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Medical Term. Ch.5 Abbr.
Abbreviations used for ch.5 in 3rd edition
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Undergraduate 1
01/06/2007

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AF
Definition
atrial fibrillation
Term
AMI
Definition
acute myocardial infarction
Term
AS
Definition
aortic stenosis
Term
ASCVD
Definition
ateriosclerotic cardiovasculardisease
Term
ASD
Definition
atrial septal defect
Term
ASHD
Definition
ateriosclerotic heart disease
Term
AV
Definition
atrioventricular
Term
BBB
Definition
bundle branch block
Term
BP
Definition
blood pressure
Term
bpm
Definition
beatrs per minute
Term
CABG
Definition
coronary artery bypass graft
Term
CAD
Definition
coronary atery disease
Term
cath
Definition
catherterization
Term
CC
Definition
cardiac catherterization,
Term
CCU
Definition
cronary care unit
Term
CHF
Definition
congestive heart failure
Term
CoA
Definition
coarctation of the aorta
Term
CP
Definition
chest pain
Term
CPK
Definition
creatine phosphokinase
Term
CPR
Definition
cardipulmonary resuscitation
Term
CSD
Definition
congential septal defect
Term
CV
Definition
cardiobascular
Term
DVT
Definition
deep vein thrombosis
Term
ECC
Definition
extracoporeal circulation
Term
ECG
Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
EKG
Definition
electrocardiogram
Term
ECHO
Definition
echocardiogram
Term
GOT
Definition
glutamic oxaloacetic transminase
Term
HDL
Definition
high-density lipoproteins
Term
HTN
Definition
hypertension
Term
ICU
Definition
intensive care unit
Term
IV
Definition
intraveneous
Term
JVP
Definition
jugular venous pulse
Term
LDH
Definition
lactate dehydrogenase
Term
LDL
Definition
low-density lipoproteins
Term
LVAD
Definition
left ventrical assist device
Term
LVH
Definition
left ventrical hypertophy
Term
MI
Definition
myocaridal infarction or mitral insufficiency
Term
mm Hg
Definition
millimeters of mercury
Term
MR
Definition
mitral regurgitation
Term
MS
Definition
mitral stenosis
Term
MVP
Definition
mitral valve prolapse
Term
NSR
Definition
normal sunus rhythm
Term
P
Definition
pulse
Term
PAC
Definition
premature atrial contraction
Term
PDA
Definition
patent ductus ateriosus
Term
PTCA
Definition
percuntaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Term
PVC
Definition
premature ventrucular contraction
Term
S1
Definition
first heart sound
Term
S2
Definition
second heart sound
Term
SA
Definition
sinatrial
Term
SGOT
Definition
serum glutamic oxaloacetic transminase
Term
SK
Definition
streptokinase
Term
tPA
Definition
tissue-type plasminogen activator
Term
Vfib
Definition
ventricular fibrillation
Term
VLDL
Definition
very low denstiy lipoproteins
Term
VSD
Definition
ventricular septal defect
Term
VT
Definition
ventricular tachcardia
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