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EchoAbbreviations
Abbreviations from lesson 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| NCC | non-coronary cusp |
| PMI | Point of Maximal Impulse |
| AI (AR) | Aortic Insufficiency |
| Ao | Aorta |
| AS | Aortic Stenosis |
| AV | Aortic Valve |
| AVL | Aortic Valve Leaflet |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CA | Coronary Artery |
| Ca | Cancer |
| Ca+ | Calcification |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| CP | Chest Pain |
| CW | Chest Wall |
| D | Dimension |
| Dd | Dimension at end-diastole |
| Ds | Dimension at end-systole |
| ECG | Electrocardiogram |
| EKG | Electrocardiogram |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| IAS | Interatrial Septum |
| IVC | Inferior Vena Cava |
| IVS | Interventricular Septum |
| LA | Left Atrium |
| LAX | Long Axial View |
| LCC | Left Coronary Cusp |
| LV | Left Ventricle |
| LVEDP | Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure |
| LVID | Left Ventricular Internal Dimension |
| LVOT | Left Ventricular Outflow Tract |
| LVPW | Left Ventricular Posterior Wall |
| MR (MI) | Mitral Regurgitation |
| MS | Mitral Stenosis |
| MV | Mitral Valve |
| MVL | Mitral Valve Leaflets |
| MVIT | Mitral Valve Inflow Tract |
| O2 | Oxygen Level |
| PA | Pulmonary Artery |
| PI | Pulmonary Insufficiency |
| PV | Pulmonary Valve |
| PVL | Pulmonary Valve Leaflet |
| RA | Right Atrium |
| RCC | Right Coronary Cusp |
| RV | Right Ventricle |
| RVOT | Right Ventricular Outflow Tract |
| SAX | Short Axial View |
| SVC | Superior Vena Cava |
| TR | Tricuspid Regurgitation |
| TV | Tricuspid Valve |
| TVL | Tricuspid Valve Leaflets |
| TVIT | Tricuspid Valve Inflow Tract |