Abbreviations (Pt. 2) Flashcards

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1
Q

ACG

A

angiocardiography

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2
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AF

A

atrial fibrillation

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3
Q

AS

A

aortic stenosis, arteriosclerosis

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4
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ASCVD

A

arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease

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5
Q

ASD

A

artial septal defect

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6
Q

ASHD

A

ateriosclerotic heart disease

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7
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AV, A-V

A

atrioventricular

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8
Q

BP

A

blood pressure

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9
Q

bpm

A

beats per minute

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10
Q

CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

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11
Q

CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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12
Q

cath

A

catheterization

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13
Q

CC

A

cardiac catheterization

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14
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CCU

A

coronary care unit

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15
Q

CHD

A

congestive heart disease

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16
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

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17
Q

CK

A

creatine kinase

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18
Q

CP

A

chest pain

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19
Q

CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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20
Q

CSD

A

congenital septal defect

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21
Q

CV

A

cardiovascular

22
Q

DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

23
Q

ECG

A

electrocardiogram

24
Q

ECHO

A

echocardiogram

25
Q

EKG

A

electrocardiogram

26
Q

GOT

A

glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

27
Q

HR

A

heart rate

28
Q

HTN

A

hypertension

29
Q

ICD

A

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

30
Q

ICU

A

intensive care unit

31
Q

IV

A

intravenous

32
Q

LDH

A

lactate dehydrogenase

33
Q

LVH

A

left ventricular hypertrophy

34
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarction

35
Q

mmHg

A

millimeters of mercury

36
Q

MS

A

mitral stenosis

37
Q

MVP

A

mitral valve prolapse

38
Q

NSR

A

normal sinus rhythm

39
Q

P

A

pulse

40
Q

PTCA

A

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

41
Q

PVC

A

premature ventricular contraction

42
Q

PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

43
Q

SA, S-A

A

sinoatrial

44
Q

SGOT

A

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

45
Q

SK

A

streptokinase

46
Q

SOB

A

shortness of breath

47
Q

TEE

A

transesophageal echocardiogram

48
Q

tPA

A

tissue-type plasminogen activator

49
Q

VFib

A

ventricular fibrillation

50
Q

VSD

A

ventricular septal defect

51
Q

VT, V-tach

A

ventricular tachycardia