10.6 Abbreviations - Cardiac

Question 1

ABG

Answer 1

arterial blood gas

analysis of the gases in the blood; used to determine the effectiveness of the lungs in exchanging gases

occasionally they use capillary blood from a finger stick, at which point it’s known as a capillary blood gas (CBG)

Question 2

Bx

Answer 2

biopsy

Question 3

CF

Answer 3

cystic fibrosis

Question 4

COPD

Answer 4

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Question 5

CPAP

Answer 5

continuous positive airway pressure

a treatment for apnea involving keeping a patient’s airways open using air pressure delivered via a face mask

Question 6

CPR

Answer 6

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Question 7

CT

Answer 7

computed tomography

Question 8

CTA

Answer 8

clear to auscultation

when an examination reveals nothing abnormal about a patient’s lung

Question 9

CXR

Answer 9

chest x-ray

Question 10

DOE

Answer 10

dyspnea on exertion

Question 11

ETT

Answer 11

endotracheal tube

Question 12

LRTI

Answer 12

lower respiratory tract infection

Question 13

LTB

Answer 13

laryngotracheobronchitis

Question 14

MRI

Answer 14

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 15

OSA

Answer 15

obstructive sleep apnea

Question 16

PE

Answer 16

pulmonary embolism

Question 17

PET

Answer 17

positron emission tomography

Question 18

PFT

Answer 18

pulmonary function test

Question 19

PSG

Answer 19

polysomnography

Question 20

SOB

Answer 20

shortness of breath

Question 21

T&A

Answer 21

tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 22

TB

Answer 22

tuberculosis

Question 23

URI/URTI

Answer 23

upper respiratory infection, upper respiratory tract infection

Question 24

V/Q

Answer 24

ventilation–perfusion scan