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Mary Ortiz

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Thromb/o   Blood Clot  
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Ventricul/o   ventricle  
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-sphyxia   Pulse  
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-stenosis   narrowing,stricture  
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extra-   outside  
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tachy   rapid  
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aneurysm/o   wide blood vessel  
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angi/o   vessel  
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vascul/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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anteri/o   artery  
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arteriol/o   arteriole  
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atri/o   atrium  
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ather/o   fatty plaque  
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cardi/o   Heart  
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electr/o   electricty  
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embol/o   embolus  
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hemangi/o   blood vessel  
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my/o   muscle  
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phleb/o   vein  
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ven/o   vein  
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Scler/o   hardenig, sclera  
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sept/o   septum  
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sphygm/o   pulse  
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sten/o   narrowing, stricture  
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infarct   Area of tissue that undergoes necrosis following cessation of blood supply  
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MR   Mitral regurgiation  
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aneurysm   Localized abnormal dialation of a vessel, usualy an artery  
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arrest   condition of being stopped or bringing to a stop  
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MRA   Magnetic Resonance Angiogram  
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MRI   Magnetic Resonance Imagining  
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bruit   soft blowing sound heard on ausculation, possible due to vibrations associated with the movement of blood, valvular action, or both, also called murmur  
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catheter   thin flexable, hollow plastic tube that is small enough to be threaded through a vein, artery, or tubular structure  
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Deep vein thrombosis(DVT)   Blood clot that forms in the deep viens of the body, especially those in the legs or thighs  
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ejection fraction(EF)   calculation of how much blood a ventrical can eject with on contraction  
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fibrillation   quivering or spotaneous muscle contractions, especially of the heart causing ineffectual contractions  
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Coronary artery bypass graft   surgical procedure that uses a vessel graft from another part of the body to bypass the blocked part of a coronary artery and restore blood supply to the heart muscle  
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Cardioversion   procedure to restore normal rhythm of the heart by applying a controlled electrical shock to the exterior of the chest  
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Thallium Study   Records the uptake of the isotope with a gamma camera to produce a image  
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Scintgraphy   Diognostic test that uses radiation emitted by the body after an injection of radioactive substances to create images of various organs of identify body functions and dieases  
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Tetralogy of Fallot   Congenital anomaly consisting of four elements: 1. pulomary artery stenosis 2. interventricular septal defect 3. transposition of the aorta, so that both bentricles empty into the aorta  
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Tetralogy of Fallot   4. right ventricular hypertrophy caused by increased workload of the right ventricle  
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CAD   Coronary Artery Disease  
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CABG   Coronary Artery Bypass Graft  
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CA   Cardiac Arrest  
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BP, B/P   Blood Pressure  
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BBB   Bundle-Branch Block  
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ASHD   Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease  
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HF   Heart Failure  
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AF   Atrial Fibrillation  
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HDL   High Density Lipotein  
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AAA   Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm  
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VT   Ventricular Tachycardia  
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EF   Ejection Fraction  
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SA,S-A   Sinoatrial  
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ECHO   Echocardiogram or graphy  
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PTCA   percutaneous transluminal coronary antioplasty  
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PVC   Premature Ventricular Contraction  
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ECG   Electrocardiogram or graphy  
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NSR   Normal sinus rhythm  
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MVP   Mitral Valve Prolapse  
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MUGA   Multiple-grade acqusition  
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MS   Mitral Stenosis  
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MI   Myocardial Infarction  
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Chol   Cholestrol  
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LDL   Low-density lipoprotein  
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CPR   Cardiopulmonary  
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CV   Cardiovascular  
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IV   Intravenous  
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DOE   Dyspena on excertion  
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HTN   Hypertension  
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DVT   Deep vein Thrombosis  
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CC   Cardiac Catherization  
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angiotehsin-converting enzymes inhibitors   lower blood pressure by inhibiting the conversion of angiotensin  
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antiarrhythmics   Prevent, alleviate, or correct cardiac arrhythmias by stabillizing the electrical conduction of the heart.  
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diuretics   Act on kidneys to increase excertion of water and sodium.  
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statins   lower cholesterol in the blood and reduce it production in the liver by blocking he enzyme that produces it.  
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