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Med Term Cardiac
Question | Answer |
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Profuse sweating | diaphoresis |
Vague, uneasy feeling of body weakness, istress, or discomfort before and during a disease | malaise |
sticky or gummy | viscosity |
ather/o | fatty plaque |
Condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop | arrest |
Loss of effective cardiac functions | cardiac arrest |
Cessation of the circulation of blood due to ventricular standstill or fibrillation | circulatory arrest |
Radiological examination of the blood vessels of and around the heart | aortography |
Injection of radioactive tracers to create images of body parts and identify body functions and diseases | scintigraphy |
Destruction of a blood clot using anticlotting agents | thrombloysis |
AS | aortic stenosis |
ASHD | arteriosclerotic heart disease |
AV | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
chol | cholerserol |
CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
HF | heart failure |
LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |