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Electrocardiogram Technician: Vocabulary Flashcards

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Anemia

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a condition where blood does not have enough healthy red blood cells.

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Ballooning and weakened area in an artery. Occurs in aorta, brain, back of knee, intestine, or spleen.

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Aneurysm

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Angina

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type of chest pain caused by reduced blood flow from heart. Symptom of coronary artery disease

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4
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abnormal heart rhythm

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arrest arrhythmia

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When the heart stops beating

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arrest

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Build up of fats, cholesterol, or other substances on the artery walls

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atherosclerosis

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Constellation of structural and functional changes that occur in the heart of people that train for prolonged durations

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atletic heart syndrome

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Asystole

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when heart’s electrical system fails entirely

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Pulseless Electrical Activity

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When your heart stops because the electrical activity in your heart is too weak to make a beat.

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CVA

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also known as Cerebrovascular accident is a stroke where damage to the brain is caused by interruption of its blood supply

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A chronic condition where the heart does not pump blood well as it should

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congestive heart failure or CHF

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Coronary Artery Disease

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Damage or disease in heart’s major blood vessels. Coronary arteries struggle to supply the heart with enough blood, oxygen, and nutrients.

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Embolus

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a blood clot caused by mass in blood stream that causes a blockage

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An infection of the heart’s inner lining usually involving the heart valves

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endocarditis

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure. Force of blood against artery walls is too high

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Low blood pressure that causes fainting or dizziness because brain is not getting enough blood.

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Hypotension

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Leukemia

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Cancer of blood forming tissue, hindering ability to fight infection

Cancer of white blood cells

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Sound of blood flowing in heart due to heart exertion during exercise or diseased heart valve or other abnormalities

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murmur

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MI or Myocardial infraction

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Heart attack caused by decreased blood flow to portion of myocardium

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Myocarditis

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Inflammation of your heart muscle (myocardium). Weakens heart muscle, making difficult to pump blood.

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Swelling and irritation of the thin sack like layer surrounding the heart (Pericardium) that causes sharp chest pains

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pericarditis

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Inflammation of a vein

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phlebitis

When it affects deeper vein, it is called deep vein thrombosis (dvT)

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Sickle Cell Anemia

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A group of disorders that causes red blood cells to become misshapen and break down.

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Wound on leg or ankle caused by abnormal or damaged veins

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Stasis Ulcer

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Thrombophlebitis

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Blood clot in one or more veins causing inflammation and pain

26
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Enlarged, twisted veins at surface of skin

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varicosities

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Arteriography

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a device used to measure aortic pulse wave velocity or arterial wall stiffness

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The insertion of a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart to study the heart and obtain diagnostic information

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Cardiac Catherization

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Doppler Ultrasonography

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medical ultrasonography that uses the doppler effect to perform imaging of the movement of tissues and fluids such as blood through blood vessels.

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A scan to look at the heart and nearby blood vessels

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echocardiograph

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A device that uses sound waves to create an image of the heart. Ultrasound of the heart

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echocardiogram

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a type of portable ambulatory electrocardiogram that monitors the heart for at least 24 hours. Can detect irregular heart beat rhythms.

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Holter Monitor

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Venogram

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A test that allows you to see the veins in a patients body, especially the legs.

34
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An imaging test to evaluate how the heart pumps blood

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muga scan

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