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Cardiovascular
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BP – Blood pressure | |
| ECG/EKG – Electrocardiogram, a test that records the heart’s electrical activity | |
| CAD – Coronary artery disease | |
| CHF – Congestive heart failure | |
| MI – Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | |
| HTN – Hypertension | |
| HR – Heart rate | |
| PRN – As needed | |
| BID – Twice a day | |
| qHS – Every night at bedtime | |
| Bundle of His – Specialized cardiac fibers that transmit electrical impulses in the heart | |
| Purkinje fibers – Fibers that distribute electrical impulses throughout the ventricles | |
| Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome – A condition involving an abnormal electrical pathway in the heart | |
| Tetralogy of Fallot – A congenital heart defect involving four structural abnormalities | |
| Coarctation of the aorta – A congenital narrowing of the aorta |