Module 1 abbreviations Flashcards
(95 cards)
1
Q
What does the abbreviation “AI” stand for?
A
Aortic insufficiency
2
Q
What is the abbreviation for Atrial Fibrillation
A
AF
3
Q
Ao
A
Aorta
4
Q
What does “AS” stand for?
A
Aortic Stenosis
5
Q
ASD
A
Atrial Septal Defect
6
Q
Bi-atrial enlargement
A
BAE
7
Q
BAV
A
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
8
Q
BBB (L or R)
A
Bundle Branch Block
9
Q
CP
A
Chest Pain
10
Q
Blood pressure
A
BP
11
Q
Body surface Area
A
BSA
12
Q
BPM
A
Beats per minute
13
Q
Body surface area
A
BSA
14
Q
CAD
A
Coronary Artery Disease
15
Q
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
A
CABG
16
Q
CHD
A
Congenital Heart Disease
17
Q
Congestive Heart Failure
A
CHF
18
Q
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A
COPD
19
Q
CV
A
Cardiovascular
20
Q
CVA
A
Cerebrovascular Accident
21
Q
DM
A
Diastolic murmur
22
Q
End-diastolic volume
A
EDV
23
Q
ESV
A
End-systolic volume
24
Q
EF
A
Ejection Fraction
25
ECG/EKG
Electrocardiogram
26
PFO
Patent Foramen Ovale
27
HCM
Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy
28
HTN
Hypertension
29
Hypertropic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
HOCM
30
DOE
Dyspnea on exertion
31
ICD/AICD
(Automatic) Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
32
IHD
Ischemic heart disease
33
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
IHSS
34
IVC
Inferior Vena Cava
35
LA
Left Atriium
36
LAA
Left Atrial Appendage
37
LAD
Left Anterior Descending (artery)
38
LAE
Left Atrial Enlargement
39
LAP
Left Atrial Pressure
40
LAX
Long axis view
41
PLAX
Parasternal long axis
42
LHC
Left Heart Catherization
43
LSB
Left sternal border
44
Left Ventricular End-Systolic Pressure
LVESP
45
Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure
LVEDP
46
LVEF/EF
Left ventricular ejection fraction
47
LVH
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
48
LVOT
Left Ventricular Outflow Tract
49
MAC
Mitral Annular Calcification
50
MI
Myocardial Infarction
51
STEMI
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
52
millimeters of Mercury
mm Hg
53
MR
Mitral Regurgitation
54
Mitral Stenosis
MS
55
MV
Mitral Valve
56
MVA
Mitral Valve Area
57
MVP
Mitral Valve Prolapse
58
o2
Oxygen
59
PA
Pulmonary artery (or Pulmonary Atresia)
60
PAH
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
61
PDA
Patent Ductus Arteriosis
62
PFO
Patent Foramen Ovale
63
PE
Pulmonary Embolism
64
Pressure Half-Time
PHT
65
PI
Pulmonic Insufficiency
66
PS
Pulmonic Stenosis
67
PW
Pulsed Wave
68
RA
Right Atrium
69
RAE
Right Atrial Enlargement
70
RAP
Right Atrial Pressure
71
RHC
Right Heart Cath
72
RSB
Right (upper) sternal border
73
RV
Right Ventricle
74
RVH
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
75
RVE
Right Ventricular Enlargement
76
RVSP
Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure
77
SA
Sinoatrial
78
SAM
Systolic Anterior Motion
79
SAX
Short Axis
80
SBE
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
81
SCD
Sudden Cardiac Death
82
SBP
Systolic Blood Pressure
83
Sick Sinus Syndrome
SSS
84
Stroke Volume
SV
85
SVT
Supraventricular Tachycardia
86
Superior Vena Cava
SVC
87
Transesophageal Echocardiogram
TEE
88
ICE
Intracardiac Echodiogram
89
Transthoracic Echocardiogram
TTE
90
TR
Tricuspid Regurgitation
91
Tricuspid Stenosis
TS
92
Tricuspid Valve
TV
93
VSD
Ventricular Septal Defect
94
Ventricular Fibrillation
VF
95
Ventricular Tachycardia
VT
