatic heart disease

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damage to heart muscle and heart valves by rheumatic fever

66
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thrombophlebitis

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inflammation of vein associated with blood clot

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varicose veins

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abnormally swollen, twisted veins with defective valves, seen in legs commonly

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deep vein thrombosis

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formation of clot in a deep vein of the body, occurs in femoral and iliac veins

69
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PVC

A

PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION

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ASHD

A

ATERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE

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VSD

A

VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT

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ASD

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ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT

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PDA

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PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS

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DVT

A

DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS

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CAD

A

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

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MVP

A

MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE

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PET

A

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY

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MRA

A

MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY

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CABG

A

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT

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PTCA

A

PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY

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CHF

A

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE

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NSR

A

NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM

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