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Vessel

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Angi

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Gland

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Aden

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Artery

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Arteri

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Heart

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Cardi

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Electrical activity

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Electr

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Lymph

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Lymph

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Vein

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Phleb, ven

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Spleen

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Splen

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Clot

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Thromb

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Pertaining to

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-ac

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Instrument used to record

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Graph

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Enlargement

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-megaly

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Abnormal reduction in number

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-penia

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Hardening

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-sclerosis

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Brady-

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Slow

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Tachy-

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Rapid, fast

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Disease in which there is a reduction in the amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells; and may be caused by blood loss or decrease in production or increase and destruction of red blood cells

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Anemia

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Pressure exerted by the blood it’s a blood vessel walls

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Blood pressure

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Condition in which there is a ballooning in a weakened portion of an arterial wall

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Aneurysm

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Diagnostic procedure performed by passing a catheter into the heart through a blood vessel to examine the condition of the heart and surrounding blood vessels

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Cardiac catheterization

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Emergency procedure consisting of artificial ventilation and external cardiac massage

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Laboratory test for basic blood screening that measures hemoglobin, hematocrit, red blood cell number, size and shape, leukocyte count and white blood cell differential

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Complete blood count

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Condition in which there is an inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs the nutrients and oxygen

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Congestive heart failure

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Surgical technique to bring a new blood supply to the heart muscle by the touring around blocked arteries

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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Condition that reduces the flow of blood through the coronary artery’s to myocardium, denying the heart tissue is sufficient oxygen and nutrients to function fully

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Coronary artery disease

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Rapid loss of blood, as in bleeding

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Hemorrhage

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Sudden blocking of an artery by foreign material that enters the bloodstream and moves until lodges at another point in the circulation

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Embolism

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Blood pressure that is above normal (greater than 140/90)

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Hypertension

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Blood pressure that is below normal (less than 90/60)

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Hypotension

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Death of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen resulting from an interrupted blood supply

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Myocardial infarction

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Malignant disease characterized by excessive increase in white blood cells formed in the bone marrow

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Leukemia

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The number of times for minute the heartbeat is felt on an arterial wall

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Pulse

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Device used for measuring blood pressure

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Sphygmomanometer

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Instrument used to hear internal body sounds

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Stethoscope

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Condition demonstrated by distended or tortures veins usually found in the lower extremities

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Varicose veins

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A procedure used to puncture they need to remove blood, is still a medication, or start an intravenous infusion

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Venipuncture

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MI

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Myocardial infarction

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure or

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Angiography

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Radiographic imaging of a vessel

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Electrocardiogram

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Record of electrical activity of the heart

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Electrocardiograph

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Instrument used to record electrical activity of the heart

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Electrocardiography

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Process of recording the electrical activity of the heart

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