Abbreviations Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
D and C
A
dilation and curettage
2
Q
Endo
A
endoscopy
3
Q
EUA
A
exam under anesthesia
4
Q
GA
A
general anesthesia
5
Q
I and D
A
incision and drainage
6
Q
MUA
A
manipulation under anesthesia
7
Q
OR
A
operating room
8
Q
PARR
A
postanesthetic recovery room
9
Q
preop
pre-op
A
preoperative
10
Q
prep
A
preparation, prepared
11
Q
T and A
A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
12
Q
TAH
A
total abdominal hysterectomy
13
Q
TURP
A
transurethral resection of prostate
14
Q
AED
A
automated external defibrillator
15
Q
AF
A
atrial fibrillation
16
Q
AMI
A
acute myocardial infarction
17
Q
AS
A
arteriosclerosis
18
Q
ASD
A
atrial septal defect
19
Q
ASHD
A
arteriosclerotic heart disease
20
Q
AV, A-V
A
atrioventricular
21
Q
BBB
A
bundle branch block (L for left; R for right)
22
Q
BP
A
blood pressure
23
Q
bpm
A
beats per minute
24
Q
CABG
A
coronary artery bypass graft
25
CAD
coronary artery disease
26
cath
catheterization
27
CC
cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
28
CCU
coronary care unit
29
CHF
congestive heart failure
30
CoA
coarctation of the aorta
31
CP
chest pain
32
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
33
CSD
congenital septal defect
34
CV
cardiovascular
35
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
36
ECC
extracorporeal circulation
37
ECG, EKG
electrocardiogram
38
ECHO
echocardiogram
39
GOT
glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
40
HTN
hypertension
41
ICD
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
42
ICU
intensive care unit
43
IV
intravenous
44
LVAD
left ventricular assist device
45
LVH
left ventricular hypertrophy
46
MI
myocardial infarction, mitral insufficiency
47
mm Hg
millimeters of mercury
48
MR
mitral regurgitation
49
MS
mitral stenosis
50
MVP
mitral valve prolapse
51
P
pulse
52
PAC
premature atrial contraction
53
PDA
patent ductus arteriosus
54
PTCA
percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
55
PVC
premature ventricular contraction
56
S1
first heart sound
57
S2
second heart sound
58
SA, S-A
sinoatrial
59
SK
streptokinase
60
tPA
tissue-type plasminogen activator
61
V fib
ventricular fibrillation
62
VSD
ventricular septal defect
63
VT
ventricular tachycardia
64
ALL
acute lymphocytic leukemia
65
AML
acute myelogenous leukemia
66
basos
basophils
67
BMT
bone marrow transplant
68
CBC
complete blood count
69
CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
70
CML
chronic myelogenous leukemia
71
diff
differential
72
eosins
| eos
eosinophils
73
ESR
SR
sed rate
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
74
HCT
Hct
crit
hematocrit
75
Hgb
Hb
HGB
hemoglobin
76
lymphs
lymphocytes
77
monos
monocytes
78
PA
pernicious anemia
79
PCV
packed cell volume
80
PMN
| polys
polymorphonuclear neutrophil
81
PT
| pro-time
prothrombin time
82
RBC
red blood cell
83
Rh+
Rh-positive
84
Rh-
Rh-negative
85
segs
segmented neutrophils
86
SMAC
sequential multiple analyzer computer
87
WBC
white blood cell
88
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
89
ARC
AIDS-related complex
90
ELISA
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
91
GVHD
graft versus host disease
92
HD
Hodgkin's disease
93
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
94
Ig
immunoglobulins (IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM)
95
KS
Kaposi's sarcoma
96
mono
mononucleosis
97
NHL
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
98
NK
natural killer cells
99
PCP
pneumocystis pneumonia
100
SCIDS
severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome
