Abbreviations AAA-KVO

Question 1

AAA

Answer 1

Abdominal
Aortic
Aneurism

Question 2

ABC

Answer 2

Airway
Breathing
Circulation

Question 3

ABD

Answer 3

Abdominal

Question 4

ACLS

Answer 4

Advanced
Cardiac
Life
Support

Question 5

ALOC

Answer 5

Altered
Level
Of
Consciousness

Question 6

ALS

Answer 6

Advanced
Life
Support

Question 7

AMI

Answer 7

Acute
Myocardial
Infarction

Question 8

ARDS

Answer 8

Adult
Respiratory
Distress
Syndrome

Question 9

ASA

Answer 9

Acetyl
Salicylic
Acid

(Aspirin)

Question 10

AVPU

Answer 10

Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive

Question 11

BLS

Answer 11

Basic
Life
Support

Question 12

BP

Answer 12

Blood

Pressure

Question 13

c/o

Answer 13

Complains Of

Question 14

CABG

Answer 14

Coronary
Artery
Bypass
Graft

(Cabbage)

Question 15

CAD

Answer 15

Coronary
Artery
Disease

Question 16

CC

Answer 16

Chief Complaint

Question 17

CHF

Answer 17

Congestive
Heart
Failure

Question 18

CNS

Answer 18

Central
Nervous
System

Question 19

COPD

Answer 19

Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease

Question 20

CSF

Answer 20

CerebroSpinal Fluid

Question 21

CMS

Answer 21

Circulation
Movement
Sensation

Question 22

CV

Answer 22

CardioVascular

Question 23

CVA

Answer 23

Cerebro-Vascular Accident

or Costo-Vertebral Angle

Question 24

CPAP

Answer 24

Continuous
Positive
Airway
Pressure

Question 25

DOA

Answer 25

Dead
On
Arrival

Question 26

Dx

Answer 26

Diagnosis

Question 27

DVT

Answer 27

Deep
Vein
Thrombosis

Question 28

ESRD

Answer 28

End-
Stage
Renal
Disease

Question 29

ESRF

Answer 29

End-
Stage
Renal
Failure

Question 30

ETOH

Answer 30

Ethanol (Consuming Alcohol)

Question 31

FBO

Answer 31

Foreign
Body
Obstruction

Question 32

Fx

Answer 32

Fracture

Question 33

GI

Answer 33

GastroIntestinal

Question 34

GU

Answer 34

GenitoUrinary

Question 35

GYN

Answer 35

Gynecological

Question 36

HBV

Answer 36

Hepatitis B Vaccine

Question 37

HEENT

Answer 37

Head
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Throat

Question 38

HPI

Answer 38

History of the
Present
Illness

Question 39

HTN

Answer 39

Hypertension

Question 40

Hx

Answer 40

History

Question 41

ICP

Answer 41

Intra-
Cranial
Pressure

Question 42

IDDM

Answer 42

Insulin-
Dependent
Diabetes
Mellitus

Question 43

IM

Answer 43

IntraMuscular

Question 44

IN

Answer 44

IntraNasal

Question 45

IO

Answer 45

IntraOsseus

Question 46

IV

Answer 46

IntraVenous

Question 47

JVD

Answer 47

Jugular
Vein
Distention

Question 48

KVO

Answer 48

Keep
Vein
Open

(aka TKO)