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| Listening with a stethoscope |
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| very low density lipoprotein |
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| premature ventricular contraction |
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| atrium, upper heart chamber |
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| rapid but regular contractions, usually of the atria |
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| microscopic fiber that carries nerve impulses to a nerve cell |
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| digitalis purpurea, a cardiotonic agent, active ingredient in digoxin. |
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| efferent nerves, carrying signalsaway from the spinal cord, and brain to the muscles, and organs. |
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| congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column caused be imperfect union of the vertebral parts. |
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| peculiar sensation experienced by some epilectics the onset of a seizure. |
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| transient ischemic attack – a transient blaockage of blood flow to the brain caused by a blood clot; a mini-stroke. |
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| medicines that block the action of epinephrine at receptor sites of cells to reduce the force and rate of the heart's contractions, lower blood pressure & the demand for oxygen. |
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| three protective membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. |
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| abnormal feeling or sensation; tingling, burning & numbness |
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| inflammation of the meninges caused by a bacterial or viral infection. |
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| herpes zoster, an eruption of blisters in a pattern that follows the path of the peripheral nerves around the trunk of the body. |
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| sinoatrial node of the heart |
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| rapid, random, inefficient, & rregular contractions of the atria and the ventricles ( 350 beats per minute or more). |
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| a type of glial 9neurologic) cell that transports water and salts from the capillaries. |
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| the formation of an infarct – an area a tissue that has died(necrosis) due to lack of blood supply (ischemia). |
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| pertaining to , or affected with coma. |
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| part of the brain anterior (in front of) to the cerebellum, between the medulla, and the rest of the mid-brain ( means bridge). |
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| thin, delicate, inner membrane of the meninges. |
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| severe constricting chest pain caused by insufficient blood supply to t the heart caused by coronary disease. |
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| a condition characterized by either partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words. |
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| destruction of the myelin sheath on neurons in the CNS, and ts replacement by placques of sclerotic (hard) tissue – a neurologic disability. |
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| a neurotransmitter active at nerve synapses that is important in the stimulation of muscle tissue. |
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| Heart rate over 100 (as high as 240) beats per minute. When it is a normal response to exercise or stress, it is no danger to healthy people, but when it originates elsewhere, it is an arrhythmia. |
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| arrhythmia characterized by a slower than normal heartrate. |
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| an abnormal sound caused by the improper closure of a heart valve |
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| loss of feeling or awareness |
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| a terminal of a sensory verve that receives abd responds to stimuli. |
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| a pattern of repeated seizures ( abnormal, excessive discharge of electrical activity in the brain. |
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| a brain disorder marked by gradual, progressive deterioration of brain functioning. |
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| posterior part of the brain, coordinates volutary |
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| thick, outermost layer of the meninges that surrounds, and protects the brain, and spinal cord. |
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| pacemaker of the heart; specialized nervous tissue in the right atrium that initiates the heartbeat. |
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| enlarged, weakened area in the arterial wall of the brain that might rupture. |
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| excessive sensitivity; especially of the skin in response to touch, or pain. |
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| an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder marked by weakness of the voluntary muscles. |
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| fluid that circulates throughout the brain and spinal cord. |
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| disturbance in the rate or rhythm of the heart. |
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| slowness in the execution of movement – a noted sign of parkinson's disease. |
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| slow-growing benign tumor in the brain. |
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| faulty transmission of the impulses that control the heartbeat results in a lack of coordination in the contraction of the atria and ventricles of the heart. |
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| muscular middle layer of the heart. |
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| the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs, and back to the heart. |
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| uncomfortable sensations in the chest related to cardiac arrhythmias. |
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| improper closure of the mitral valve. |
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| heart disease caused by rheumatic fever. |
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| listening with a stethoscope. |
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| an instrument used to measure blood pressure. |
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| sotening of the brain, caused by vascular insufficiency. |
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