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leaflet |
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thin, flattened structures that compose a heart valve |
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lumen |
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the channel within a tubular space within an organ or structure |
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aneurysm/o |
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widened blood vessel (weak)
localized abnormal dialation of a vessel, usually an artery |
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angi/o
vascul/o |
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vessel, usually blood or lymph |
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ather/o |
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fatty plaque |
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embol/o
thromb/o |
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circulating blood clot
static blood clot |
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ven/o
phleb/o |
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vein |
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scler/o |
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hardening |
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sept/o |
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septum |
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sphygm/o
--sphyxia |
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pulse |
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sten/o
--stenosis |
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narrowing, stricture |
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fibrillation |
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quivering or spontaneous muscle contractions, especially of the heart, causing ineffectual contractions |
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endo-- |
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in, within |
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extra-- |
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outside |
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arrest |
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condition of being stopped, or bringing to a stop |
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bruit |
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soft blowing sound heard on auscultation
also called a murmur |
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cardiomyopathy |
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any disease or weakening of heart muscle that dimishes cardiac function |
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catheter |
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plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure
(thin, hollow, flexible) |
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coarctation |
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narrowing of a vessel, especially the aorta |
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DVT-deep vein thrombosis |
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blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the body, especially those in the legs or thighs |
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vegetations |
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small inflammatory mass on leaflets |
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HTN-hypertension
primary
secondary |
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BP persistently exceeding 140/90
no identifiable cause
identifiable, underlying cause commonly correctable |
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manometer |
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device used to measure pulse |
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hemostasis |
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arrest of bleeding or circulation |
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hyperlipidemia |
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excessive amounts of lipids in the blood (cholesterol, phospholipids, and triglycerides) |
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infarct |
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area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following seccation of blood supply |
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ischemia |
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local and temporary deficiency of blood supply due to circulatory obstruction |
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MVP-mitral valve prolapse |
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condition in which the the leaflets of the mitral valve prolapse into the left atruim during systole causing a characteristic murmur |
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ICU
CCU |
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intensive care unit
coronary care unit |
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systole/diastole |
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top/bottom BP |
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perfusion |
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circulation of blood through tissues or the passage of fluids through vessels of an organ |
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paroxysm |
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spasm pertaining to the heart |
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sclerosis |
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hardening |
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diaphoresis |
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excessive sweating |
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--rrhexis |
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rupture |
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angioplasty |
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replacement of artery |
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antihypertensive medications |
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lower blood pressure-such as beta blockers and calcium channel blockers |
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diuretics |
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lower fluid within the body |
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antianginal medications |
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dialate blood vessels-nitrates (nitroglycerin) |
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cardiotonic medications |
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raise the force of contractions to maintain slow and steady heart rate |
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asystole |
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flat line, no pulse or beat |
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CVA |
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cerebrovascular accident-stroke |
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incompetent |
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inability of a valve to close completely |
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varices |
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varicose veins of the esophogus |
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infarct |
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area of tissue that undergoes necrosis |
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CAD |
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coronary artery disease |
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CHF |
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congestive heart failure |
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ASHD |
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arterial sclerotic heart disease |
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CPR |
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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MI |
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myocardial infarction |
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CV |
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cardiovascular |
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PE |
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pulmonary embolus |
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VT |
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ventricular tachycardia |
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