Chapter 9 Cardiovascular part 1

Question 1

AAA

Answer 1

abdominal aortic aneurysm

Question 2

ACE inhibitors

Answer 2

angiotensin_converting enzyme inhibitors

Question 3

ACS

Answer 3

acute coronary syndrome

Question 4

AF

Answer 4

atrial fibrillation

Question 5

AI

Answer 5

aortic insufficiency

Question 6

AMI

Answer 6

acute myocardial infarction

Question 7

AR

Answer 7

aortic regurgitation

Question 8

AS

Answer 8

aortic stenosis

Question 9

ASD

Answer 9

atrial septal defect

Question 10

AV, A-V

Answer 10

atrioventricular

Question 11

BBB

Answer 11

bundle branch block

Question 12

BP

Answer 12

blood pressure

Question 13

bpm

Answer 13

beats per minute

Question 14

CABG

Answer 14

coronary artery bypass graft

Question 15

CAD

Answer 15

coronary artery disease

Question 16

CCF, CHF

Answer 16

congestive cardiac failure, congestive heart failure

Question 17

CCU

Answer 17

coronary care unit

Question 18

CHD

Answer 18

congenital heart disease, congestive heart disease

Question 19

CoA

Answer 19

coarctation of aorta

Question 20

cTn1

Answer 20

cardiac troponin 1

Question 21

CVP

Answer 21

central venous pressure

Question 22

DSA

Answer 22

digital subtraction angiography

Question 23

DVT

Answer 23

deep venous thrombosis

Question 24

ECC

Answer 24

extracorporeal circulation, external cardiac compression

Question 25

ECG

Answer 25

electrocardiogram

Question 26

echo

Answer 26

echocardiography

Question 27

EF

Answer 27

ejection fraction

Question 28

ETT

Answer 28

exercise tolerance test

Question 29

HDL

Answer 29

high density lipoproteins

Question 30

HR

Answer 30

heart rate

Question 31

HTN, H/T

Answer 31

hypertension

Question 32

ICD

Answer 32

implantable cardioverter defibrillator