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Chapter Six - Cardiovascular Flashcards

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Diastole

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Heart relaxes and fills with blood

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Systole

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Heart contracts and pumps blood

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Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)

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Pacemaker of the heart, small patch of tissue that initiates heart beat

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Arteriosclerosis

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Hardening of blood vessels and arteries

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Atherosclerosis

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Accumulation of fatty material under the inner lining of the arterial wall

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Ischemia

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Deficiency of blood supply to an organ

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Myocardial Infarction

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Heart attack

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Angia Pectoris

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Temporary chest pain/pressure caused by insufficient oxygen

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Nitroglycerin

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Medication used to dialate coronary arteries, permitting adequate blood flow

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Pulmonary Edema

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Fluid in the lungs causing shortness of breath

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Cyanosis

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Bluish color of the skin and the mucous membranes due to insufficient oxygen in the blood

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Dyspnea

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Air hunger resulting in labored or difficult breathing

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Cardiologist

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Heart specialist

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Hypertension

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High BP

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Arrythmeia

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Deviation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat

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Tachycardia

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Heart rate of 100 beats per minute

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Echocardiography

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Noninvasive procedure (ultrasound, cardiography) that utilizes high-frequency sound waves to examine size, shape, and motion of heart structures

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Aneurysm

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Localized dialation caused by a weakening in the wall of a blood vessel

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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

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Heart and lung assistance by trained personnel to rhythmically compress the chest and breathe into the victims airway until medical services can be provided

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Angioplasty

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Procedure by which a balloon-top catheter is inserted into the coronary arteries and expanded to break plaque build-up

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Tetralogy of Fallot

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One of the most serious congenital defects consisting of four (tetra) abnoralities

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Pulmonary Stenosis

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First cause of cyanosis in which the valve opening that leads into the pulmonary artery is too small and an inadequate amount of blood reaches the lungs to be oxygenated

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Syncope

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Fainting caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain

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Endocardidtis

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Inflammation with in the heart

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Necrotic

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Dead tissue caused by lack of blood flow

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein (usually in the leg)

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Auscultation

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Listening with a stethoscope for sounds within the body

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Hemorroids

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Varicose veins of the rectum or anus

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