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Cardiovascular Abbreviations Flashcards

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IABP

A

intra-aortic balloon pmp

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PAT

A

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

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PAC

A

premature atrial contraction

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ICD

A

implantable cardiac defibrillator

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ICF

A

intracellular fluid

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NSR

A

normal sinus rhythm

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PTT

A

partial thromboplastin time

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PVD

A

peripheral vascular disease

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SE

A

subendocardial

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VSD

A

ventricular septal defect

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PDA

A

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

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FOG

A

fast twitch oxidative glycolytic fiber

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Hb

A

hemoglobin

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FG

A

fast twitch glycolytic fiber

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CAD

A

coronary artery disease

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CCU

A

coronary care unit

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CI

A

cardiac index

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AVR

A

aortic valve replacement

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Cath

A

catheterization

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BBB

A

bundle branch block

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MUGA

A
  • multigated acquisition

- angiogram imaging

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PAP

A

pulmonary artery pressure

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PAD

A

peripheral artery disease

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LAD

A

left anterior descending

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TM

A

transmural

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CHF

A

congestive/chronic heart failure

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HbA1C

A

glycosylated Hb

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Hct

A

hematocrit

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RVEDV

A

right ventricular end diastolic volume

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CPR

A

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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TEE

A

transesophageal echocardiography

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LVH

A

left ventricular hypertrophy

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SA

A

sino-atrial

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Circ

A

circumflex artery

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MVR

A

Mitral valve replacement

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LDH

A

lactate dehydrogenase

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SO

A

slow twitch oxidative fiber

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THR

A

target heart rate

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CVP

A

central venous pressure

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CPK

A

creatine phosphokinase

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I & O

A

intake and output

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43
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EF

A

ejection fraction

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NO

A

nitric oxide

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IDDM

A

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

46
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OPCAB

A

off-pump coronary artery bipass

47
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NTG

A

nitroglycerin

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NIDDM

A

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

49
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INR

A

international normalized ratio

50
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TPA

A

tissue plasminogen activator

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SVT

A

supraventricular tachycardia

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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

53
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DVT

A

deep vein thrombosis

54
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LBBB

A

left bundle branch block

55
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LCA

A

Left coronary artery

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JVD

A

jugular venous destention

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Echo

A

echocardiogram

58
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PP

A

pulse pressure

59
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PJC

A

premature junctional contraction

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LVEDV

A

left ventricle end diastolic volume

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AICD

A

automatic implantable defibrillator

62
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AST

A

aspartate aminotransfirase

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RPP

A

rate-pressure product

64
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TVR

A

tricuspid valve replacement

65
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LVESV

A

left ventricle end systolic volume

66
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MAP

A

mean arterial pressure

67
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CK

A

creatine kinase

68
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WHR

A

waist-hip ratio

69
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ABI

A

ankle brachial index

70
Q

LVAD

A

left ventricular assist device

71
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PAP

A

pulmonary artery pressure

72
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GXT

A

graded exercise test

73
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RVEDP

A

right ventricular end diastolic pressure

74
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RVH

A

right ventricle hypertrophy

75
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IABC

A

intra-aortic balloon counter pulsation

76
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ECF

A

extracellular fluid

77
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HDL

A

high density lipoprotein

78
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CHD

A

coronary heard disease

79
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TPR

A

total peripheral resistance

80
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HCM

A

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

81
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OHS

A

open heart surgery

82
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PABC

A

pulmonary artery balloon counterpulsation

83
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VAD

A

ventricular assist device

84
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PTCA

A

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

85
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SVG

A

saphenous vein graft

86
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LIMA

A

left internal mammary artery

87
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ASD

A

atrial septal defect

88
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biVAD

A

biventricular assist device

89
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SGOT

A

serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase

90
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EDP

A

end diastolic pressure

91
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LVEDP

A

left ventricular end diastolic pressure

92
Q

MET

A

metablic equivalent

93
Q

1 MET=

A

3.5 ml O2/Kg min

94
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ABG

A

arterial blood gas

95
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ADH

A

antidiuretic hormone

96
Q

AAA

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

97
Q

ACE

A

angiotensin converting enzyme

98
Q

CABG

A

coronary artery bypass graft

99
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ECG/EKG

A

echocardiogram

100
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ESV

A

end systolic volume

101
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

102
Q

CHB

A

complete heart block

103
Q

MIDCAB

A

minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass graft

104
Q

W-P-W

A

wolf-parkinson-white syndrome

105
Q

PVC

A

premature ventricular contraction

106
Q

PT

A

prothrombin time

107
Q

VT

A

ventricular tachycardia

108
Q

LLGXT

A

low level graded exercise test

109
Q

PCI

A

percutaneous coronary intervention

110
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RCA

A

right coronary artery

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