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CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
TERM 2
CVT
DEFINITION 2
cardiovascular technologist
TERM 3
ECG/ EKG
DEFINITION 3
electrocardiogram
TERM 4
ED
DEFINITION 4
emergency department
TERM 5
SOB
DEFINITION 5
short(ness) of breath
STAT
immediately
TERM 7
pulmonary circulation
DEFINITION 7
the only place in the body where deoxygenated blood is
carried in arteries and oxygenated blood is carried in veins
TERM 8
AV
DEFINITION 8
atrioventricular
TERM 9
P
DEFINITION 9
pulse
TERM 10
R
DEFINITION 10
respiration
arrythmia
condition when the heart rhythm is abnormal
TERM 17
diastole
DEFINITION 17
dilation of heart cavities, during which they fill with blood
TERM 18
dysrhythmia
DEFINITION 18
an abnormal heart rhythmdys-bad, difficult
TERM 19
murmur
DEFINITION 19
abnormal heart sound heard with a stethoscope when a
valve closes or opens abnormally
TERM 20
sinoatrial (SA) node
DEFINITION 20
the center of modified cardiac muscle fibers in the wall of the
right atrium that acts as the pacemaker for the heart rhythm
systole
contraction of the heart muscle
TERM 22
AED
DEFINITION 22
automatic external defibrillator
TERM 23
ICD
DEFINITION 23
implantable cardioverter/ defibrillator
TERM 24
pacemaker
DEFINITION 24
device that regulates cardiac electrical activity-maker: one
who makespace- step
TERM 25
palpitation
DEFINITION 25
forcible, rapid beat of the heart felt by the patient-ation: a
processpalpit- throb
myocarditis
inflammation of the heart muscle
TERM 32
pericarditis
DEFINITION 32
inflammation of the pericardium, the covering of the heart
TERM 33
risk factors for
CAD
DEFINITION 33
heredity, age, obesity, lack of exercise, tobacco, diabetes
mellitus, stress, high blood pressure, elevated serum
cholesterol
TERM 34
CAD
DEFINITION 34
coronary artery disease
TERM 35
arteriosclerosis
DEFINITION 35
hardening of the arteries-sis: abnormal conditionarteri/o:
artery-scler/o: hardness
HTN
hypertension; most common cardiovascular disorder in the
country, affects more than 20% of the adult population
TERM 37
primary or essential
hypertension
DEFINITION 37
most common type of hypertension
TERM 38
secondary hypertension
DEFINITION 38
results from other diseases like kidney disease,
atherosclerosis, and hyperthyroidism
TERM 39
congestive heart failure (CHF)
DEFINITION 39
occurs when the heart is unable to supply enough cardiac
output to meet the body's metabolic needs
TERM 40
congenital heart disease (CHD)
DEFINITION 40
the result of an abnormal development of the heart in the
fetus
edema
excessive accumulation of fluid in cells and tissues
TERM 47
thromboembolism
DEFINITION 47
a piece of detached blood clot (embolus) blocking a distant
blood vessel-ism: conditionthromb/o: clot-embol: plug