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1
Q

What are arrhythmias?

A

Irregular heartbeats

2
Q

What are palpitations?

A

Awareness of irregular heartbeat

3
Q

What is fibrillation?

A

Rapid, uncoordinated ventricular beat

4
Q

What is pulse?

A

Heart rate

5
Q

What is bradycardia?

A

Slow heartbeat

6
Q

What is tachycardia?

A

Fast heartbeat

7
Q

What is stenosis?

A

Narrowing

8
Q

What is atherosclerosis?

A

Common cause of CAD

9
Q

What is a heart flutter?

A

Rapid but fairly regular heartbeat

10
Q

What is Starling’s law of the heart?

A

Response to changes in venous return

11
Q

What are irregular heartbeats called?

A

Arrhythmias

12
Q

What is the awareness of an irregular heartbeat called?

A

Palpitation

13
Q

What is a rapid, uncoordinated ventricular beat?

A

Fibrillation

14
Q

What is another name for heart rate?

A

Pulse

15
Q

What is a slow heartbeat called?

A

Bradycardia

16
Q

What is a fast heartbeat called?

A

Tachycardia

17
Q

What is cardiac narrowing called?

A

Stenosis

18
Q

What is a common cause of CAD?

A

Atherosclerosis

19
Q

What is a rapid but fairly regular heartbeat called?

A

Flutter

20
Q

Response to changes in venous return is called what?

A

Starling’s law of the heart

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