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mod 10 Flashcards

1
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angio

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vessel

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2
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lymphadeno

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lymph node

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3
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myelo

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bone marrow/spinal cord

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4
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phlebo or veno

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vein

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5
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-ac

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pertaining to

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6
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-apheresis

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removal

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7
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-penia

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abnormal reduction in number

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8
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-poiesis

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formation

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9
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pancytopenia

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abnormal reduction of all blood cells

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10
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acute coronary syndrome (ACS)

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sudden symptom of insufficient blood supply to heart indicating unstable angina/acute myocord infarction

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11
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caridiac tamponade

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compress heart caused by fluid accumulation

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12
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coarction of aorta

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narrowing of aorta

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13
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intermittent claudication

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pain in calf seen in peripheral arteria disease

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14
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hemophilia

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bleeding disease caused y deficiency of coagulation factor VIII

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15
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sepsis

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bacteria enter bloodstream cause systemic inflammatory

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hodgkins disease

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malignant disorder of lymph tissues cause enlarged nodes

17
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infectious mononucleosis

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infection caused by Epstein barr virus characterized swollen lymph nodes, sore throat ,in young people transmitted by saliva

18
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atherectomy

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excision of fatty plaque from blocked artery using catheter and rotary cutter

19
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endarterectomy

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excision within the artery excision of plaque from arterial wall

20
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atrial fibrillation ablation

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procedure where abnormal cells that trigger atrial fibrillation are destroyed using radiofrequency energy

21
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intracoronary thrombolytic therapy

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an injection of amedication either intravenously or intraarterially to dissolve blood clots in the coronary arteries

22
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA

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procedure in which a balloon is passed through a blood vessel into a cornonary artery where plaque is formed

23
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ecg gram

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record of electrical activity of heart

24
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digital subtraction angiography

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a process of digital radiographic imagin of the blood vessels that substracts or removes structures not being studied

25
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single photon emission computed tomography

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nuclear medicine scan that visualizes the heart from several different angles

26
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thallium test

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nuclear medicine test used to diagnose coronary artery disease and asses revascularization after coronary artery bypass surgery

27
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impedance plethysmography ipg

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measures venous flow of the extermities with aplethysmograph to detect clots

28
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hematocrit hct

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blood test to measure the volume of red blood cells

29
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prothrombin time pt

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blood test used to determine coagulation activity defects and monitor anticoagulation therapy for patients taking coumadin

30
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extracorpeal

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occurring outside the body

31
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extravasation

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escape of blood from blood vessels

32
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blood dyscrasia

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abnormal or pathologic condition of blood

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