Abbreviations (Pt. 2) Flashcards
1
Q
ACG
A
angiocardiography
2
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
3
Q
AS
A
aortic stenosis, arteriosclerosis
4
Q
ASCVD
A
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
5
Q
ASD
A
artial septal defect
6
Q
ASHD
A
ateriosclerotic heart disease
7
Q
AV, A-V
A
atrioventricular
8
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
9
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
10
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
11
Q
CAD
A
coronary artery disease
12
Q
cath
A
catheterization
13
Q
CC
A
cardiac catheterization
14
Q
CCU
A
coronary care unit
15
Q
CHD
A
congestive heart disease
16
Q
CHF
A
congestive heart failure
17
Q
CK
A
creatine kinase
18
Q
CP
A
chest pain
19
Q
CPR
A
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
20
Q
CSD
A
congenital septal defect
21
Q
CV
A
cardiovascular
22
Q
DVT
A
deep vein thrombosis
23
Q
ECG
A
electrocardiogram
24
Q
ECHO
A
echocardiogram
25
EKG
electrocardiogram
26
GOT
glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
27
HR
heart rate
28
HTN
hypertension
29
ICD
implantable cardioverter defibrillator
30
ICU
intensive care unit
31
IV
intravenous
32
LDH
lactate dehydrogenase
33
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
34
MI
myocardial infarction
35
mmHg
millimeters of mercury
36
MS
mitral stenosis
37
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
38
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
39
P
pulse
40
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
41
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
42
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
43
SA, S-A
sinoatrial
44
SGOT
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
45
SK
streptokinase
46
SOB
shortness of breath
47
TEE
transesophageal echocardiogram
48
tPA
tissue-type plasminogen activator
49
VFib
ventricular fibrillation
50
VSD
ventricular septal defect
51
VT, V-tach
ventricular tachycardia
