PTA Acute Care - Acronyms Unit 1

Question 1

CVD

Answer 1

Cardiovascular Disease

- pathological process of atherosclerosis affecting the entire arterial circulation

Question 2

CAD / CHD

Answer 2

Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Heart Disease
- pathological process of atherosclerosis, specfically affecting the coronary arteries

Question 3

MI

Answer 3

Myocardial Infarction

Question 4

HTN

Answer 4

Hypertension

Question 5

CVA

Answer 5

Cerebrovascular Accident

Question 6

LV

Answer 6

Left Ventricular

Left Ventricle

Question 7

CHF

Answer 7

Congestive Heart Failure

Question 8

LM

Answer 8

Left Main

- beginning of Left Coronary Artery

Question 9

LAD

Answer 9

Left Anterior Descending

- branch off LM

Question 10

CX

Answer 10

Circumflex

- brach off LM

Question 11

RCA

Answer 11

Right Coronary Artery

Question 12

PDA

Answer 12

Posterior Descending Artery

- right side

Question 13

LA

Answer 13

Left Atrium

Question 14

RA

Answer 14

Right Atrium

Question 15

RV

Answer 15

Right Ventricle

Right Ventricular

Question 16

EDRF

Answer 16

Endothelial-derived Relaxing Factor

Question 17

NO

Answer 17

Nitric Oxide

- an EDRF

Question 18

SV

Answer 18

Stroke Volume

Question 19

VS

Answer 19

Vital Signs

Question 20

PA

Answer 20

Pulmonary Artery

Question 21

PV

Answer 21

Pulmonary Vein

Question 22

PCWP

Answer 22

Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure

Question 23

LVEDP

Answer 23

Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressue

Question 24

ANS

Answer 24

Autonomic Nervous System

Question 25

HR

Answer 25

Heart Rate

Question 26

PVR

Answer 26

Peripheral Vascular Resistance

Question 27

CO

Answer 27

Cardiac Output

Question 28

AV

Answer 28

Atrioventricular (node)

Question 29

EF

Answer 29

Ejection Fraction

Question 30

CI

Answer 30

Cardiac Index - CI = CO/BSA - normal is 2.5 - 3.5 L/min/meters-squared

Question 31

BSA

Answer 31

Body Surface Area

Question 32

ECG

Answer 32

Electrocardiogram

Question 33

NSR

Answer 33

Normal Sinus Rhythm

Question 34

MVO2

Answer 34

Myocardial Oxygen Demand

Question 35

CBF

Answer 35

Coronary Blood Flow

Question 36

ACS

Answer 36

Acute Coronary Sydrome

Question 37

NTG

Answer 37

Nitroglycerin (TNG | p. 535

Question 38

RPP

Answer 38

Rate Pressure Product | RPP = HR x SBP

Question 39

BP

Answer 39

Blood Pressure

Question 40

SBP

Answer 40

Systolic Blood Pressure

Question 41

DBP

Answer 41

Diastolic Blood Pressure

Question 42

CVP

Answer 42

Central Venous Pressure - the pressure of blood in the thoracic vena cava - also known as Right Atrial Pressure (RAP)

Question 43

OOB

Answer 43

Out of Bed

Question 44

EOB

Answer 44

End of Bed

Question 45

MET

Answer 45

Metabolic Equivalent (of Task) - 1 MET is basic systemic oxygen requirement at rest - roughly 3.5 mL O2/kg/min

Question 46

JVD

Answer 46

Jugular Vein Distention

Question 47

SaO2

Answer 47

Arterial Oxygen Saturation | - percentage of available hemoglobin that is saturated with oxygen

Question 48

CBC

Answer 48

Complete Blood Count

Question 49

BUN

Answer 49

Blood Urea Nitrogen

Question 50

BNP

Answer 50

Brain Natriuretic Peptide | - normal is < 100 pg/mL

Question 51

ETT

Answer 51

Exercise Tolerance Test | - positive means positive for ischemia

Question 52

IABP

Answer 52

Intra-aortic Balloon Pump - balloon catheter placed within the aorta that inflates during diastole, thereby increasing coronary artery perfusion, and deflates during systole, thereby decreasing afterload

Question 53

PVC

Answer 53

Premature Ventricular Contraction

Question 54

PAC

Answer 54

Premature Atrial Contraction

Question 55

THR

Answer 55

Target Heart Rate - usually calculated with Karvonen formula - > THR = Resting HR + 0.50 (HR max - HR rest)

Question 56

RPE

Answer 56

Rate of Perceived Exertion

Question 57

IRM

Answer 57

1 Rep Max

Question 58

PMI

Answer 58

Point of Maximal Impulse - best place to hear heartbeat - 5th intercostal space

Question 59

AICD

Answer 59

Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator

Question 60

ASVD

Answer 60

Chronic Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease