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| something you observe, not really measurable |
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something doctor observes, measurable
i.e- you are running a temp of 104 |
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swelling- add to a word to mean tumor
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slow
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i.e, tachycardia (rate< 100) |
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blockage of blood flow resulting in death of muscle tissue
ex) heart attack |
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insufficient
ex, Ischemia- insufficient blood flow |
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abnormal rhythm
dys- abnormal |
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| hardening of tissue or other features |
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| physician specializing in diseases of the circulatory system and heart. Does not do surgery |
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| physician specializing in diseases of the blood |
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| printout recording of electrical activity in the heart |
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| using ultra high frequency sound waves to form an image of the inside of the heart. Can demonstrate valve damage, congenital (before birth) defects, etc. |
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| threading a catheter into a heart artery. Material opaque to X-rays is flowed into heart, showing details of arteries, blood flow, etc. |
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| Phlebotomist, venipuncturist |
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nurse or technician who draws blood for lab tests, and/or starts IV's
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