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Exam #7: Body Systems Flashcards

1
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Angi/o

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Vessel

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Aort/o

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Aorta

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arteriol/o

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Arteriole

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Coron/o

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Heart

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Phleb/o

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Vein

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Venul/o

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Venule

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10
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Aneurysm

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Local widening of an artery caused by weakness in the arterial wall or breakdown of the wall

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Angina

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Chest pain caused by decreased blood flow to heart muscle

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Arrhythmia

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Abnormal heartbeat

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Atherosclerosis

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Hardening of arteries with a collection of cholesterol-like plaque

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14
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Congestive heart failure

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Inability of the heart to pump its required amount of blood

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Pulmonary edema

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Blood accumulating in the lungs

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16
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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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17
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Myocardial infarction

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Heart attack

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Infarct

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Area of dead tissue

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Shock

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Group of signs and symptoms, weak and rapid pulse, indicating poor oxygen supply to tissues and insufficient return of blood to the heart

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Angiography

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Recording blood vessels after the injection of contrast into the bloodstream

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21
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Cardiac enzyme tests

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Measurements of enzymes released into the bloodstream after a heart attack

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22
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Cardiac catheterization

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Introducing a catheter into coronary blood vessels to measure pressure and flow patterns of blood

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Doppler ultrasound

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Measuring blood flow in vessels via sound waves

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24
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Echocardiography

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Images of the heart are produced using sound waves

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Electrocardiography

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Recording electricity flowing through the heart

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Holter monitoring

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Detection of abnormal heart rhythms that involves having a patient wear a compact version of an electrocardiograph for 24 hours

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Lipid tests

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Measurements of cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood

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Lipoprotein tests

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Measurements of high density lipoprotein and low density

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29
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MRI

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Producing an image, by beaming magnetic waves of the heart

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MUGA scan

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Imaging of the motion of heart muscles and assessing the function of the heart via multiple gates acquisition scan, which used radioactive chemicals

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31
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PET scan

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Radioactive chemicals, which release radioactive particles, are injected into the bloodstream and travel to the heart

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32
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Stress test

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An electrocardiography plus blood pressure and heart rate measurements shows the hearts response to physical exertion

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Cardiac catheter ablation

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Flexible tube is threaded through blood vessels into the heart to destroy abnormal tissue that causes arrhythmias

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Cardioversion

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Brief discharges of electricity passing across the chest to stop a cardiac arrhythmia (also called defibrillation

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Coronary artery bypass grafting (GABD)

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Vessels taken from the patients legs or chest are connected to coronary arteries to make detours around blockages

36
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Endarterectomy

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Surgical removal of the innermost lining of an artery to remove fatty deposits and clots

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Heart transplantation

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A donor heart is transferred to a recipient

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Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

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A balloon tipped catheter is threaded into a coronary artery to compress fatty deposits and open the artery

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Stents

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Tubes create wider openings that make the recurrence of blockings less likely

40
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Thrombolytic therapy

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Drugs such as TPA and streptokinase are injected into a patients bloodstream to dissolve blood clots that may cause a heart attack

41
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AAA

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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ACS

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Acute coronary syndrome

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AED

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Automated external defibrillator

44
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AMI

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Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)

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BP

A

Blood pressure

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass grafting

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CCU

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Coronary care unit

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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ECG

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Electrocardiography

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ECHO

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Echocardiography

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HDL

A

High density lipoprotein

54
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HTN

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Hypertension (high blood pressure)

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ICD

A

Implantable cardioverter- defibrillator

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LDL

A

Low density lipoprotein

57
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MI

A

Myocardial infarction

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PCI

A

Percutaneous coronary intervention

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Lymph/o

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Lymph fluid

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Lymphaden/o

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Lymph node

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Lymphangi/o

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Lymph vessel

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Splen/o

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Thym/o

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Thymus gland

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Suppression or deficiency of the immune response

65
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Lymphoma

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Malignant tumor of lymph nodes and lymphatic tissue

66
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Mononucleosis

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Acute infection disease with enlargement of lymph nodes and increased number of lymphocytes and monocytes in the bloodstream

67
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Sarcoidosis

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Inflammatory disease in which small nodules, or tubercles form in lymph nodes and other organs

68
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Computed tomography (CT) scan

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Xray views in the transverse plane for the diagnosis of abnormalities in lymphoid organs

69
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ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay)

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Rest to screen for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency

70
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Western blot test

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A test to detect the presence of antibodies to specific antigens

71
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Chemotherapy

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Treatment with powerful drugs to kill cancer cells

72
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Radiotherapy

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Treatment with high dose radiation to destroy malignant lesions in the body

73
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AIDS

A

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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ELISA

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Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay

75
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HAART

A

Highly active antiretroviral therapy

76
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IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG,IgM

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Immunoglobulins (antibodies)

77
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MAC

A

Mycobacterium avium complex

78
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PCP

A

Pneumocystis pneumonia

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