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Flashcards by Alexandria Roberts, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Alexandria Roberts
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Syncope | A loss of consciousness (most commonly caused by reduced perfusion of the brain) |
| Dyspnea | abnormally uncomfortable awareness of breathing (shortness of breath at rest or with mild exertion) |
| Tachycardia | An abnormally rapid heart beat (>100 beats per minute) |
| Total Cholesterol (TC) | The total amount of cholesterol in your blood (includes both LDL and HDL cholesterol). |
| High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (HDL-C) | Considered the "good cholesterol" (HDL's transport cholesterol from tissues and into the liver to be eliminated in the bile). |
| Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C) | Considered the "bad cholesterol" (LDL's transport cholesterol from the liver to the tissues of the body. |
| Tryglycerides | The major form of fat stored in the body (3 molecules of fatty acid combined with a molecule of alcohol glycerol) |
| Impaired Fasting Glucose | glucose levels of 100 to 125 mg per dL in fasting patients (a type of prediabetes) |
| Impaired Glucose Tolerance | two-hour glucose levels of 140 to 199 mg per dL on the oral glucose tolerance test (a type of prediabetes) |
| Hypertension | Abnormally high blood pressure (SBP ≥ 140 mm hg and/or DBP ≥ 90 mm hg) |
| Artherosclerosis | An arterial disease in which plaques of fatty material form on the walls of the arteries (can be referred to as hardening of the arteries) |
| Myocardial infarction | Another term for heart attack (changes of the heart muscle due to a deprivation of circulating blood; may cause necrosis) |
| Claudication | Cramping in the lower extremities (especially in the calves) induced by exercise. Can be caused by obstruction of the arteries. |
| Ischemia | Decreased blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle |
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