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What makes up the cardiovascular system?
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heart & blood vessels
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almost always carry blood that have a lot of oxygen
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arteries
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blood does not have a lot of oxygen
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pulmonary artery
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small arteries
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arterioles
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largest artery
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aorta
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branches off heart, gets blood & oxygen to the heart
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coronary arteries
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almost always carry blood that is low in oxygen
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veins
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blood is high in oxygen
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pulmonary vein
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small veins
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venules
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bringing blood low in oxygen to the heart from the upper part of the body and then vice verse
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superior/inferior vena cava
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connects teh arteries & veins
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capillaries
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layers of the heart?
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~pericardium
~endocardium ~myocardium ~epicardium |
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pericardium?
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sac around the heart
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endocardium?
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inner layer/lines valves
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myocardium?
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heart muscle
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Epicardium?
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outer layer
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top 2 chambers that recieves blood
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atria
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bottom 2 chambers/pumps blood
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ventricles
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wall/division divides the heart to the right & left side
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septum
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between right atrium & right ventricle
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tricuspid vlave
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between right ventricle & pulmonary artery
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pulmonary semiluna valve
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between left atrium & left ventricle
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mitral/bicuspid valve
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between left ventricle & aorta
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aortic semilunar valve
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right atrium (PaceMaker)
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SA-sinoatrial node
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record/picture of the electrical system of the heart
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EKG/ECG Electrocardiogram
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electrical charge w/atrium
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P wave
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electrical charge in ventricles
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QRS Wave
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everythings calm
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T wave
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120/80
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blood pressure
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top #, highest, pumping Bp
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systolic
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bottom #, lowest, not pumping
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diastolic
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high Bp
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hypertension
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low Bp
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hypotension
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hardening of fatty substance
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atherosclerosis
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middle of vessel or artery
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lumen
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clot/block
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thrombosis (occlusion)
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floating clot
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embolus
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balloning out of an artery wal
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aneurysm
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remaining within the artery
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endarterectomy
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neck artery
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carotid
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femur artery
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femoral
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something wrong w/coronary arteries
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coronary artery disease
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chest pain-symptom
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angina/angina pectoris
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difficulty breathing
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dyspnea
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catheter going up thru artery to push aside fatty substance
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PTCA percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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wire mesh that keeps artery expanded/open
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stent
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removing fatty substance, rotating blade
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atherectomy
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vein from the leg by pass blocked artery
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coronary bypass surgery
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vein took from the leg
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CABG coronary artery bypass graft
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small incision on vein to work on beating heart
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one bypass
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heart attack
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myocardial infarction MI
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death
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necrosis
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profuse sweating
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diaphoresis
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pallor
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pale
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difficulty breathing
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dyspena
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normal
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sinus rhythm
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w/o normal rhythm
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arrhythmia
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fast
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tachycardia
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slow
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bradycardia
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heart stops
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cardia arrest
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disease of the heart muscle
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cardiomyopathy
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heart is not pumping enough
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congestive heart failure
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heart is fluttering
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fibrillation
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diagonistic procedure looking for blocked artery
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cardia catheterization
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both use sound waves first is structures then the second is blood flow
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echocardiography/Echo/Doppler
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newer version of echo invasive
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TEE Transesophageal echocardiography
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portable EKG
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holter monitor
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tredmill,exercise
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stress test
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stress test Thallium
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picture
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arteriosclerotic heart disease
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ASHD
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BP
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Blood pressure
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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CCU
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critical cardiac unit
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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EKG/ECG
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electrocardiogram
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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PTCA
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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TMR-transmyocardial revascularization
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blasting holes into the heart
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EECP enhanced external counterpulsation
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cuff
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Robotics in surgery
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-endovascular graft
-heart pump |