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1
Q

AF , A-fib

A

Atrial fibrillation

2
Q

ASHD

A

arteriosclerotic heart disease

3
Q

AV, A-V

A

Atrioventricular

4
Q

BP, B/P

A

Blood pressure

5
Q

Bpm

A

Beats per minute

6
Q

CABG

A

Coronary artery bypass graft

7
Q

CAD

A

Coronary artery disease

8
Q

CCU

A

Coronary care unit

9
Q

CHF

A

Congestive heart failure

10
Q

CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

11
Q

CV

A

Cardiovascular

12
Q

DVT

A

Deep vein thrombosis

13
Q

ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

14
Q

ECHO

A

Echocardiogram

15
Q

HR

A

Heart rate

16
Q

HTN

A

Hypertension

17
Q

ICU

A

Intensive care unit

18
Q

INR

A

International normalized ratio

19
Q

LA

A

Left atrium

20
Q

LV

A

Left ventricle

21
Q

MI

A

Myocardial infarction

22
Q

P

A

Pulse

23
Q

PAC

A

Premature atrial contraction

24
Q

PVC

A

Premature atrial contraction

25
Q

PT

A

Prothrombin time

26
Q

PTT

A

Partial thromboplastin time

27
Q

RA

A

Right atrium

28
Q

RBC

A

Red blood cell

29
Q

RV

A

Right ventricle

30
Q

V-fib

A

Ventricular fibrillation

31
Q

VT, V-tach

A

Ventricular tachycardia