Chapter 6 - abbreviations

Question 1

AV

Answer 1

atrioventricular

Question 2

BP

Answer 2

blood pressure

Question 3

bpm

Answer 3

beats per minute

Question 4

BW

Answer 4

bloodwork

Question 5

CABG

Answer 5

coronary artery bypass graft

Question 6

CAD

Answer 6

coronary artery disease

Question 7

CHF

Answer 7

congestive heart failure

Question 8

CV

Answer 8

cardiovascular

Question 9

DNR

Answer 9

do not resuscitate

Question 10

DOA

Answer 10

dead on arrival

Question 11

DVT

Answer 11

deep vein thrombosis

Question 12

ECG, EKG

Answer 12

electrocardiogram

Question 13

HCT, Hct

Answer 13

hematocrit (the proportion of the volume of blood that contains RBCs)

Question 14

Hgb, hgb

Answer 14

hemoglobin

Question 15

HR

Answer 15

heart rate

Question 16

HTN

Answer 16

hypertension

Question 17

ICD

Answer 17

implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Question 18

IV

Answer 18

intravenous

Question 19

LAD

Answer 19

left anterior descending

Question 20

MI

Answer 20

myocardial infarction

Question 21

mmHg

Answer 21

millimeters of mercury (a measure of blood pressure)

Question 22

MUGA

Answer 22

echocardiogram/multigated acquisition

Question 23

PAD

Answer 23

perifpheral artery disease

Question 24

PEET

Answer 24

positron emission tomography

Question 25

PLT’s, plt’s

Answer 25

platelets

Question 26

PTCA

Answer 26

percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Question 27

PVCs

Answer 27

premature ventricular contractions

Question 28

RBC

Answer 28

red blood cell

Question 29

RRR

Answer 29

regular rate and rhythm

Question 30

SA

Answer 30

sinoatrial

Question 31

VSD

Answer 31

ventricular septal defect

Question 32

WBC

Answer 32

white blood cell