Abbreviations Exam 2

Question 1

ADD

Answer 1

Attention deficit disorder (not able to focus)

Question 2

ADH

Answer 2

Antidiuretic hormone (retains water, constricts BVs)

Question 3

ADHD

Answer 3

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (not able to focus + overactive)

Question 4

AF

Answer 4

Atrial fibrillation

Question 5

CABG

Answer 5

Coronary artery bypass graft

Question 6

CAD

Answer 6

Coronary artery disease

Question 7

CAT

Answer 7

Computer axial tomography

Question 8

CHF

Answer 8

Congestive heart failure

Question 9

CI

Answer 9

Cardiac index (cardiodynamic measure based on the cardiac output)

Question 10

CO

Answer 10

Cardiac output

Question 11

COPD

Answer 11

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

Question 12

CVA

Answer 12

Cerebral vascular accident (stroke)

Question 13

CVD

Answer 13

Cardiovascular disease (affects heart and blood vessels)

Question 14

DIC

Answer 14

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

Question 15

DOE

Answer 15

Dyspnea on exertion

Question 16

DTs

Answer 16

Delirium tremens (acute alcohol withdrawal)

Question 17

DVT

Answer 17

Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot that forms in a vein deep)

Question 18

ECG

Answer 18

Electrocardiogram (checks electrical activity of the heart)

Question 19

EKG

Answer 19

Electrocardiogram

Question 20

ECT

Answer 20

Electroconvulsive therapy

Question 21

EEG

Answer 21

Electroencephalogram (measures electrical activity of the brain)

Question 22

EF

Answer 22

Ejection fraction (measurement of heart failure)

Question 23

EPS

Answer 23

Extrapyrimidal syndrome

Question 24

FAS

Answer 24

Fetal alcohol syndrome (Mental physical birth defect due to alcohol consumption during pregnancy)

Question 25

FLP

Answer 25

Fasting lipid panel (cholesterol test in fasting state)

Question 26

GAD

Answer 26

Generalized anxiety disorder

Question 27

GFR

Answer 27

Glomerular filtration rate

Question 28

HDL

Answer 28

High density lipoprotein

Question 29

HF

Answer 29

Heart failure

Question 30

HJR

Answer 30

Hepatojugular reflex (dissension of the neck veins precipitated by the maneuver of firm pressure over the liver)

Question 31

IVDA

Answer 31

Intravenous drug abuser

Question 32

JVD

Answer 32

Jugular venous dissension (indicator of congestive heart failure)

Question 33

LAD

Answer 33

Lymphadenopathy (lymph node(s) enlargement)

Question 34

LDL

Answer 34

Low density lipoprotein

Question 35

LVH

Answer 35

Left ventricular hypertrophy

Question 36

MF

Answer 36

Myocardial fibrosis (impairment of the heart’s muscle cells that leads sudden cardiac death)

Question 37

MI

Answer 37

Myocardial infarction

Question 38

NE

Answer 38

Norepinephrine

Question 39

NRT

Answer 39

Nicotine replacement therapy

Question 40

OB

Answer 40

Occult blood (hidden blood, usually done by a FOB (fecal occult blood) test to detect presence of blood in stool)

Question 41

OCD

Answer 41

Obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 42

PAD

Answer 42

Peripheral arterial disease

Question 43

PCN

Answer 43

Penicillin

Question 44

PE

Answer 44

Pulmonary embolism (arterial blockage in lung)

Question 45

PPD

Answer 45

Packs per day

Question 46

PPD

Answer 46

Purified protein derivative (of tuberculin)

Question 47

pr

Answer 47

Per rectum

Question 48

PTSD

Answer 48

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 49

PVD

Answer 49

Peripheral vascular disease

Question 50

PWP

Answer 50

Pulmonary wedge pressure (pressure generated by left ventricle)

Question 51

SAD

Answer 51

Seasonal affective disorder

Question 52

SZ

Answer 52

Seizure

Question 53

TC

Answer 53

Total cholesterol

Question 54

TG

Answer 54

Triglycerides

Question 55

TdP

Answer 55

Torsades de pointes (ventricular tachycardia)

Question 56

TIA

Answer 56

Transient ischemic attack (mini stroke)

Question 57

TNF

Answer 57

Tumor necrosis factor (inflammatory)

Question 58

VLDL

Answer 58

Very low density lipoprotein