Cardiovascular Flashcards
av/AV/A-V
Arterial ventricular
BP
Blood pressure
CHF
Congestive heart failure
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPR
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
DNR
do not resuscitate
DOA
Dead on arrival
DVT
Deep vain thrombosis
ECG/EKG
Electrocardiogram
HR
Heart Rate
IV
Intravenous
MI
Mile Cardio infraction
P
Pulse
RRR
Regular, Rate, and Rhythm
SA
Sino arterial
TPR
Temperature, pulse, and respirations
VS
Vital signs
VSS
Vital signs stable
bi-
Two
brady-
Slow
-dynia
Pain
endo-
Within
inter-
Between
-ium
Pertaining to, structure
-megaly
Enlarged
-meter
To measure
-ole
Small
-ology
Study of
-oma
Tumor
epi-
On, upon
-graph
Instrument that records
-gram
Record, picture
-graphy
Process of making a picture
hyper-
Above
Hypo-
Below, less than normal
in-
In, within
-ostomy
Surgical creation of an opening
-otomy
Incision, cut into
-pathy
Disease
peri-
Around, surrounding
-rrhexis
Rupture, burst
tachy-
Fast, rapid
tri
Three
Angi/o
Vessel
aort/o
Aorta
arteri/o
Artery
ather/o
Fatty plaque
atri/o
Atrium, chamber
cardi/o
Heart