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

unstable angina

angioplasty

angi / o - plasty

anoxia

an - oxia

arrythmia

a - rrythm - ia

arteriography

arteri / o - graphy

atherectomy

ather - ectomy

atheroma

ather - oma

atherosclerosis

ather / o - sclerosis

bradycardia

brady / cardi - a

capillary

cap ill ary

cardiomyopathy

cardi / o / my / o - pathy

cardiomegaly

cardi / o - megaly

cyanosis

cyan - osis

diastole

dia stole

electrocardiogram

electr / o / cardi /o - gram

hypercholesterolemia

hyper - chol est er ol - emia

oxygen

oxy gen

pericardiocentesis

peri - cardi / o - centesis

pericardium

peri / cardi - um

phlebotomy

phleb - otomy

pulmonary circulation

pulmon - ary circ u lation

sphygmomanometer

sphygm / o / man / o - meter

stethoscope

steth /o - scope

systole

sys tole

tachycardia

tachy / cardi - a

thrombolysis

thromb / o - lysis

thrombophlebitis

thromb / o / phleb - itis

valvuloplasty

valvul / o - plasty

vasconstriction

vas / o / con stric tion

venous

ven ous

aneurysm

an - neur- ysm

angiography

angi / o - graphy

auscultation

aus cul ta tion

bruit

bru it

claudication

claud ic a tion

defibrillation

de fib rill a tion

dysrhythmia

dys Rh yth mia

endocarditis

endo - card - itis

hemorrhoids

hem / o - rrhoids

ischemia

is chem ia

occlusion

occ lus ion

palpitations

pal pit a tions

telemetry

tele me try

varicose veins

var i cose veins