Heart and abbreations
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| heart | muscular cone shaped organ
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| atrioventricular valves | consist of the tricuspid and mitral valves which lie between the right atrium and the right ventricle
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| semilunar valves | pulmonary an aortic valves located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery and between the left ventricle and the aorta
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| perticardium | two layer sac surrounding the heart
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| epicardium | covers the heart
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| myocardium | middle thick musclar layer
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| endocardium | inner lining of the heart
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| blood vessels | tube like structures that carry blood through out the body
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| arteries | blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart
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| aorta | largest artery in the body originating at the left ventricle and descending through the thorax and abdomen
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| veins | blood vessels that carry blood back to the heart
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| venules | smallest veins
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| vena cavae | largest veins in the body
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| capillaries | microscopic blood vessels that connect arterioles with venules
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| blood | fluid circulated through the heart arteries capillaries and veins composed of plasma and formed elements
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| plasma | clear straw colored liquid portion of blood in which cells are suspended
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| erythrocytes | red blood cells that carry oxygen
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| leukocytes | white blood cells that combat infection and respond to inflammation
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| platelets | one of the formed elements in the blood that is responsible for aiding in the clotting process
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| serum | clear watery fluid portion of the blood that remains after a clot has formed
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| ACS | acute coronary syndrome
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| AFib | artial fibrillation
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| AV | atrioventrricular
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| BP | blood pressure
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| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CBC and DIFF | complete blood count and differential
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| CCU | coronary care unit
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| CPK | creatine phosphokinase
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| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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| CRP | C- reactive protiein
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| DSA | digital subtraction angiography
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| DVT | deep vein thrombosis
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| ECG, EKG | eletrocardiogram
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| ECHO | echocardiogram
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| Hct | hematocrit
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| Hgb | hemoglobin
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| HF | heart failure
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| HHD | hypertentsive heart disease
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| ICD | implantable cardiac defibrillator
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| IPG | impedance plethysmography
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| IV | intravenous
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| MI | myocardial infraction
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| PAD | peripheral arterial disease
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| PT | prothromin time
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| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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| RBC | red blood cells
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| SPECT | single photon emission computerd tompgraphy
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| TEE | transesophageal echordiogram
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| WBC | white blood cells
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| lymph | transparent colorless tissue fluid contains lymphocytes and monocytes and flows in one way direction to the heart
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| lymphatic vessels | transports lymph from body tissue to a large vein in the chest
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| lymph nodes | small spherical bodies composed of lymphoid tissue
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| spleen | located in the left side of the abdominal cavity between the stomach and the diaphragm
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| thymus gland | one of the primary lymphatic organs it is located anterior to the ascending aorta and posterior to the sternum
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| angi/o | vessel
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| aort/o | aorta
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| arteri/o | artery
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| cardi/o | heart
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| lymph/o | lymph, lymph tissue
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| lymphaden/o | lymph node
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| myel/o | bone marrow
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| phleb/o, ven/o | vein
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| plasm/o | plasma
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| splen/o | spleen
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| thym/o | thymus gland
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| valv/o, valvul/o | valve
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| ather/o | yellowish, fatty plaque
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| ech/o | sound
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| eletr/o | electricity, electrical activity
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| isch/o | deficiency, blockage
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| therm/o | heat
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| thromb/o | clot
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| brandy- | slow
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| pan- | all, total
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -apheresis | removal
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| -penia | abnormal reduction in number
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -scierosis | hardening
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