Med term Flashcards by sheila r | Brainscape

Q

ischemia

A

an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles

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MAT

A

Multifocal atrial tachycardia

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LBBB

A

left bundle, branch block

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RBBB

A

Right bundle, branch block

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-otis

A

Inflammation

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myocarditis

A

Inflammation of the myocardium

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Phlebitis

A

Inflammation of the veins

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Cardio

A

Heart

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Pneumo

A

Air

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Hema

A

Blood

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anti-

A

Against

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Hypo

A

Too low

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hypotension

A

Low blood pressure

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Hyper

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Too high

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hypertension

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High blood pressure

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proxysmal

A

Sudden onset and sudden and

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Hypertrophy

A

Thickening of ventricular wall

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Ectopy

A

Out of place

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Aneurysm

A

Isak like bulging at the vessel wall

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Thrombosis

A

Blood clot within the blood vessel

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Embolism

A

Blood clot travels and block smaller vessels

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stasis

A

Reduce blood flow, speed, stoppage of flow

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Aortic stenosis

A

Narrowing of the aortic valve

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Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing

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Hypoxia

A

Shortage of oxygen

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cyanosis

A

Bluish skin due to lack of oxygen in the blood

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Syncope

A

Fainting

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Adema

A

Swelling of the soft tissue due to fluid

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Defibrillation

A

Controlled electrical shock to restart the heart

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Cardioversion

A

Apply Joules (shock) synchronize to the heartbeat

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Code blue

A

Emergency with cardiopulmonary arrest

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RRT

A

Rapid response team

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EMT

A

Emergency medical team

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AF

A

Atrial fibrillation

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VF

A

Ventricular fibrillation

Q

V fib

A

Ventricular fibrillation

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VT

A

Ventricular tachycardia

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PEA

A

pulses electrical activity

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PAT

A

Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia