PTA Acute Care - Acronyms Unit 1 Flashcards

1
Q

CVD

A

Cardiovascular Disease

- pathological process of atherosclerosis affecting the entire arterial circulation

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2
Q

CAD / CHD

A

Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Heart Disease
- pathological process of atherosclerosis, specfically affecting the coronary arteries

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3
Q

MI

A

Myocardial Infarction

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4
Q

HTN

A

Hypertension

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5
Q

CVA

A

Cerebrovascular Accident

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6
Q

LV

A

Left Ventricular

Left Ventricle

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7
Q

CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure

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8
Q

LM

A

Left Main

- beginning of Left Coronary Artery

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9
Q

LAD

A

Left Anterior Descending

- branch off LM

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10
Q

CX

A

Circumflex

- brach off LM

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11
Q

RCA

A

Right Coronary Artery

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12
Q

PDA

A

Posterior Descending Artery

- right side

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13
Q

LA

A

Left Atrium

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14
Q

RA

A

Right Atrium

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15
Q

RV

A

Right Ventricle

Right Ventricular

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16
Q

EDRF

A

Endothelial-derived Relaxing Factor

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17
Q

NO

A

Nitric Oxide

- an EDRF

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18
Q

SV

A

Stroke Volume

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19
Q

VS

A

Vital Signs

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20
Q

PA

A

Pulmonary Artery

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21
Q

PV

A

Pulmonary Vein

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22
Q

PCWP

A

Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure

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23
Q

LVEDP

A

Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressue

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24
Q

ANS

A

Autonomic Nervous System

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25
Q

HR

A

Heart Rate

26
Q

PVR

A

Peripheral Vascular Resistance

27
Q

CO

A

Cardiac Output

28
Q

AV

A

Atrioventricular (node)

29
Q

EF

A

Ejection Fraction

30
Q

CI

A

Cardiac Index

  • CI = CO/BSA
  • normal is 2.5 - 3.5 L/min/meters-squared
31
Q

BSA

A

Body Surface Area

32
Q

ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

33
Q

NSR

A

Normal Sinus Rhythm

34
Q

MVO2

A

Myocardial Oxygen Demand

35
Q

CBF

A

Coronary Blood Flow

36
Q

ACS

A

Acute Coronary Sydrome

37
Q

NTG

A

Nitroglycerin (TNG

p. 535

38
Q

RPP

A

Rate Pressure Product

RPP = HR x SBP

39
Q

BP

A

Blood Pressure

40
Q

SBP

A

Systolic Blood Pressure

41
Q

DBP

A

Diastolic Blood Pressure

42
Q

CVP

A

Central Venous Pressure

  • the pressure of blood in the thoracic vena cava
  • also known as Right Atrial Pressure (RAP)
43
Q

OOB

A

Out of Bed

44
Q

EOB

A

End of Bed

45
Q

MET

A

Metabolic Equivalent (of Task)

  • 1 MET is basic systemic oxygen requirement at rest
  • roughly 3.5 mL O2/kg/min
46
Q

JVD

A

Jugular Vein Distention

47
Q

SaO2

A

Arterial Oxygen Saturation

- percentage of available hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen

48
Q

CBC

A

Complete Blood Count

49
Q

BUN

A

Blood Urea Nitrogen

50
Q

BNP

A

Brain Natriuretic Peptide

- normal is < 100 pg/mL

51
Q

ETT

A

Exercise Tolerance Test

- positive means positive for ischemia

52
Q

IABP

A

Intra-aortic Balloon Pump
- balloon catheter placed within the aorta that inflates during diastole, thereby increasing coronary artery perfusion, and deflates during systole, thereby decreasing afterload

53
Q

PVC

A

Premature Ventricular Contraction

54
Q

PAC

A

Premature Atrial Contraction

55
Q

THR

A

Target Heart Rate

  • usually calculated with Karvonen formula
  • > THR = Resting HR + 0.50 (HR max - HR rest)
56
Q

RPE

A

Rate of Perceived Exertion

57
Q

IRM

A

1 Rep Max

58
Q

PMI

A

Point of Maximal Impulse

  • best place to hear heartbeat
  • 5th intercostal space
59
Q

AICD

A

Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator

60
Q

ASVD

A

Chronic Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease