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57 Cards in this Set
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angioplasty
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repair of a blood vessel
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laser angioplasty
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repair of a blood vessel by laser
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atherectomy
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removal of plaque
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stent placement
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surgical placement of a hollow tube to prevent or counteract the constricted flow of blood
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transmyocardial revascularization (TMR)
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establishing new electrical pathways and restoring blood flow across heart muscle
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coronary artery bypass surgery
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using a vein graft to go around an occluded coronary artery
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minimally invasive heart surgery
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surgery using a 4 inch incision to access the coronary arteries
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radiofrequency ablation
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using sound waves to erode
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artificial heart valve surgery
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replacing a heart valve with an artificial valve i.e. mitral valve, tricuspid valve, aortic valve
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heart transplant
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replace a diseased heart with a healthy one
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cardiomyoplasty
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heart muscle repair
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pleural effusion
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excessive fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity
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pleurodesis
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causing artificial adhesion
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thoracentesis
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fluid is drawn out of the pleural cavity/space
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blunt trauma
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a type of trauma caused by impact, injury or physical attack i.e. non-penetrating trauma or blunt force trauma
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penetrating chest trauma
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when a foreign object enters the chest cavity
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hemothorax
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blood in the pleural space
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pneumothorax
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air in the pleural space
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cardiac tamponade
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walling off of blood preventing heart beating
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valve regurgitation
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when blood comes back through the valve the wrong way
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myocardium
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heart muscle tissue
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acyanotic lesions
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a narrowing of a vessel coming off the heart that causes deoxygenation or mixing of blood
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ventricular septal defect
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a hole in the ventricular septum
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patent ductus arteriosus
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open pathway to an artery
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aortic coarctation
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narrowing in the aorta
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tetralogy of fallot
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four anatomical abnormalities of the heart: ventricular septal defect; pulmonary valve or infundibular stenosis; aorta overriding the ventricular septal defect; right ventricular hypertrophy
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right ventricular hypertrophy
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enlargement of the right ventricle
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pulmonary valve stenosis
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narrowing of pulmonary valve
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infundibular stenosis
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narrowing of the right ventricular outflow below the pulmonary valve
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overriding aorta
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the aorta is positioned directly over a ventricular sepal defect instead of over the left ventricle
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transposition of the great vessels
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pulmonary artery leaves the left ventricle and the the aorta exits from the right ventricle
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arterial switch
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blood is redirected by switching the aorta and pulmonary artery so that the left ventricle supports systemic circulation
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truncus arteriosus
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a single artery arrising from both ventricles
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bronchoscopy
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viewing the bronchial tree using a camera
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mediastinoscopy
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viewing the mediastinum using a camera
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thoracoscopy
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viewing inside the chest wall using a camera
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electrocardiography
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noninvasive study of the electrical activity of the heart
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echocardiography
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ultrasound of the heart
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cardiac catheterization
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placing a catheter into a chamber or vessel of the heart
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thoracostomy
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making an opening into the chest wall
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lung biopsy
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removing a specimen from the lung
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posterolateral positioning
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patient laying on either their right or left side
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pneumonectomy
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removal of entire lung
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lobectomy
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removal of a lobe of the lung
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thoracotomy for wedge resection or segmentectomy
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creating an opening into the chest wall to remove a segment of the lung
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decortication of the lung
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surgical removal of the visceral layer of the lung
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intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
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mechanical device that is used to increase cardiac output
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ventricular assist device (VAD)
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mechanical ventricle used to partially or completely replace a failing heart
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median sternotomy
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vertical inline incision made along the sternum after which the sternum is divided or cracked
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extracorporeal circulation
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circulation performed outside the body by a mechanical apparatus
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mitral commisurotomy
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an incision to relieve constriction of the mitral valve
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valvuloplasty
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surgical repair of a valve
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pericardiectomy
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surgical removal of part or most of the double walled sac containing the heart
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pericardial window
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an incision below the xyphoid process to evacuate fluid from around the heart
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pacemaker insertion
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surgical placement of an artificial pacemaker generator and leads into the atrium, ventricle or both
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percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
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minimally invasive procedure to treat narrowed arteries of the heart by mechanical widening
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endarterectomy
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removal of material or plaque on the inside of an artery
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