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Medical Language Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Abbreviations
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Undergraduate 2
02/17/2013
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Term

 

 

AAA

 Definition

 

 

abdominal aortic aneurysm
Term

 

ACE

 Definition

 

angiotensin-converting enzyme (inhibitor)
Term

 

ACS

 Definition

 

acute coronary syndrome
Term

 

 

AED

 Definition

 

automatic external defibrillator
Term

 

A fib

 Definition

 

atrial fibrillation
Term

 

AL

 Definition

 

 

aortic insufficiency
Term

 

AICD

 Definition

 

 

automatic implantable cardioverte-defibrillator
Term

 

 

AMI

 Definition

 

acute myocardial infarction
Term

 

 

AS

 Definition

 

 

aortic stenosis
Term

 

 

ASCVD

 Definition

 

 

arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease
Term

 

 

ASD

 Definition

 

 

atrial septic defect
Term

 

ASHD

 

 Definition

 

 

arteriosclerotic heart disease
Term

 

 

AV 

 

 Definition

 

 

 

atrioventricular
Term

 

BP

 

 Definition

 

 

blood pressure

 
Term

 

BPM

or

bpm

 Definition

 

beats per minute
Term

 

 

CABG

 Definition

 

coronary artery bypass graft
Term

 

CAD

 Definition

 

 

coronary artery disease
Term

 

 

cath

 Definition

 

 

(cardiac) catheterization
Term

 

 

CCU

 

 Definition

 

 

coronry care unit
Term

 

 

CHF

 Definition

 

 

congestive heart failure
Term

 

 

CK-MB

 Definition

 

 

creatine kinase-M band
Term

 

 

CPK-MB

 Definition

 

creatine phosphokinase-M band
Term

 

 

CPR

 Definition

 

cardiopulmonary resusciation
Term

 

 

CRP

 Definition

 

 

C-reactive protein
Term

 

 

CV

 Definition

 

cardiovascular
Term

 

 

DSA

 Definition

 

 

digital subtraction angiography
Term

 

 

ECG

 Definition

 

 

electrocardiography
Term

 

 

echo

 Definition

 

echocardiogram
Term

 

 

EKG

 Definition

 

electrocardiography
Term

 

 

HDL

 Definition

 

 

high-density lipoprotein
Term

 

 

HTN

 Definition

 

 

hypertension
Term

 

 

JVD

 Definition

 

 

jugular venous distension
Term

 

 

LA

 

 Definition

 

 

left atrium
Term

 

 

LBBB

 Definition

 

 

left bundle branch block
Term

 

 

LDH

 Definition

 

 

lactic dehydrogenase
Term

 

 

LDL

 Definition

 

 

low-density lipoprotein
Term

 

 

LV

 Definition

 

 

left ventricle
Term

 

 

LVAD

 Definition

 

 

left ventricle assist device
Term

 

 

LVH

 Definition

 

left ventricle hypertrophy
Term

 

 

MI

 Definition

 

 

myocardial infarction
Term

 

 

mm Hg

 Definition

 

 

millimeters of mercury
Term

 

 

MR

 Definition

 

 

 

mitral regurgitation
Term

 

 

MUGA

 Definition

 

 

 

multiple-gated acquisition
Term

 

 

MVP

 Definition

 

 

mitral valve prolapse
Term

 

 

NSR

 Definition

 

 

normal sinus rhythm
Term

 

 

P

 Definition

 

 

pulse
Term

 

 

PAC

 Definition

 

 

premature atrial contraction
Term

 

 

PAD

 Definition

 

 

peripheral artery disease
Term

 

 

PDA

 Definition

 

 

 

patent ductus arteriosus
Term

 

 

PMI

 Definition

 

 

 

point of maximum impulse
Term

 

 

PTCA

 Definition

 

 

percutaneous transluminal corinary angioplasty

Term

 

 

PVC

 Definition

 

 

 

premature ventricular contraction
Term

 

PVD

 

 Definition

 

 

peripheral vascular disease
Term

 

 

RA

 Definition

 

 

right atrium
Term

 

 

RBBB

 Definition

 

 

 

right bundle branch block
Term

 

 

RFA

 Definition

 

 

radiofrequency catheter ablation

 
Term

 

 

RNV

 Definition

 

 

radionuclide ventriculography
Term

 

 

RV

 Definition

 

 

 

right ventricle
Term

 

 

S1

 Definition

 

 

 

first heart sound
Term

 

 

S2

 Definition

 

 

 

second heart sound
Term

 

 

 

S3

 Definition

 

 

third heart sound
Term

 

 

S4

 Definition

 

 

 

fourth heart sound
Term

 

 

SA

 Definition

 

 

 

sinoatrial
Term

 

 

SBE

 Definition

 

 

subacute bacterial endocarditis
Term

 

 

SPECT

 Definition

 

 

single photon emission computerized tomography
Term

 

 

SVT

 

 Definition

 

 

 

supraventricular tachycardia
Term

 

 

TEE

 Definition

 

 

transesophageal echocardiogram
Term

 

 

TPR

 Definition

 

 

 

temperature, pulse and respiration
Term

 

 

V vib

 Definition

 

 

ventricular fibrillation
Term

 

 

VLDL

 Definition

 

 

very low-density lipoprotein
Term

 

VSD

 Definition

 

 

ventricular septal defect
Term

 

 

V tach

 Definition

 

 

ventricular tachycardia
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