4 cardiovascular system abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ABG
A
arterial blood gas
2
Q
ADH
A
anti diuretic hormone
3
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
4
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior or apical pulse
5
Q
APAP
A
acetaminophen
6
Q
ASA
A
aspirin
7
Q
AVR
A
aortic valve replacement
8
Q
BG
A
blood glucose
9
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
10
Q
Bx
A
biopsy
11
Q
CA, Ca
A
cancer
12
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
13
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
14
Q
cap
A
capsule
15
Q
CBC
A
complete blood count
16
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
17
Q
CHO
A
cholesterol
18
Q
CVA
A
cerebrovascular accident
19
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
20
Q
DOB
A
date of birth
21
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
22
Q
Dx
A
disease or diagnosis
23
Q
ECG or EKG
A
electrocardiogram
24
Q
Echo
A
echocardiogram
25
EMS
emergency medical services
26
EPI
epinenphrine
27
ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
28
FBS
fasting blood sugar
29
GTT
glucose tolerance test
30
HBP
high blood pressure
31
Hct
hematocrit
32
HDL
high density lipoprotein
33
Hgb
hemoglobin
34
HTN
hypertension
35
LDL
low density lipoprotein
36
MI
myocardial infarction
37
MMR
measles, mumps, rubella
38
NKDA
no known drug allergies
39
NTG
nitroglycerin
40
PAD
peripheral artery disease
41
PT
prothrombin time
42
PTT
partial thrombastin time
43
RBC
red blood cells
44
SL
sublingual
45
TEE
transesophageal echocardiogram
46
TIA
transient ischemic attack
47
trig
trigylcerides
48
V-fib
ventricular fibrillation
49
V-tac
ventricular tachycardia
50
WBC
white blood cells
