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Circulatory system Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Cardia/cardiacus

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Concerning the heart

Cardiac event

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A-

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Without or deficient

Arrhythmia (without normal rhythm)

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3
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-arm

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Blood

Anaemia (reduced red blood cells)

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-ia

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Condition of

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5
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Ather-(o)

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Plaque or fatty substance

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Sclerosis

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Harden

Atherosclerosis (hard fatty deposits on blood vessel walls)

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Brady-

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Slow

Bradycardia (slow heart)

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Tacky-

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Fast

Tachycardia (fast heart)

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Dys-

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Difficult, poor, bad, disordered

Dysrhythmia(disordered rhythm - usually of the heart)

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Hyper-

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Increased

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Hypo-

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Decreased

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12
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-tension

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Pressure

Hypertension(increased blood pressure-BP)

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13
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Infarct

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Plug up or cram

Plugging up blood supply

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Isch-

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Restriction

Ischaemia (restriction of blood flow)

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My-(o)

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Muscle

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16
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Card

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Pertaining to the heart

17
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-(I)al

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Condition

Myocardial (condition pertaining to the heart)

18
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Stenosis

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Tightening, stricture

Mitral valve stenosis(stricture involving one of the valves in the heart)

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C/o

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Complained of

20
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H/O

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History of

21
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M. I

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Myocardial infarction or heart attack

22
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IHD

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Ischaemic heart disease

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CVD

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Cardiovascular disease

24
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CVS

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Cardiovascular system

25
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AAA

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Abdominal aortic aneurysms (weakness in the wall of the aorta)

26
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AF

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Artial fibrillation ( a heart dysthymia

27
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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft

28
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CO

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Cardiac output

29
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ECG

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Electrocardiogram (at racing of the electrical activity of the heart)

30
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HR

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Heart rate

31
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FU

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Follow up

32
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VT

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Ventricular tachycardia ( a fast heart rhythm)

33
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VF

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Ventricular fibrillation (a fast heart rhythm that may be fatal)

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