Cardiovascular System Flashcards
ABP
Arterial blood pressure
ACLS
Advanced care life support
A fib, AF
Atrial fibrillation
Ango
Angiogram
ASD
Atrial septal defect
AV, A-V
atrioventricular
AVB
Atrioventricular block
BP
Blood pressure
bpm
beats per minute
CABG
Coronary artery bypass graft
CAD
Coronary artery disease
CHD
congenital heart disease
CO
Cardiac output
CPR
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CVP
Central venous pressure
DNR
Do not resuscitate
DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
ECG, EKG
Electrocardiogram
ECHO
Echocardiogram
ECMO
Extracorporeal membrane oxygentation
EF
ejection fraction
HF
Heart failure
HR
Heart rate
HTN
Hypertension
IABP
Intra-aortic balloon pump
IV
intravenous
LVH
Left ventricular hypertrophy
NSR
Normal sinus rhythm
p
pulse
PALS
Pediatric advanced life support
RHD
Rheumatric heart disease
S1, S2
Heart sound (first,second)
SVT
Supraventricular tachycardia
Vfib. VF
Ventricular fibrillation
VHD
Valvular heart disease, ventricular heart disease
VSD
ventricular septal defect
VT, Vtach
Ventricular tachycardia