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An implantable cardioverter defibrillator is designed to stop ventricular fibrillation and _______________.

Pleur/o is a combining form meaning _______________.

The combining form in cardiomegaly means _______________.

Popping sounds called __________ are heard when air enters diseased airways.

Ven/o and phleb/o are combining forms meaning _______________.

Oropharynx refers to the __________ and throat.

Respiratory:  Positive for cough.  Patient denies orthopnea, SOB, sputum, wheeze, hemoptysis, congestion.   According to the notes, which of the following conditions could the patient be experiencing?

A thin, watery discharge from the nose is termed __________.

ASSESSMENT:1.  Mitral regurgitation, status post mitral valve repair.2.  Underlying preserved systolic function with recurrent atypical chest pain for angina pectoris.3.  Anxiety.4.  Hypertension.   The patient has had the mitral valve repaired.  The mitral valve is also called the:

Tracheostomy is surgical creation of a opening in the _______________.