Chapter 11 Spelling and Abbreviations Flashcards by cyndi bird

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ACLS

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advanced cardiac life support, CPR plus drugs and defibrillation

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ACS

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acute coronary syndrome

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AED

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automatic external defibrillator

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AS

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aortic stenosis

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AV, A-V

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atrioventricular

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BP

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blood pressure

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CCU

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coronary care unit, OR critical care unit

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CHF

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congestive heart failure

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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DES

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drug-eluting stent

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DVT

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deep vein thrombosis

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ECG

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electrocardiography

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EF

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ejection fraction (measures amount of blood that pumps out of the heart with each beat) f

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ETT

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exercise tolerance test

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HDL

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high-density lipoprotein, healthy

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HTN

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hypertension

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LDL

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low-density lipoprotein, unhealthy

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LV

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left ventricle

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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NSR

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normal sinus rhythm

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PE

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pulmonary embolus

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SCD

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sudden cardiac death

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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UA

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unstable angina

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angioplasty

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angi / o - plasty

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anoxia

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an - oxia

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arrythmia

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a - rrythm - ia

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arteriography

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arteri / o - graphy

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atherectomy

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ather - ectomy

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atheroma

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ather - oma

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atherosclerosis

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ather / o - sclerosis

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bradycardia

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brady / cardi - a

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capillary

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cap ill ary

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cardiomyopathy

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cardi / o / my / o - pathy

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cardiomegaly

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cardi / o - megaly

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cyanosis

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cyan - osis

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diastole

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dia stole

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electrocardiogram

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electr / o / cardi /o - gram

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hypercholesterolemia

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hyper - chol est er ol - emia

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oxygen

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oxy gen

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pericardiocentesis

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peri - cardi / o - centesis

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pericardium

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peri / cardi - um

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phlebotomy

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phleb - otomy

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pulmonary circulation

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pulmon - ary circ u lation

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sphygmomanometer

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sphygm / o / man / o - meter

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stethoscope

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steth /o - scope

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systole

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sys tole

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tachycardia

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tachy / cardi - a

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thrombolysis

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thromb / o - lysis

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thrombophlebitis

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thromb / o / phleb - itis

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valvuloplasty

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valvul / o - plasty

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vasconstriction

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vas / o / con stric tion

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venous

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ven ous

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aneurysm

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an - neur- ysm

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angiography

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angi / o - graphy

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auscultation

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aus cul ta tion

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bruit

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bru it

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claudication

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claud ic a tion

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defibrillation

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de fib rill a tion

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dysrhythmia

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dys Rh yth mia

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endocarditis

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endo - card - itis

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hemorrhoids

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hem / o - rrhoids

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ischemia

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is chem ia

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occlusion

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occ lus ion

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palpitations

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pal pit a tions

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telemetry

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tele me try

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varicose veins

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var i cose veins