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29 Cardiovascular & Nervous System Abbreviations
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Undergraduate 1
09/24/2026
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Term
BP
 Definition
Blood pressure
Term
HR
 Definition
Heart rate
Term
ECG/ EKG
 Definition
Electrocardiogram
Term
MI
 Definition
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Term
CAD
 Definition
Coronary Artery Disease
Term
CHF
 Definition
Congestive Heart Failure
Term
HTN
 Definition
Hypertension (high blood pressure)
Term
CABG
 Definition
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Term
AF, AFib
 Definition
Atrial Fibrillation
Term
VF, V-fib
 Definition
Ventricular Fibrillation
Term
VT, V-tach
 Definition
Ventricular Tachycardia
Term
AS
 Definition
Aortic Stenosis
Term
MR
 Definition
Mitral Regurgitation
Term
ICD
 Definition
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Term
DVT
 Definition
Deep vein thrombosis
Term
CNS
 Definition
Central Nervous System
Term
PNS
 Definition
Peripheral Nervous System
Term
CVA
 Definition
Cerebrovascular Accident (stroke)
Term
TIA
 Definition
Transient ischemic attack
Term
EEG
 Definition
Electroencephalogram
Term
ICP
 Definition
Intracranial pressure
Term
LP
 Definition
Lumbar puncture
Term
CSF
 Definition
Cerebral spinal fluid
Term
ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Term
AD
 Definition
Alzheimer’s disease
Term
MS
 Definition
Multiple sclerosis
Term
MG
 Definition
Myasthenia Gravis
Term
PD
 Definition
Parkinson’s disease
Term
GCS
 Definition
Glasgow coma scale
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