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Medical Abbreviations
Cardiopulmonary Quiz #3
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/17/2008

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Cards

Term
 
 
 
 
 
ABG
Definition

 

 

 

 

 

arterial blood gas

Term

 

 

 

 

 

ADL

Definition

 

 

 

 

activities of daily living

Term

 

 

 

 

AFB

Definition

 

 

 

 

acid-fast bacillus

Term

 

 

 

 

AIDS

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Ant.

Definition

 

 

 

 

anterior

Term

 

 

 

 

AP

Definition

 

 

 

 

anterior-posterior

Term

 

 

 

 

B.I.D., b.i.d.

Definition

 

 

 

twice a day

Term

 

 

 

 

 

BP

Definition

 

 

 

 

Blood pressure

Term

 

 

 

 

B-P

Definition

 

 

 

 

bronchopleural

Term

 

 

 

 

 

bpm

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

beats per minute

Term

 

 

 

 

 

BSA

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

body surface area

Term

 

 

 

 

 

BUN

Definition

 

 

 

 

blood urea nitrogen

Term

 

 

 

 

 

CA,  Ca

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

cancer

Term

 

 

 

 

 

CAD

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

coronary artery disease

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

CBC

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

complete blood count

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

CC

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

chief complaint

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHF

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

congestive heart failure

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

CNS

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

central nervous system

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

CO

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

cardiac output

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

COPD

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Term

 

 

 

 

 

CPR

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

CXR

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

 

chest x-ray, chest radiograph

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Dx

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnosis

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECG, EKG

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

electrocardiogram

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

ED (ER)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

emergency department/ room

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hb; Hgb

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Hemoglobin

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

HCT, hct

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Hematocrit

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIV

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

human immunodeficiency virus

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

HR

Definition

 

 

 

 

heart rate

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Hx

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

history

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