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Illness CV Terms Flashcards

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1
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Angina

A

Severe chest pain

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Arrythmia

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Irregular heart rhythm

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Bradycardia

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Slow heartbeat

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Cardiomegaly

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Enlarged heart

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Endocraditis

A

inflammation of the endocardium

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Fibrillatiion

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Extremely rapid heartbeat

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Infarct

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Death of a part of the heart due to decreased blood supply

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Myocardial Infarcation

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Decreased blood flow to the heart leading to tissue death of the muscle

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Myocarditis

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Inflammation of the heart tissue

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Palpitation

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Felling of the heartbeat within the chest

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Pericarditis

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Inflammation of the pericardium

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Tachycardia

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Rapid heartbeat

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Aneurysm

A

Balloonlike swelling of an artery

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Arteriosclerosis

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Condition in which the walls of the small arteries are hardened

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Arteriostenosis

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Narrowing of the arteries

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Arteritis

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Inflammation of an artery

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Artherosclerosis

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Blockage caused by fat deposits in the arteries

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Embolism

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Obstruction of a vessel

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Hyperlipemia

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Increased fatty substances in the blood

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Hypertension

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Increased blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Decreased blood pressure

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Phlebitis

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Inflammation of a vein

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Thrombophlebitis

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Inflammation in a vein caused by blood clot

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Thrombosis

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Blood clot within a vessel

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Thrombus

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Blood clot

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Varicose vein

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Dilated and twisted vein usually found in the legs

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Vasoconstriction

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Narrowing a vessel

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Vasodilation

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Dilation (increase) of a vessel

29
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Vasospasm

A

Involuntary contraction in a vein

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