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Medical Terminology - ABR Part 1 > Circulatory System > Flashcards

Circulatory System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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angi or angio

A

vessel

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2
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brady

A

slow

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3
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cardi or cardio

A

heart

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4
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-cyte

A

cell

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5
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hem, hemo, or emia

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blood

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6
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-penia

A

deficiency

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7
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-stasis

A

to stop

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tachy

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fast

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thromb

A

clot or clump

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veno or phlebo

A

vein

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11
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cardiologist

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a physician specializing in diseases of the heart and circulatory system

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hematologist

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a physician specializing in the diseases of the blood

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electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)

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a procedure to measure the electrical activity of the heart

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echocardiography

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ultrasound imaging of the heart often involving doppler imaging

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cardiac catheterization

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a long tube is threaded through a vessel and up to the heart, a procedure may be performed, or dye is injected for an imaging study

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phlebotomist

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a specially trained nurse or technician who draws blood and starts IVs

17
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atherosclerosis

A

fatty plaques lining the blood vessels

18
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arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of the arteries usually due to atherosclerosis

19
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myocardial infarction

A

blood vessel blockage in the heart

20
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mitral prolapse

A

mitral valve in heart fails

21
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mitral stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing of the mitral valve

22
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mitral regurgitation

A

blood leaking back through the mitral valve

23
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angina pectoris

A

pain in the chest associated with insufficient blood flow to the heart

24
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arrhythmia

A

no heart rhythm

25
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dysrhythmia

A

abnormal rhythm of the heart

26
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ischemia

A

not enough blood flow to the heart leads to angina

27
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anaplastic anemia

A

bone marrow is unable to produce adequate cells

28
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anemia

A

group of deficiencies characterized by some sort of deficiency in blood cell production

29
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hypertension

A

high blood pressure

30
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aneurysm

A

bulging weak area of a vessel

31
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leukemia

A

a group of cancers affecting the white blood cells

32
Q

acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A

too many immature lymphocytes are in the blood and bone marrow

33
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acute myeloid leukemia

A

too many immature granulocytes are in the blood and bone marrow

Medical Terminology - ABR Part 1 (8 decks)

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