 | Term | Definition |
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cardiovascular |
having to do with the heart and blood vessels |
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cardiomyopathy |
disease of heart muscle that has some symptoms that include hypertrophy of cardiac muscle, enlargement of heart, less flexible heart walls, or by smaller ventricles |
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pulmonary |
relating to the lungs |
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edema |
swelling; an abnormal excess of serous fluid in connective tissue or serous cavity |
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systolic |
characterized by the contration of the heart in which the blood is forced onward and the circulation is kept up |
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mitral valve |
valve in the heart that guards the opening between the left atrium and the left ventricle |
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echocardiogram |
a visual record made by echocardiography |
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echocardiography |
use of ultrasound to examine and measure the structure and functioning of the heart |
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ultrasound |
vibrations of the same physical nature as sound; used to form a 2-D image for the examination and measurement of internal body structures |
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Doppler pictures |
pictures created by the Doppler ultrasound which uses the shift in frequency in accordance with the Doppler effect |
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thoracic |
relating to in the thorax |
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radiograph |
an x-ray or gamma-ray photograph |
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alveolar |
have alveoli |
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alveoli |
small thin walled air containing compartments of hte lung that aid in respiration |
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interstitial |
within a particular organ or tissue |
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infiltrate |
something that passes through something by filtering |
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artery |
any of the tubular branching vessels that carry blood from the heart |
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respiratory rate |
rate at which breathing occurs |
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hypertrophic |
relating to hypertrophy which is an excessive development of an organ |
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nitroglycerin |
a used in medicine as a vasodilator |
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inguinal shin |
shin of the region of the groin |
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secondary |
dependent on another disease |
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vasodilatory |
causing vasodilation which is an expanding of the blood vessels |
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bronchodilatory |
the expansion of the air passages of the lungs |
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diuretic |
increase in urine excretion |
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diltiazem |
medicine used as a vasodilator of the heart |
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myocardium |
muscle layer of the heart wall |
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pleural effusion |
release of fluid from the blood into a pleural cavity of the thorax |
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lobar |
relating to a lobe |
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dose |
the measured quantity of drugs taken by a patient |
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urinate |
discharge urine |
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breathing |
to draw air into and expel it from the lungs |
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cardiology |
the study of the heart |
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enalapril |
medicine that helps with hypertension |
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hypertension |
high blood pressure |
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Lasix |
used for a preparation of furosemide |
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furosemide |
powerful diuretic used to treat edema |
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IV |
apparatus used to administer a fluid intravenously |
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intravenously |
administered by entering a vein |
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progressive |
increasing the severity |
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dilatation |
stretched beyond normal dimensions |
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atrial |
affecting an atrium |
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atrium |
chamber of the heart that recieves blood from the viens |
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ventricle |
chanber of the heart which recieves blood from a atrium and then to the arteries |
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BUN |
the concentration of nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood |
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creatinine |
formed from creatine and found in muscle, blood and urine |
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maintenance |
designed to maintain a patient in a stable condition |
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concentric |
having a common center |
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diffuse |
not concentrated |
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pharmaceuticals |
a medicinal drug |
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lateral |
relating to the side |
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persistent |
existing or continuing for a long time |
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static |
no movement or change |
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cardiomegaly |
enlargement of the heart |
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electrolyte |
any ion that in a biological fluid regulate most metobolic processes (ex: flow of nutrients) |
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monitor |
to watch, observe |
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kidney |
organ that excretes waste products of metobolism |
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script |
perscription |
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perscription |
a written direction for the preparation, compunding, and administration of a medicine |
