| Question |
Answer |
| PFT | Pulmonary Functions Test |
| pH | Symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PND | Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea |
| PO2 | Partial Pressure of Oxygen |
| RD | Respiratory Distress |
| RDS | Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| SaO2 | Arteiral Oxygen Saturation |
| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| T & A | Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy |
| TB | Tuberculosis |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| VC | Vital Capacity |
| MVP | Mitral Valve Prolapse |
| P | pulse |
| PAC | Premature Arterial Contraction |
| Plt. | Platelets |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| RV | Right VentricleResidual Volume |
| SK | Streptokinase |
| VLDL | Very Low Density Lipoprotein |
| VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect |
| PaCo2, PCO2 | Carbon Dioxide Pressure |
| PA | Pulmonary Artery,Posteroanterior |
| NMT's | Nebulized Mist Treatments |
| MRI scan | Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan |
| IRDS | Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome |
| IPPB | Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing |
| HMD | Hyaline Membrane Disease |
| Hx | History |
| FVC | Forced Vital Capacity |
| FEV | Forced Expiratory Volume |
| CxR | Chest X-RayChest radiograph |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| ARDS | Acute Respiratiry Distress Syndrome |
| AP | Anteroposterior |
| AFB | Acid-Fast Bacillus (bacteria) |
| ABG's | Arterial Blood Gasses |
| PCP | Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia |
| PAT | Paroxymal Atrial Tachycardia |
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| ACG | Angiocardiography |
| ACE | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme |
| AF | Arterial Fibrilation |
| AS | Aortic Stenosis |
| ASD | Atrial Septal Defect |
| ASHD | Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease |
| AST | Antiotensin Sensitivity Test |
| AV | Atrioventricular,Arteriovenous |
| BBB | Bundle Branch Block |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CA | Cancer,Cardiac Arrest,Chronological Age |
| CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CC | Cardiac Catheterization |
| CCU | Coronary Care Unit |
| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| Chol | Cholesterol |
| CK | Creatinine Kinase(cardiac enzyme) |
| CPK | Creatinine Phosphokinase |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
| CV | Cardiovascular |
| DOE | Dyspnea on Exertion |
| DSA | Digital Subtraction Angiography |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| EEG/EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | Echocardiogram,Echoencephalogram |
| HDL | High-Density Lipoprotein |
| HF | Heart Failure |
| ICD | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrilator |
| ICU | Intensive Care Unit |
| IV | Intravenous |
| LD | Lactate Dehydrogenase,Lactic Acid Dehydrogenase (cardiac enzyme) |
| LDL | Low Density Lipoprotein |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| MRA | Magnetic Resonance Angiogram |
| MS | Musculoskeletal,Multiple sclerosis,Mitral Stenosis |
| PVC | Premature Ventricular Contraction |
| SA | Sinoatrial |
| VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect |
| VT | Ventricular Tachycardia |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| TPR | Temperature, Pulse, Respiration |
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