abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
AV
A
atrioventricular
2
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
3
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
4
Q
BW
A
bloodwork
5
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
6
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
7
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
8
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
9
Q
DNR
A
do not resuscitate
10
Q
DOA
A
dead on arrival
11
Q
DVT
A
deep view thrombosis
12
Q
ECG, EKG
A
electrocardiogram
13
Q
HCT,Hct
A
hematocrit ( the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs )
14
Q
Hgb, hgb
A
hemoglobin
15
Q
HR
A
heart rate
16
Q
HTN
A
hyperextension
17
Q
ICD
A
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
18
Q
IV
A
intravenous
19
Q
LAD
A
left anterior descending
20
Q
MI
A
myocardial infarction
21
Q
mmHg
A
millimeters of mercury ( a measure of blood pressure)
22
Q
MUGA
A
echocardiogram/ multigated acquisition
23
Q
PAD
A
peripheral artery disease
24
Q
PET
A
positron emission tomography
25
PLT's, plt's
platelets
26
PVCs
premature ventricular contactions
27
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
28
RBC
red blood cell
29
RRR
regular rate and rhythm
30
SA
sinoatrial
31
VSD
ventricular septal defect
32
WBC
white blood cell
