Cardiovascular System Flashcards
1
Q
ABP
A
arterial blood pressure
2
Q
ACLS
A
advanced cardiac life support
3
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
4
Q
AF, Afib, at fib
A
atrila fibrillation
5
Q
AIVR
A
accelerated idioventricular rhythm
6
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
7
Q
ang
A
angiogram
8
Q
Ao
A
aorta
9
Q
AR
A
aortic regurgitation
10
Q
AS
A
aortic stenosis, arteriosclerosis
11
Q
ASCVD
A
arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
12
Q
ASD
A
atrial septal defect
13
Q
AV, A-V
A
atrioventricular, arteriovenous
14
Q
AVB
A
atrioventricular block
15
Q
AVD
A
aortic valve disease
16
Q
AVR
A
aortic valve replacement
17
Q
AVS
A
arteriovenous shunt
18
Q
BBB
A
bundle branch block
19
Q
BCLS
A
basic cardiac life support
20
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
21
Q
BPd, DBP
A
blood pressure, diastolic
22
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
23
Q
BPs, SBP
A
blood pressure, systolic
24
Q
CA
A
cardiac arrest, cancer, cardiac arrhythmia
25
CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
26
CABS
coronary artery bypass surgery
27
CAD
coronary artery disease
28
CEA
carotid endarterectomy
29
CHB
complete heart block
30
CHD
congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease
31
CHF
congestive heart failure
32
CO
cardiac output
33
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
34
CP
chest pain, cardiopulmonary
35
CPA
cardiopulmonary arrest, carotid phonoangiography
36
CPR
cardipulmonary resuscitation
37
CV
cardiovascular
38
CVP
central venous pressure
39
CVS
cardiovascular system
40
DNR
do not resuscitate
41
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
42
ECC
emergency cardiac care, extracorporeal circulation
43
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
44
ECHO
echocardiogram
45
EF
ejection fraction
46
EPS
electrophysiologic study
47
ETT
exercise tolerance test, exercise treadmill test
48
HPB
high blood pressure
49
HCM
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
50
HCVD
hypertensive cardiovascular disease
51
HF
heart failure
52
HR
heart rate
53
HTN
hypertension
54
IAPB
intra-aortic balloon pump
55
ICD
implantable cardiac defibrillator
56
ISH
isolated systolic hypertension
57
IV
intravenous, intraventricular
58
IVF
intravenous fluid, intravascular fluid
59
JVP
jugular venous pulse
60
LBBB
left bundle branch block
61
LBP
low blood pressure
62
LQTS
long QT syndrome
63
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
64
LVET
left ventricular ejection time
65
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
66
MI
myocardial infarction
67
MR
mitral regurgitation
68
MS
mitral stenosis
69
MVP
mitral valve porlapse
70
NSR
normal sinus rhythm
71
P
pulse
72
PAC
premature atrial contraction
73
PAD
peripheral arterial disease
74
PALS
pediatric advanced life support
75
PDA
patent ductus arteriosus
76
PEA
pulseless electrical activity
77
PPM
permanent pacemaker
78
PSVT, PST
paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
79
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
80
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
81
PVD
peripheral vascular disease
82
RBBB
right bundle branch block
83
RHD
rheumatic heart disease
84
S1, S2
heart sound (first, second)
85
SBE
subacute bacterial endocarditis
86
SSS
sick sinus syndrome
87
SVT
supraventricular tachycardia
88
TET
treadmill exercise test
89
tPA, TPA
tissue plasminogen activator
90
TR
triscupi regurgitation
91
TT
thrombolytic therapy
92
VF, Vfib, vent fib
ventricular fibrillation
93
VHD
valvular heart disease, ventricular heart disease
94
VPC
ventricular premature contraction
95
VSP
ventricular septal defect
96
VT, vtach
ventricular tachycardia
97
WPW
Wolff-Parkinson-White (syndrome)
