Abbreviations

Question 1

AKI meaning

Answer 1

Acute kidney injury

Question 2

DM meaning

Answer 2

Diabetes mellitus

Question 3

Aneurism is what

Answer 3

Blood clot to the brain

Question 4

CabbX4 mean what?

Answer 4

Four bypass grafts

Question 5

CCU = what

Answer 5

Critical care unit

Question 6

ICU means what?

Answer 6

intensive care unit

Question 7

VSS=

Answer 7

Vital signs stable

Question 8

Ltac =

Answer 8

Long term acute care

Question 9

ARU=

Answer 9

Acute rehab unit. Technically this is inpatient rehab.

Question 10

CVC

Answer 10

Central venous catheter

Question 11

NPO

Answer 11

Nothing By Mouth. This means no eating or drinking

Question 12

SIL

doctor used this term

Answer 12

Sister in Law

Question 13

SBT’s

(nurses were doing this with patient since he was on a ventilator

Answer 13

Spontaneous breathing techniques

Question 14

CHF

Answer 14

Congestive heart failure

a serious condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood to the body. This can be due to a number of factors, including a weak heart muscle or a structural problem that prevents the heart from pumping efficiently.

In acute care the patient will typically have problems with edema. The doctors will try and keep the fluids off of them and thats why they will be put on a cardiac diet that doesn’t involve sodium

Question 15

Afib

Answer 15

Atrial fibrillation

This isnt as serious as it sounds

Afib with rate controlled means afib is acting up but ventricular side of the heart is fine

Screen will say a fib but the heart rate is fine

Question 16

Atrial flutter

Answer 16

This is more serious and presents as a saw tooth