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Chapter 6
Cardiovascular System: Medical Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 (Volume of Blood Containing RBCs) |
| Hgb, hgb | Hemoglobin |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| ICD | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator |
| IV | Intravenous |
| CAD | Left Anterior Descending |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| mmHg | Millimeters of Mercury (Measure of BP) |
| MUGA | Echocardiogram/Multigated Acquisition |
| PAD | Peripheral Artery Disease |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| Platelets | |
| PTCA | Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty |
| PVCs | Premature Ventricular Contractions |
| RBC | Red Blood Cell |
| RRR | Regular Rate & Rhythm |
| SA | Sinoatrial |
| VSD | Ventricular Septal Defect |
| WBC | White Blood Cell |