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Cardio exam
Question | Answer |
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AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm |
CABG | coronary artey bipass graft |
DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
MRA | megnetic resonance angiography |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
RV | right ventricle |
SA | sinoatrial |
VSD | ventricular septal defect |
VT | ventricular tachycardia |
4 valves | bicuspid, tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar, aortic semilunar |
HTN | hypertension, treated with beta-blockers |
Angina | chest pain, treated with beta blockers |
4 main parts of cardiovascular system | cardiopulmonary, circulatory, conduction, coronary |
3 layers of the heart | myocardium, epicardium, endocardium |
valve with 2 cusps which blood passes from the left atrium to the left ventricle | bicuspid valve |
A vessel that carries blood to the heart from the body organs and tissues | vein |
carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs | pulmonary artery |
carries oxygenated blood back to the heart from the lungs | pulmonary vein |
chamber which collects deoxygenated blood from the body | right atrium |
Chamber which pumps deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs | right ventricle |
Chamber which pumps oxygenated blood to the body viz aorta | left ventricle |
Chamber which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs | left atrium |