Unit 8 Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning
AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
A-Fib atrial fibrillation
AV atrioventricular
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AED automated external defibrillator
ALL acute lymphoblastic leukemia
AML acute myeloid leukemia
ASD atrial septal defect
BMT bone marrow transplant
BP blood pressure
CA cardiac arrest
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CAD coronary artery disease
CBC complete blood count
CC cardiac catheterization
CHF congestive heart failure
CML chronic myeloid leukemia
CO cardiac output
DVT deep vein thrombosis
ECHO echocardiogram
ECG
EKG
electrocardiogram
Hct hematocrit
Hgb hemoglobin
HIV human immunodeficiency virus
HR heart rate
IVC inferior vena cava
IVIg intravenous immunoglobulin
IVS interventricular septum
LA left atrium
LV left ventricle
MI myocardial infarction
MVP mitral valve prolapse
NSR normal sinus rhythm
PCI percutaneous coronary intervention
PLT platelet count
RA right atrium
RBC red blood cell
RV right ventricle
SA sinoatrial
SV stroke volume
SVC superior vena cava
TEE transesophageal echocardiogram
VSD ventricular septal defect
WBC white blood cell

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