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chp6 abbrv
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| AV | atrioventricular |
| BP | blood pressure |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BW | bloodwork |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| HCT, Hct | hematocrit (proportion of blood volume made of RBCs) |
| Hgb, hgb | hemoglobin |
| HR | heart rate |
| HTN | hypertension |
| ICD | implantable cardioverter defibrillator |
| IV | intravenous |
| LAD | left anterior descending |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| mmHg | millimeters of mercury (blood pressure measurement) |
| MUGA | echocardiogram/multigated acquisition |
| PAD | peripheral artery disease |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PLT’s, plt’s | platelets |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PVCs | premature ventricular contractions |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RRR | regular rate and rhythm |
| SA | sinoatrial |
| VSD | ventricular septal defect |
| WBC | white blood cell |