Abbrev. Flashcards
1
Q
RA
A
right atrium
2
Q
LA
A
left atrium
3
Q
RV
A
right ventricle
4
Q
LV
A
left ventricle
5
Q
AV
A
atrioventricular valves, nodes and bundle
6
Q
SL
A
semilunar valves
7
Q
SA
A
sinoatrial node
8
Q
ECG
A
electrocardiogram
9
Q
SVC
A
superior vena cava
10
Q
IVC
A
inferior vena cava
11
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
12
Q
CVP
A
central venous pressure
13
Q
CVC
A
central venous catheter
14
Q
JVP
A
jugular venous pressure or pulse
15
Q
HRrest
A
resting heart rate or basal heart rate
16
Q
HRmax
A
maximum heart rate
17
Q
ETT
A
exercise tolerance test
18
Q
SOBOE
A
shortness of breath or exertion
19
Q
PND
A
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea
20
Q
PACs
A
premature atrial contractions
21
Q
PVCs
A
premature ventricular contractions
22
Q
PAT
A
paroxysmal atrial tachycardia
23
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
24
Q
SSS
A
sick sinus syndrome
25
WPW
wolff-parkinson-white syndrome
26
PSVT
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
27
VF
ventricular fibrillation
28
CHB
complete heart block
29
BBB
bundle branch block
30
RBBB
right bundle branch block
31
LBBB
left bundle branch block
32
AAA
abdominal aortic aneurysm
33
CCF
congestive cardiac failure
34
CHF
congestive heart failure
35
IHD
ischaemic heart disease
36
CAD
coronary artery disease
37
AMI
acute myocardial infarction
38
ACS
acute coronary syndrome
39
MI
myocardial infarction
40
STEMI
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
