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Medical Term. Ch.5 Abbr.
Abbreviations used for ch.5 in 3rd edition
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Undergraduate 1
01/06/2007
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Term
AF
 Definition
atrial fibrillation
Term
AMI
 Definition
acute myocardial infarction
Term
AS
 Definition
aortic stenosis
Term
ASCVD
 Definition
ateriosclerotic cardiovasculardisease
Term
ASD
 Definition
atrial septal defect
Term
ASHD
 Definition
ateriosclerotic heart disease
Term
AV
 Definition
atrioventricular
Term
BBB
 Definition
bundle branch block
Term
BP
 Definition
blood pressure
Term
bpm
 Definition
beatrs per minute
Term
CABG
 Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
Term
CAD
 Definition
coronary atery disease
Term
cath
 Definition
catherterization
Term
CC
 Definition
cardiac catherterization,
Term
CCU
 Definition
cronary care unit
Term
CHF
 Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
CoA
 Definition
coarctation of the aorta
Term
CP
 Definition
chest pain
Term
CPK
 Definition
creatine phosphokinase
Term
CPR
 Definition
cardipulmonary resuscitation
Term
CSD
 Definition
congential septal defect
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CV
 Definition
cardiobascular
Term
DVT
 Definition
deep vein thrombosis
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ECC
 Definition
extracoporeal circulation
Term
ECG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
EKG
 Definition
electrocardiogram
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ECHO
 Definition
echocardiogram
Term
GOT
 Definition
glutamic oxaloacetic transminase
Term
HDL
 Definition
high-density lipoproteins
Term
HTN
 Definition
hypertension
Term
ICU
 Definition
intensive care unit
Term
IV
 Definition
intraveneous
Term
JVP
 Definition
jugular venous pulse
Term
LDH
 Definition
lactate dehydrogenase
Term
LDL
 Definition
low-density lipoproteins
Term
LVAD
 Definition
left ventrical assist device
Term
LVH
 Definition
left ventrical hypertophy
Term
MI
 Definition
myocaridal infarction or mitral insufficiency
Term
mm Hg
 Definition
millimeters of mercury
Term
MR
 Definition
mitral regurgitation
Term
MS
 Definition
mitral stenosis
Term
MVP
 Definition
mitral valve prolapse
Term
NSR
 Definition
normal sunus rhythm
Term
P
 Definition
pulse
Term
PAC
 Definition
premature atrial contraction
Term
PDA
 Definition
patent ductus ateriosus
Term
PTCA
 Definition
percuntaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Term
PVC
 Definition
premature ventrucular contraction
Term
S1
 Definition
first heart sound
Term
S2
 Definition
second heart sound
Term
SA
 Definition
sinatrial
Term
SGOT
 Definition
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transminase
Term
SK
 Definition
streptokinase
Term
tPA
 Definition
tissue-type plasminogen activator
Term
Vfib
 Definition
ventricular fibrillation
Term
VLDL
 Definition
very low denstiy lipoproteins
Term
VSD
 Definition
ventricular septal defect
Term
VT
 Definition
ventricular tachcardia
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