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| show | Heart, arteries, veins, capillaries
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| angi/o | show 🗑
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| aort/o | show 🗑
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| show | artery
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| show | fatty substance
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| atri/o | show 🗑
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| show | heart
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| show | heart
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| corpor/o | show 🗑
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| embol/o | show 🗑
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| isch/o | show 🗑
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| myocardi/o | show 🗑
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| show | chest
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| -manometer | show 🗑
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| show | small
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| -tension | show 🗑
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| -tonic | show 🗑
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| -ule | show 🗑
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| phleb/o | show 🗑
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| show | pulse
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| steth/o | show 🗑
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| thromb/o | show 🗑
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| show | valve
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| valvul/o | show 🗑
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| varic/o | show 🗑
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| vascul/o | show 🗑
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| show | vessel, duct
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| show | vein
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| vetricul/o | show 🗑
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| show | pumps blood through blood vessels
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| show | carries blood away from the heart
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| show | carries blood towards the heart
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| show | exchange site between blood and tissue
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| show | circulatory system
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| show | pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation
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| in the pulmonary circulation________ blood is transported to the lungs but whn it is being transported back it is called________. | show 🗑
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| in systemic circulation _________ is transported away from the heart towards the ____ and ______ then back to the heart | show 🗑
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| in addition to distributing oxygen and other nutrients the cardiovascular system collects ___ from the cells and transports them to the lung, liver and kidneys where they are ____ from the body. | show 🗑
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| what type of fibers make up the heart? | show 🗑
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| how many chambers/cavities are in the heart? | show 🗑
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| show | between 60 and 100
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| how many times does the heart beat in a day? | show 🗑
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| where is the heart located? | show 🗑
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| show | lower
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| show | endocardium
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| what would you call the thick muscular middle layer of the heart? | show 🗑
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| show | contracts creating the pressure required to pump blood
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| what would you call the visceral layer of the outer layer of the heart? | show 🗑
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| show | parietal pericardium
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| what are the upper chambers of the heart called? | show 🗑
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| what are the lower chambers of the heart called? | show 🗑
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| interatrial septum separates the left and right___ | show 🗑
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| show | ventricles
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| which sections of the heart perform the pumping action? | show 🗑
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| what type of valve is the tricuspid valve? | show 🗑
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| the atrioventricular valve controls the opening between the ____and the ____ | show 🗑
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| what type of valve is the pulmonary valve? | show 🗑
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| show | right ventricle, pulmonary artery
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| show | bicuspid valve
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| what type of valve is the mitral valve? | show 🗑
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| which side of the heart does is the mitral valve located? | show 🗑
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| which side of the heart is the tricuspid valve located? | show 🗑
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| show | semilunar valve
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| show | between the left ventricle and the aorta
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| show | superior vena cava, inferior vena cava
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| which section of the heart is connected to the pulmonary artery? | show 🗑
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| show | left atrium
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| what is the largest artery in the body? | show 🗑
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| which part of the heart is attached to the aorta? | show 🗑
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| the relaxed phase in which a heart chamber collects blood is called? | show 🗑
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| the contracted state in which a heart chamber pushes blood from the chamber is called? | show 🗑
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| show | electrical impulses begin causing the atria to contract.
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| show | atrioventricular node
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| after the atrioventricular node is stimulated what is the next thing to be stimulated? | show 🗑
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| what is another name for the atrioventricular bundle? | show 🗑
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| where would an electrical signal travel after the bundle of His? | show 🗑
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| show | the purkinje fibers
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| show | contract the ventricles
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| what are the three types of blood vessels? | show 🗑
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| show | the channel within the blood vessels through which the blood flows
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| show | the aorta, myocardium
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| show | arterioles
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| where do the arterioles deliver blood? | show 🗑
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| what would you call a network of tiny blood vessels? | show 🗑
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| show | venules
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| show | venules
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| what is the purpose of the valve in the veins? | show 🗑
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| what is blood pressure? | show 🗑
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| show | sphygmomanmeter
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| sphygm/o | show 🗑
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| -manometer | show 🗑
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| show | less than 120
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| what is the normal diastolic pressure for an adult? | show 🗑
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| duct/o | show 🗑
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| show | strait
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| show | wall
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| show | sound
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| -ectomy | show 🗑
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| show | record
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| -graphy | show 🗑
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| show | condition
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| -lytic | show 🗑
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| show | rupture
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| show | hardening
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| show | narrowing
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| show | between
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| -intra | show 🗑
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| inflamation of a vessel | show 🗑
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| show | blood clot
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| an area of tissue which is dying because of loss of blood supply | show 🗑
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| a temporary localized deficiency of blood supply due to an obstruction | show 🗑
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| the sudden drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person stands suddenly | show 🗑
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| a racing heartbeat | show 🗑
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| what would you call backflow of blood through a valve? | show 🗑
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| show | thrombus
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| what would you call it when an electrical impulse is blocked from traveling down the bundle branches? | show 🗑
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| what would you call a hole present at birth in the septum between two heart chambers? | show 🗑
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| show | congestive heart failure
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| what would you call a condition where there is insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle due to an obstruction? | show 🗑
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| what would you call a serious quivering or contraction of the heart muscles | show 🗑
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| show | flutter
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| show | hert valve prolapse
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| show | heart valve stenosis
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| what would you call a condition caused by the partial or complete closing of one or more coronary arteries? | show 🗑
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| show | tetralogy of fallot
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| what would you call weakness in the wall of an artery resulting in localized widening of the artery? | show 🗑
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| what would you call a ruptured artery? | show 🗑
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| show | atheroma
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| show | coarctation of the aorta
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| what would you call a vericous vein found in the anal region? | show 🗑
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| what's another name for high blood pressure? | show 🗑
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| show | hypotension
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| what would you call a congenital heart anomoly in which the fetal connection between the pulmonary artery and aorta fail to close at birth? | show 🗑
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| what would you call periodic ischemic attacks affecting the extremities of the body in which the extremities become cyanotic and painful? | show 🗑
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| what would you call the process of listening to sounds within the body using a stethoscope? | show 🗑
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| show | cardiac enzymes
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| what would you call a blood test to measure the amount of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood? | show 🗑
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| what would you call an x-ray of a vessel taken during an angiography? | show 🗑
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| show | angiography
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| what would you use to measure the velocity of blood moving through vessels and to check for blood clots? | show 🗑
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| what is a noninvasive diagnostic method using ultrasound to visualize internal cardiac structures? | show 🗑
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| what would you call a portable ecg monitor which assesses the heart and pulse activity | show 🗑
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| show | cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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| what would you call it when blood is routed to a heart-lung machine during surgery? | show 🗑
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| show | arterial anastomosis
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| show | endraterectomy
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| show | ligation and stripping
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| what would you call the process for treating localized coronary artery narrowing by inserting a balloon catheter and dilating the blood vessel? | show 🗑
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| what would you call a stainless steel tube placed within a blood vessel to widen the lumen? | show 🗑
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| show | AED
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| what is the abbreviation for atrial Defibrillation | show 🗑
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| show | AMI
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| what is the abbreviation for arteriosclerosis? | show 🗑
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| show | ASD
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| show | ASHD
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| show | AV, A-V
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| what is the abbreviation for bundle branch block? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for blood pressure? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for beats per minute? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for coronary artery bypass graft? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for coronary artery disease? | show 🗑
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| show | Cath
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| show | CC
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| show | CCU
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| what is the abbreviation for congestive heart failure? | show 🗑
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| show | CoA
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| show | CP
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| show | CSD
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| show | CV
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| what is the abbreviation for deep vein thrombosis? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for extra corporeal circulation? | show 🗑
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| show | ECG, EKG
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| show | ECHO
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| what is the abbreviation for glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase? | show 🗑
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| show | HTN
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| what is the abbreviation for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator? | show 🗑
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| show | ICU
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| what is the abbreviation for intravenous? | show 🗑
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| show | LVAD
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| what is the abbreviation for left ventricular hypertrophy? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for myocardial infarction or mitral insufficiency? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for millimeters of mercury? | show 🗑
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| show | MR
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| what is the abbreviation for mitral stenosis? | show 🗑
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| show | MVP
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| show | P
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| show | PAC
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| show | PDA
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| what is the abbreviation for peracutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty? | show 🗑
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| show | PVC
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| what is the abbreviation for the first heart sound? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for the second heart sound? | show 🗑
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| show | SA, S-A
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| show | SK
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| show | tPA
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| what is the abbreviation for ventricular fibrillation? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for ventricular septal defect? | show 🗑
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| what is the abbreviation for ventricular tachycardia? | show 🗑
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