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Cardiovascular System

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3 TYPES OF BLOOD VESSELS:   ARTERIES, VEINS, CAPILLARIES  
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ARTERIES   TAKE BLOOD FROM HEART  
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VEINS   CARRY BLOOD BACK TO THE HEART  
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CAPILLARIES   CONNECT ARTERIES & VEINS  
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VENA CAVA   "Hollow Vein" LARGE SIZED VEIN; GATHERS BLOOD FROM BODY AND RETURNS IT TO HEART  
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SYSTOLE   BLOOD PRESSURE FELT IN ARTERIES UPON CONTRACTION  
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DYSTOLE   FELT IN ARTEIES UPON RELAXATION  
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PULSE   FELT IN ARTERIES; MEASURES HEART RATE & STRENGTH  
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ANGINA PECTORIS   OPPRESSIVE PAIN IN CHEST DUE TO IRREGULAR BLOOD FLOW; HEART ATTACK PAIN  
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PECTORALGIA   CHEST PAIN  
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PHLEBALGIA   VEIN PAIN  
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PALPITATION   RAPID/IRREGULAR BEAT OF HEART "Jumping Sensation"  
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ARRHYTHMIA   A (No) / RRTHYM (Rhythm) / IA (Condition)  
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DYSRHYTHMIA   DYS (Bad) / RHYTHM (Rhythm) / IA (Condition)  
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HEART SOUNDS - LUB DUB   S1 - (SYSTOLE) CLOSING OF VALVES BETWEEN ATRIA & VENTRICLES; BEGINNING OF HEART CONTRACTION S2 - SYSTOLE ENDS WITH CLOSING OF PULMONARY & AORTIC VALVES  
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AAA   ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM  
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A-fib   ATRIAL FIBRILLATION  
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ASD   ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT  
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BP   BLOOD PRESSURE  
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CABG   CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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CAD   CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE  
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CHF   CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE  
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CO   CARDIAC OUTPUT  
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CTA   COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY  
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DVT   DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS  
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ECHO   ECHOCARDIOGRAM  
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EKG   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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HTN   HYPERTENSION  
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MI   MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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MRA   MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY  
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MVP   MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE  
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NSR   NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM  
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PCI   PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION  
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SCA   SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST  
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SV   STROKE VOLUME  
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TEE   TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM  
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VSD   VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT  
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