Abbrev. Flashcards

1
Q

RA

A

right atrium

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2
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LA

A

left atrium

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3
Q

RV

A

right ventricle

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4
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LV

A

left ventricle

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5
Q

AV

A

atrioventricular valves, nodes and bundle

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6
Q

SL

A

semilunar valves

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7
Q

SA

A

sinoatrial node

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8
Q

ECG

A

electrocardiogram

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9
Q

SVC

A

superior vena cava

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10
Q

IVC

A

inferior vena cava

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11
Q

BP

A

blood pressure

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12
Q

CVP

A

central venous pressure

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13
Q

CVC

A

central venous catheter

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14
Q

JVP

A

jugular venous pressure or pulse

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15
Q

HRrest

A

resting heart rate or basal heart rate

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16
Q

HRmax

A

maximum heart rate

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17
Q

ETT

A

exercise tolerance test

18
Q

SOBOE

A

shortness of breath or exertion

19
Q

PND

A

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea

20
Q

PACs

A

premature atrial contractions

21
Q

PVCs

A

premature ventricular contractions

22
Q

PAT

A

paroxysmal atrial tachycardia

23
Q

AF

A

atrial fibrillation

24
Q

SSS

A

sick sinus syndrome

25
Q

WPW

A

wolff-parkinson-white syndrome

26
Q

PSVT

A

paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

27
Q

VF

A

ventricular fibrillation

28
Q

CHB

A

complete heart block

29
Q

BBB

A

bundle branch block

30
Q

RBBB

A

right bundle branch block

31
Q

LBBB

A

left bundle branch block

32
Q

AAA

A

abdominal aortic aneurysm

33
Q

CCF

A

congestive cardiac failure

34
Q

CHF

A

congestive heart failure

35
Q

IHD

A

ischaemic heart disease

36
Q

CAD

A

coronary artery disease

37
Q

AMI

A

acute myocardial infarction

38
Q

ACS

A

acute coronary syndrome

39
Q

MI

A

myocardial infarction

40
Q

STEMI

A

ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction