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17 Cards in this Set
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Anticoagulant |
Agent that slows the clotting process |
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Allergen |
A substance that produces a hypersensitive reaction |
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Anaphylaxis |
A life threatening reaction to a perviously encountered antigen like bee venom peanuts or latex |
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Auscultation |
Hearing sounds within the body through a stethoscope |
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Autoimmune disease |
Disease caused by the body's inability to distinguish it's own cells from foreign bodies; produces antibodies that attack it's own tissue |
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Diastole |
Phase in the cardiac cycle in which the ventricles relax between contractions, the resistance of the blood vessel walls |
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Dyscrasia |
Abnormal or pathological condition of the blood |
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Extracorporeal |
Occurring outside the body |
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Extravasation |
Escape of blood from the blood vessel into the tissue |
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Lumen |
Space within a tubular part or organ |
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Manometer |
Instrument used to measure the pressure of fluid |
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Occlude |
To close tightly |
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Peripheral vascular |
Referring to the blood vessels outside the heart and lymphatic vessels |
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Serum |
Liquid portion of the blood without the clotting factor |
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Systol |
Phase in the cardiac cycle which the ventricles contract |
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Vasoconstrictor |
Agent or nerve that narrows the lumen of blood vessels |
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Venipuncture |
Puncture of a vein to remove blood, instill a medication, or start an intravenous infusion |
