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AMT CV What's the Wo

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image of vessel/duct Angiogram
incision into a vessel or duct angiotomy
surgical repair of vessel angioplasty
abnormal dilation of vessel/duct angiectasis
hardening due to fatty plaque atherosclerosis
process of listening with stethoscope auscultation
disease of heart muscle Cardiomyopathy
inflammation of heart muscle myocarditis
enlarged heart cardiomegaly
rupture of heart cardiorrhexis
tissue around heart pericardium
tissue lining heart endocardium
air in tissue around heart pneumopericardium
puncture of sac around heart to remove fluid pericardiocentesis
blue condition/blue skin cyanosis
acro tip/extremity
acrocyanosis blue condition if nail beds/lips
limping due to pain caused by poor circulation in legs claudication
hardening of arteries arteriosclerosis
removal of internal lining of an artery endarterectomy
process of recording images of heart using ultrasound technology Echocardiography
the image obtained from using ultrasounds echocardiogram
process of measuring from a distance telemetry
lack of blood flow to tissue (holding back blood) ischemia
excessive fat in blood hyperlipidemia
instrument to measure oxygen in blood oximeter
feeling that your heart is racing/pounding/throbbing palpitations
inflammation of veins phlebitis
literally incision into vein, but medically, puncture of vein to obtain a blood sample phlebotomy
instrument to examine chest stethoscope
narrowing of stenosis
deficient amount of clotting cells thrombocytopenia
deficient amount of all cells pancytopenia
condition of having a blood clot thrombosis
traveling blood clot embolism/embolus
to turn the heart around literally but medically to use electricity to convert an abnormal rhythm back to a normal rhythm cardioversion
high blood pressure hypertension
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