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Circulatory System Flashcards

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1
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cardi/o

A

heart

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brady

A

slow

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3
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tachy

A

fast

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4
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angi/o

A

vessel

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5
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veno

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vein

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6
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phlebo

A

vein

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7
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-stasis

A

to stop

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8
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-cyte

A

cell

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hem/o

A

blood

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10
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-emia

A

blood

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pericarditis

A

inflammation of the outer layer of the heart

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12
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endocarditis

A

inflammation of the lining of the heart

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myocarditis

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inflammation of the muscle layer of the heart

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14
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bradycardia

A

rate<60

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15
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tachycardia

A

rate>100

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angiogram

A

X-ray of artery

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17
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venogram

A

X-ray of veins

18
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phlebitis

A

inflammation of veins

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hemostasis

A

to stop bleeding

20
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hemostat

A

a clamp-like instrument

21
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erythrocytes

A

red blood cells

22
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leucocytes

A

white blood cells

23
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hypoxemia

A

low oxygen

24
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hematosalpinx

A

blood in the uterine tubes

25
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atherosclerosis

A

hardening of the fatty stuff

26
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arteriosclerosis

A

hardening of the arteries

27
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myocardial infarction (MI)

A

heart attack (blockage of an artery in heart)

28
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mitral valve

A

left valve of heart

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atrioventricular

A

left valve of heart

30
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stenosis

A

narrowing

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mitral prolapse

A

tearing of the flaps in valve

32
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regurgitation

A

leakage and backward flow

33
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angina pectoris

A

pain in the chest (extreme)

34
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arrhythmia

A

no rhythm

35
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dysrhythmia

A

abnormal rhythm

36
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ischemia

A

not quite enough blood

37
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cardiologist

A

physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the circulatory system

38
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hematologist

A

a physician specializing in diseases of the blood

39
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Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)

A

a printout recording of the electrical activity of the heart

40
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Echocardiography

A

image of inside of heart using high frequency sound waves

41
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Phlebotomist

A

trained nurse or technician draws blood for lab tests and may also start IV’s (intravenous fluids)

42
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venipuncturist

A

trained nurse or technician draws blood for lab tests and may also start IV’s (intravenous fluids)

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