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by Mohamed Elbeshkar
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high blood pressure tension Hyper Tachy Hypertension elevated pressure Tachycardia blood fast cardia heart rate

TA : Let ? s say a patient comes in with a heart rate of 120 beats per minute . What would that condition be called ?

Student 1 : I ? m not sure . Can you help me break it down ?

TA : Sure ! The term is Tachycardia . Let ? s divide it into parts . The prefix - means fast , and - refers to the heart . So when you put it together , it describes a condition with a .

Student 1 : Oh , I get it now . So , means a fast heart rate .

TA : The patient also has consistently high blood pressure . What term describes this condition ?

Student 2 : I ? m not sure . Could you help me figure it out ?

TA : Of course ! The term for high blood pressure is . Let ? s break it down . The prefix - means high , and - refers to pressure . So , when you put them together , Hypertension describes a condition of .

TA : Exactly ! Whenever you see Hyper - with tension , you know it refers to .

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lower normal 60 tension than cardia Brady slower Hypotension slow normal Hypo heart below beats than Bradycardia

TA : Now , let ? s talk about a patient with low blood pressure . What term would we use to describe that condition ?

Student 3 : I ? m a bit unsure . Could you help me out ?

TA : Sure ! The term for low blood pressure is Hypotension . Let ? s break it down : - means low , and - refers to pressure . So , indicates a condition where the blood pressure is .

TA : Exactly ! Now , for the final term : if a patient has a rate , per minute , what would that be called ?

TA : it is Bradycardia comes from - which means slow , and - which refers to the heart . So , is used to describe a - - heart rate .

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Dysrhythmia rhythm heartbeat Dys abnormal rhythmia regular lack irregular A rhythm rrhythmia Arrhythmia

TA : What if a patient ? s heartbeat doesn ? t have a regular rhythm ?

Student 5 : I ? m not sure . Can you explain it to me ?

TA : Of course ! The term for an is Arrhythmia . To break it down : - means lack of , and - refers to rhythm . So , describes a of .

Student 5 : So , Arrhythmia means an irregular heartbeat .

TA : Exactly ! Now , what if the heartbeat is abnormal but not necessarily irregular ?

TA : it is Dysrhythmia is the term we use . - means abnormal , and - refers to rhythm . So , means an .

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inflammation Pericarditis Endocarditis sac inflammation lining Endo card itis outer card heart's Peri inner heart itis pericardium surrounding

TA : If there ? s inflammation inside the heart , specifically in the inner lining ,

Student 7 : I ? m not sure . Could you help me with that ?

TA : Sure ! The term for inflammation of the inner lining of the heart is Endocarditis . To break it down : - means inside , - - refers to the heart , and - means inflammation . So , describes of the .

TA : Exactly ! Now , what about inflammation around the heart ? How would we describe that ?

TA : it is Pericarditis refers to inflammation around the heart . - means around , - - refers to the heart , and - means inflammation . So , is of the , which is the the .

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oxygen blood vessels Hypoxemia vessel angi Hypo Hemangioma benign blood oma tumor normal Hem emia lower benign ox blood tumor

TA : If a doctor finds a benign tumor in a blood vessel , what ? s the medical term for that ?

Student 9 : I'm not sure . Can you help me with that ?

TA : Of course ! The term for a benign tumor in a blood vessel is Hemangioma . To break it down : - means blood , - - means vessel , and - means tumor . So , refers to a made up of .

Student 9 : So , Hemangioma is the term for a .

TA : Exactly ! Now , if a patient has low oxygen levels in their blood , what would that condition be called ?

Student 10 : Could you explain that one too ?

TA : Certainly ! The term for low oxygen levels in the blood is Hypoxemia . Here ? s the breakdown : - means low , - - refers to oxygen , and - relates to blood . So , describes a condition where the has than levels of .