Abbreviations AAA-KVO Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
AAA
A
Abdominal
Aortic
Aneurism
2
Q
ABC
A
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
3
Q
ABD
A
Abdominal
4
Q
ACLS
A
Advanced
Cardiac
Life
Support
5
Q
ALOC
A
Altered
Level
Of
Consciousness
6
Q
ALS
A
Advanced
Life
Support
7
Q
AMI
A
Acute
Myocardial
Infarction
8
Q
ARDS
A
Adult
Respiratory
Distress
Syndrome
9
Q
ASA
A
Acetyl
Salicylic
Acid
(Aspirin)
10
Q
AVPU
A
Alert
Verbal
Pain
Unresponsive
11
Q
BLS
A
Basic
Life
Support
12
Q
BP
A
Blood
Pressure
13
Q
c/o
A
Complains Of
14
Q
CABG
A
Coronary
Artery
Bypass
Graft
(Cabbage)
15
Q
CAD
A
Coronary
Artery
Disease
16
Q
CC
A
Chief Complaint
17
Q
CHF
A
Congestive
Heart
Failure
18
Q
CNS
A
Central
Nervous
System
19
Q
COPD
A
Chronic
Obstructive
Pulmonary
Disease
20
Q
CSF
A
CerebroSpinal Fluid
21
Q
CMS
A
Circulation
Movement
Sensation
22
Q
CV
A
CardioVascular
23
Q
CVA
A
Cerebro-Vascular Accident
or Costo-Vertebral Angle
24
Q
CPAP
A
Continuous
Positive
Airway
Pressure
25
DOA
Dead
On
Arrival
26
Dx
Diagnosis
27
DVT
Deep
Vein
Thrombosis
28
ESRD
End-
Stage
Renal
Disease
29
ESRF
End-
Stage
Renal
Failure
30
ETOH
Ethanol (Consuming Alcohol)
31
FBO
Foreign
Body
Obstruction
32
Fx
Fracture
33
GI
GastroIntestinal
34
GU
GenitoUrinary
35
GYN
Gynecological
36
HBV
Hepatitis B Vaccine
37
HEENT
```
Head
Eyes
Ears
Nose
Throat
```
38
HPI
History of the
Present
Illness
39
HTN
Hypertension
40
Hx
History
41
ICP
Intra-
Cranial
Pressure
42
IDDM
Insulin-
Dependent
Diabetes
Mellitus
43
IM
IntraMuscular
44
IN
IntraNasal
45
IO
IntraOsseus
46
IV
IntraVenous
47
JVD
Jugular
Vein
Distention
48
KVO
Keep
Vein
Open
(aka TKO)
