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Chapter 7 Cardiology / Cardiovascular System

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Definition
angi/o   show
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athero/o   show
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show heart  
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coron/o   show
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embol/o   show
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isch/o   show
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phleb/o   show
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show chest  
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show clot  
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show pulse  
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son/o   show
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show lung  
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show esophagus  
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show localized widening of artery due to weakness in arterial wall  
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show severe chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia  
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show irregular heart beat  
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ascultation   show
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bacterial endocarditis   show
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show measurement of pressure exerted by blood against walls of blood vessel  
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show slow heart rate  
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cardiac arrest   show
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show passage of thin tube through veins or arteries used to detect heart abnormalities  
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cardiac enzymes   show
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation   show
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congenital septal defect   show
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show heart muscle is not able to pump blood forcefully enough  
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show open heart surgery to reroute blood around occluded coronary artery  
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show chronic heart disease caused by arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis of coronary arteries  
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deep vein thrombosis (DVT)   show
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show electrical shock to heart to convert arrhythmia back to normal  
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show ultrasound to create moving image to evaluate blood flow  
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electrocardiography   show
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endarterectomy   show
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fibrillation   show
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heart murmur   show
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show replacement of heart with donor  
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show flaps of heart valve fail to shut tightly, allows blood to flow backward (regurgitation)  
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stenosis   show
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show portable monitor to record heart and pulse activity  
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hypertension (htn)   show
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show low blood pressure  
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implantable cardioverter defibrillator   show
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infarct   show
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intravascular thrombolytic therapy   show
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myocardial infarction (MI)   show
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myocardial ischemia   show
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show blockage  
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show electrical device to stimulate contraction of heart muscle, treats bradycardia  
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show balloon catheter inserted into coronary artery and inflated to dilate narrow blood vessel  
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show disease of blood vessel away from central region of body, typically legs  
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sphygmomanometer   show
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show tube placed within blood vessel to widen  
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show method for evaluating cardiovascular fitness  
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tachycardia   show
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transesophageal echocardiography   show
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show swollen and distended veins, most commonly in legs  
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show puncture to vein to withdraw blood or inject medication or fluid  
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