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33 Cards in this Set
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Acute coronary syndrome |
Sudden insufficient blood supply to the heart |
Abb: ACS |
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Aneurysm |
Ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall |
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Angina pectoris |
Chest pain from an insufficient supply of blood to the heart muscle |
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Arrhythmia |
Disturbance of abnormality in the heart's normal rhythm |
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Atrial fibrillation |
A cardiac arrhythmia characterized by rapid electrical impulses in the atria |
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Cardiac arrest |
Sudden cessation of cardiac output and effective circulation |
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Cardiac tamponade |
Acute compression of the heart caused by fluid accumulated in the pericardial cavity |
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Coarctation of the aorta |
Congenital cardiac condition characterized by a narrowing of the aorta |
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Congenial heart disease |
Heart abnormality present at birth |
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Congestive heart failure |
Inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply the tissues and organs with nutrients and oxygen |
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Coronary artery disease |
Condition that reduces the flow of blood through the coronary arteries to the myocardium |
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Coronary occulusion |
Obstruction of an artery of the heart, usually from atherosclerosis |
Aka: heart attack |
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Deep vein thrombosis |
Condition of thrombus in a deep vein of the body |
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Dysrhythmia |
Any disturbance or abnormality in the hearts normal rhythm |
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Embolus |
Blood clot or foreign material, such as air or fat that enters the blood stream and moves until it lodges at another point in the circulation |
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Hemophilia |
Inherited bleeding disease caused by deficiency in a coagulation factor |
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Hodgkin's disease |
Malignant disorder of the lymphatic tissue characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes usually beginning in the cervical nodes |
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Hypertensive heart diaease |
Disorder of the heart brought about by persistent high blood pressure |
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Infectious mononucleosis |
An acute infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, fatigue, and fever |
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Intermittent claudication |
Pain and discomfort in calf muscles while walking |
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Leukemia |
Disease characterized by excessive increase in abnormal white blood cells formed in the bone marrow |
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Mitral valve stenosis |
Narrowing of the mitral valves |
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Myocardial infraction |
Death, or necrosis, of a portion of the myocardium caused by lack of oxygen resulting from an interrupted blood supply |
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Pancytopenia |
Abnormal reduction of all blood cells |
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Peripheral artery disease |
Disease of the arteries other than those of the heart and brain, that affects blood circulation |
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Phlebitis |
Inflammation of a vein |
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Rheumatic fever |
Inflammatory disease, usually occurring in children often following an upper respiratory streptococcal infection |
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Rheumatic heart disease |
Damage to the heart muscle or heart valves caused my one or more episodes of rheumatic fever |
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Sickle cell anemia |
Hereditary,chronic hemolytic disease characterized by crescent or sickle-shaped red blood cells |
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Thromboangiitis obliterans |
Vascular inflammatory disorder, usually affecting the lower extremities |
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Thrombophlebitis |
Inflammation of a vein of a blood clot |
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Thrombus |
Blood clot attached to a wall |
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Varicose veins |
Distended or tortuous veins usually found in the lower extremities |
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