Module 1 abbreviations Flashcards

1
Q

What does the abbreviation “AI” stand for?

A

Aortic insufficiency

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2
Q

What is the abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation

A

AF

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3
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Ao

A

Aorta

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4
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What does “AS” stand for?

A

Aortic Stenosis

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5
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ASD

A

Atrial Septal Defect

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6
Q

Bi-atrial enlargement

A

BAE

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7
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BAV

A

Bicuspid Aortic Valve

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8
Q

BBB (L or R)

A

Bundle Branch Block

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9
Q

CP

A

Chest Pain

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10
Q

Blood pressure

A

BP

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11
Q

Body surface Area

A

BSA

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12
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BPM

A

Beats per minute

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13
Q

Body surface area

A

BSA

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14
Q

CAD

A

Coronary Artery Disease

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15
Q

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

A

CABG

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16
Q

CHD

A

Congenital Heart Disease

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17
Q

Congestive Heart Failure

A

CHF

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18
Q

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

A

COPD

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19
Q

CV

A

Cardiovascular

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20
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular Accident

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21
Q

DM

A

Diastolic murmur

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22
Q

End-diastolic volume

A

EDV

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23
Q

ESV

A

End-systolic volume

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24
Q

EF

A

Ejection Fraction

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25
Q

ECG/EKG

A

Electrocardiogram

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26
Q

PFO

A

Patent Foramen Ovale

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27
Q

HCM

A

Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy

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28
Q

HTN

A

Hypertension

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29
Q

Hypertropic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

A

HOCM

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30
Q

DOE

A

Dyspnea on exertion

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31
Q

ICD/AICD

A

(Automatic) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

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32
Q

IHD

A

Ischemic heart disease

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33
Q

Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis

A

IHSS

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34
Q

IVC

A

Inferior Vena Cava

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35
Q

LA

A

Left Atriium

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36
Q

LAA

A

Left Atrial Appendage

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37
Q

LAD

A

Left Anterior Descending (artery)

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38
Q

LAE

A

Left Atrial Enlargement

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39
Q

LAP

A

Left Atrial Pressure

40
Q

LAX

A

Long axis view

41
Q

PLAX

A

Parasternal long axis

42
Q

LHC

A

Left Heart Catherization

43
Q

LSB

A

Left sternal border

44
Q

Left Ventricular End-Systolic Pressure

A

LVESP

45
Q

Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure

A

LVEDP

46
Q

LVEF/EF

A

Left ventricular ejection fraction

47
Q

LVH

A

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

48
Q

LVOT

A

Left Ventricular Outflow Tract

49
Q

MAC

A

Mitral Annular Calcification

50
Q

MI

A

Myocardial Infarction

51
Q

STEMI

A

ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

52
Q

millimeters of Mercury

A

mm Hg

53
Q

MR

A

Mitral Regurgitation

54
Q

Mitral Stenosis

A

MS

55
Q

MV

A

Mitral Valve

56
Q

MVA

A

Mitral Valve Area

57
Q

MVP

A

Mitral Valve Prolapse

58
Q

o2

A

Oxygen

59
Q

PA

A

Pulmonary artery (or Pulmonary Atresia)

60
Q

PAH

A

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

61
Q

PDA

A

Patent Ductus Arteriosis

62
Q

PFO

A

Patent Foramen Ovale

63
Q

PE

A

Pulmonary Embolism

64
Q

Pressure Half-Time

A

PHT

65
Q

PI

A

Pulmonic Insufficiency

66
Q

PS

A

Pulmonic Stenosis

67
Q

PW

A

Pulsed Wave

68
Q

RA

A

Right Atrium

69
Q

RAE

A

Right Atrial Enlargement

70
Q

RAP

A

Right Atrial Pressure

71
Q

RHC

A

Right Heart Cath

72
Q

RSB

A

Right (upper) sternal border

73
Q

RV

A

Right Ventricle

74
Q

RVH

A

Right Ventricular Hypertrophy

75
Q

RVE

A

Right Ventricular Enlargement

76
Q

RVSP

A

Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure

77
Q

SA

A

Sinoatrial

78
Q

SAM

A

Systolic Anterior Motion

79
Q

SAX

A

Short Axis

80
Q

SBE

A

Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis

81
Q

SCD

A

Sudden Cardiac Death

82
Q

SBP

A

Systolic Blood Pressure

83
Q

Sick Sinus Syndrome

A

SSS

84
Q

Stroke Volume

A

SV

85
Q

SVT

A

Supraventricular Tachycardia

86
Q

Superior Vena Cava

A

SVC

87
Q

Transesophageal Echocardiogram

A

TEE

88
Q

ICE

A

Intracardiac Echodiogram

89
Q

Transthoracic Echocardiogram

A

TTE

90
Q

TR

A

Tricuspid Regurgitation

91
Q

Tricuspid Stenosis

A

TS

92
Q

Tricuspid Valve

A

TV

93
Q

VSD

A

Ventricular Septal Defect

94
Q

Ventricular Fibrillation

A

VF

95
Q

Ventricular Tachycardia

A

VT