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Asthma

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Chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by reversible airway obstruction

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Angina Pectoris

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Clinical syndrome of chest pain or discomfort that accompanies periods of myocardial ischaemia

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Breathlessness

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Abnormal or uncomfortable awareness of breathing

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Syncope

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Sudden, brief loss of consciousness caused by inadequate blood supply to the brain

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Palpitation

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Uncomfortable awareness of the heart action

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Wheeze

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An expiratory breathing sound caused by turbulent flow through narrowed airways

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Haemoptysis

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Coughing up of blood (‘frank haemoptysis’) or blood-stained sputum

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Oedema

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercellular spaces of the body

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Cardioversion

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Converting heart to sinus rhythm

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Atherosclerosis

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Patchy, focal disease of the lining of large and medium sized arteries - characterised by proliferation of cells and lipid deposition

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Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)

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A syndrome ecompassing a spectrum of unstable coronary artery disease

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Unstable angina

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Recurrent episodes of myocardial ischaemia occurring at rest and at an increasing frequency

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NSTEMI

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Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction - myocardial infarction with rise in cardiac enzymes without ST changes on ECG

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STEMI

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ST Elevatio Myocardial Infarction - myocardial infarction with rise in cardiac enzymes and ST elevation on ECG

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Thrombolysis

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Chemical dissolution of blood clot(s)

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

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Stenting of thrombosed coronary arteries

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Hypertension

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Blood pressure persistently over 140/90 (2 readings) and ambulatory blood pressure >135/85

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Heart failure

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Impairment of the heart as a pump supporting physiological circulation

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Pericarditis

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Inflammation of the pericardium

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Murmur

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Sound produced due to turbulent blood flow through the heart

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Infective endocarditis

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Microbial infection of heart valves, endothelial surface or congenital heart defect

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Heart block

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A group of disorders where the normal electrical conduction of the heart is disrupted

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Ventricular ectopic

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Early and broad QRS complex due to a premature discharge of a ventricular ectopic focus

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Ventricular bigeminy

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When a ventricular ectopic follows each normal beat

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Ventricular trigeminy

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When a ventricular ectopic follows two normal beats

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Tachycardia

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Heart rate >100bpm

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Bradycardia

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Heart rate <60bpm

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