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TERM
DEFINITION
myocardium   muscle that makes up the heart  
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endocardium   c.t. that encloses the entire heart  
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pericardium   attaches the endocardium to the thorax  
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coronary arteries   branch from the base of the aorta to supply the entire myocardium  
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systole   contraction phase  
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diastole   atria and ventricles relaxed  
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stroke volume   amount of blood pumped into aorta during a single ventricular contraction  
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cardiac output   stroke volume x heart rate: volume of blood pumped per minute  
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erythrocytes (rbc)   transport o2 remove co2  
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leukocytes (wbc)   phagocytosis, mediate immune system response  
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thrombocytes (platelets)   clotting  
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blood pressure   pressure of blood against arterial walls, maintains perfusion of o2 into organs  
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myocardial ischemia   myocardium deprived of oxygen resulting in chest pain (angina)  
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dyspnea   shortness of breath; occurs when cardiac output decreases  
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fatigue   reduction in the body's capability to perform work  
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palpitation   senseation of skipped beats or the heart fluttering uncomfortably  
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arrhythmia   disturbance of the electrical activity that controls the heartbeat which causes cardiac contractions of excessive pace or strenght (palpitations)  
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claudication   impaired gait, occurs when blood flow to a lower limb is blocked  
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edema   abnormal accumulation of fluid in the interstitial spaces, occurs with chronic cardiac conditions or obstruction of veins or lymph vessels  
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Korotkoff sounds   sounds used to determine bp  
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atherosclerosis   arteries that have been pathologically narrowed  
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aneurysm   deformed arteries  
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athletes heart   general cardiac hypertrophy- enlargmenet of both ventricles due to adaptation to strenuous aerobic exercise  
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hypertrophic cardiomyopathy   pathological enlrgment of the heart associated with an asymmetricl enlrgment of the left ventricular cavity-leading cause of SCD in young athletes  
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myocardial ischemia   oxygen needed by myocardium exceeds oxygen in blood delivered by the coronary arteries  
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arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD)   fatty infiltration (penetration) and fibrosis of the myocardium of the right ventricle  
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Mitral valve prolapse (MVP)   deformity of mitral valve leaflets that prevents it from closing completely  
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paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia   intermittently occuring very rapid heart rate at rest >150 bpm- defect in discharge pattern of SA node, atria, or AV node that causes drastic increase in heart rate  
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Q-T interval   time it takes for ventricles to depolarize and repolarize  
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Wolfe-parkinson-White Syndrome   accessory pathway between atria and ventricles conducts more rapidlyithan the AV node, and result is that one of the ventricles depolarizes slightly before the other  
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marfan Syndrome   Connective tissue disorder associated with increased risk for scd, develop potentially fatal deformities in aorta  
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Commotio Cordis   Sudden blows to the chest that occur during the vulnerable phase of cardiac repolarization that induce a severe ventricular arrhytmia  
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myocarditis   inflammatory process of the cardiac muscle cells  
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generic drug   copy of brand name drug whose patents have expired can sell for cheaper bc no experimental cost  
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enteral routes   routes of admin that provide entry to the boyd by way of alimentary canal or digestive system (oral, rectal)  
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parenteral routes   injection inhalation sublingual buccal and topical  
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enteric coating   delays the release of medication until it reaches small intestine  
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extended release medication   released over a longer period, contains more drug  
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buccal   between cheek and gum  
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suppository   common dosage form used to administer meds via rectum  
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pharmacokinetics   physiological process of how the body acts on a drug (ADME)  
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bioavailability   amount of drug that is actually available in the body's tissues  
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first pass effect   occurs if drug is absorbed from the intestine into the liver before entering the systemic circulation  
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passive diffusion   lipid soluble drugs diffuse more quickly and easily and are capable of passing through blood brain barrier to affect cns  
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active transport   protein move drug across membrane  
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facilitated diffusion   drug selectivity through binding of a protein  
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onset of action   time it takes for drug to reach site of action  
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duration of action   period of time when concentration levels are sufficient enough to proeduce a therapeutic effect  
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metabolism   process by which drugs are inactivated and broken down into more water soluble metabolites in preparation for excretion  
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halflife   time it takes for concentration to be reduced by one half after it has reached peak concentration  
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elimination   process by which body rids itself of drug  
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pharmacodynamics   process of how drug acts on the body  
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agonist   drug that fits the receptor and initttates a mechanism similar to the endogenous compound  
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antagonist   drug that fits receptor but fails to initiate or block mechanism  
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receptor theory of drug action   agonists and antagonists  
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potency   strenght of drug  
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steady state   maintaing blood levels within the therapeutic range, achieved once the blood levesls from continued dosing matches the levls of excretion of a drug  
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agonistic interaction   2 drugs of same type taken together to add and increase overall effect  
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antagonistic effects   2 unrelated drugs to reduce effectivenss of oral drug  
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cox 1 (housekeeping) responsible for   gi mucosal integrity, platelet aggregation, renal function  
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cox 2 (inflamatory gene) responsible for   inflamation, pain, wound healing  
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penicilins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems   inhibit synthesis of bacterias cell wall (bactericidal antibiotics)  
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tetracyclines, macrolides, aminoglcosides   disrupt normal protein synthesis  
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sulonamides   inhibit an enzyme used to synthesize tetrahydrofolic acid within bacteria  
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staphylococcus aureus infection   misuse of antibiotics has lead to increased incidence of antibiotic resistancce  
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h1 histamine   respiratory tract  
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h2 histamine   stomach  
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h3 histamine   cerebrospinal fluid  
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1st generation h1 antihistamine   lipid soluble, can cross blood brain barrier to affect cns (drowsiness)  
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2nd gen antihistamine   less lipid soluble, not as drowsy, better for daytime  
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decongestants   cause vacoconstriction of the blood vessls within the nasal passages to help reduce swelling of mucous membranes  
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bronchodilators   used by individuals with asthma to relax bronchial spasms and expand airways  
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antiemetics   used to treat nausea and vomiting (regulated in medulla)  
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antidarrheals   used to treat symptoms of diarrhea, howerver don't generally treat underlying cause  
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bulk forming laxative   made of a fiber or cellulose that swells once combined with fluid producing a thick substance that stimulates perisatalsis and pushes the intestinal content forward  
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osmotic laxatives   function to increase peristalis by drawing water into the intestinal lumen  
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stimulant laxatives   increase motility of bowels  
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antacids   neutralize stomach acid and increase gastric pH  
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fungicidals   disrupt cell membrane of fungus thus killing the fungal cell,  
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fungistatics   prevent the fungal cell from replicating, allowing the immune system to mainage the infection  
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antiviral meds   used to treat herpes and influenza infections prevent and reduce duratin and severity of the virus  
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deep somatic pain   bone nerve muscle tendons ligaments arteries or joints  
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visceral pain   internal organs  
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hyperplasia   increase in nmber of cells in a tissue without chane in the rate of cell division or function (adaptaion to chronic increased metabolic demands)  
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metaplasia   replacement of cells of one type with antoher in response to physical or chemical irritants  
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dysplasia   cells adapt by changing to an abnormal cell type (cancer)  
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necrosis   cell death  
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proliferative stage   serves to close the tissue wond (scar)  
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remodeling stage   overlaps proliferative: some tissue remodeling occurs while collagein is still being deposited to heal the damage. stops when structure is restored  
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hyperpnea   rapid respiration  
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osteocytes   mature bone cells  
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osteoplats   produce osteocytes  
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osteoclats   resorbe osteocytes  
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osteomyelitis   inflammation of bone and bone marrow  
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arthritis   subtle joint instability and joint capsule inflammation  
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connective tissue   collagen and elastin. heals with collagen only, loses flexibility after injury  
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epithelium   lines int. ext surfaces of body  
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endothelium   lines cardiovasuclar system  
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hemorrhage   loss of large amounts of blood from vascular system  
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shock   organs become deprived of blood borne nutrients and oxygen  
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septicemia   presense of infection  
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