11 Cardiovascular abbreviations

Question 1

AAA

Answer 1

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 2

ACLS

Answer 2

advanced cardiac life support

Question 3

AED

Answer 3

automatic external defibrillator

Question 4

AF, a-fib

Answer 4

atrial fibrillation

Question 5

AMI

Answer 5

acute myocardial infarction

Question 6

ASD

Answer 6

atrial septic defect

Question 7

AV

Answer 7

atrioventricular

Question 8

BBB

Answer 8

bundle branch block

Question 9

BNP

Answer 9

brain natriuretic peptide- elevated in CHF

Question 10

CAD

Answer 10

coronary artery disease

Question 11

CK

Answer 11

creatine Kinase- released into blood after injury to heart or skeletal muscle

Question 12

CoA

Answer 12

coarction of the aorta

Question 13

ECMO

Answer 13

extracorpreale membrane oxygenation

Question 14

EF

Answer 14

ejection fraction- measure of the amount of blood that pumps out of the heart with each beat

Question 15

HDL

Answer 15

high density lipoproteins- high blood lvl associated with lower incidence of CAD

Question 16

HTN

Answer 16

hypertension

Question 17

ICD

Answer 17

implantable cardiovert-defibrillator

Question 18

LAD

Answer 18

left anterior descending

Question 19

LDL

Answer 19

low density lipoproteins

Question 20

MI

Answer 20

myocardial infarction

Question 21

MR

Answer 21

mitral regurgitation

Question 22

MVP

Answer 22

mitral valve prolapse

Question 23

NSR

Answer 23

normal sinus rhythm

Question 24

PAC

Answer 24

premature atrial contraction

Question 25

PAD

Answer 25

peripheral artery disease

Question 26

PDA

Answer 26

`patent ductus arteriosus

Question 27

SCD

Answer 27

sudden cardiac death

Question 28

STEMI

Answer 28

ST elevation myocardial infarction

Question 29

SVT

Answer 29

supraventricular tachycardia- rapid heart beat arising from the atria and causing palpitations, sob, and dizziness

Question 30

tPA

Answer 30

tisse-type plasminogen activator

Question 31

UA

Answer 31

unstable angina

Question 32

VF

Answer 32

ventricular fibrillation

Question 33

VSD

Answer 33

ventricular septal defect

Question 34

VT

Answer 34

ventricular tachycardia

Question 35

WPW

Answer 35

wolff-parkison-white syndrome; an abnormal ECG pattern often associated with paroxysmal tachycardia