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Circulatory system!!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ACLS | ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT |
| AED | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR |
| AF, AFIB, AT FIB | ATRIAL FIBRILLATION |
| AS | AORTIC STENOSIS, ARTERIOSCLEROSIS |
| ASCVD | ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
| ASD | ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT |
| ASHD | ARTERIOSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE |
| AV, A-V | ATRIOVENTRICULAR, ARTERIOVENOUS |
| AVB | ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK |
| AVD | AORTIC VALVE DISEASE |
| AVR | AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT |
| AVS | ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT |
| BBB | BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK |
| BCLS | BASIC CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| cad | coronary artery disease |
| CEA | CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY |
| CHB | COMPLETE HEART BLOCK |
| CHD | CONGENTIAL HEART DISEASE, CORONARY HEART DISEASE |
| CO | CARDIAC OUTPUT |
| CPR | CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION |
| CV | CARDIOVASCULAR |
| CVP | CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE |
| DNR | DO NOT RESUSCITATE |
| DVT | DEEP VEIN THRONBOSIS |
| ECC | EMERGENCY CARDIAC CARE, EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION |
| ECG, EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| ECHO | ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY |
| EF | EJECTION FRACTION |
| EPS | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC STUDY |
| HBP | HIGH BOOD PRESSURE |
| HF | HEART FAILURE |
| HR | HEART RATE |
| HTN | HYPERTENSION |
| IABP | INTRA-AORTIC BALLON PUMP |
| ICD | IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS, INTRAVENTRICULAR |
| LBBB | LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK |
| LBP | LOW BLOOD PRESSURE |
| MI | MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION |
| MR | MITRAL REGURGATATION |
| MS | MITRAL STENOSIS |
| NSR | NORMAL SINUS RHYTHM |
| P | PULSE |
| PALS | PEDIATRIC ADVANCE LIFE SUPPORT |
| PDA | PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOUSUS |
| PPM | PERMANENT PACEMAKER |
| PTCA | PERCUTANEUOS TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY |
| PVC | PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTION |
| PVD | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE |
| RBBB | RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK |
| S1, S2 | HEART SOUND (FIRST, SECOND) |
| SBE | SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS |
| SSS | SICK SINUS SYNDROME |
| SVT | SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA |
| VF, VFIB, VENT FIB | VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION |
| VT, VTACH | VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA |