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101 Cards in this Set
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AAA |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
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AAAA |
American Association of Anesthesiologist Assistants |
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AANA |
American Association of Nurse Anesthesia |
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ABG |
Arterial Blood Gas |
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Abd. |
Abdomen |
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Ach |
acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter) |
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ACL |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Knee) |
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ACLS |
Advance Cardiac Life Support |
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ACT |
Activated Clotting Time |
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AED |
Automated External Defibrillator |
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AF |
Atrial Fibrillation |
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AHA |
American Heart Assoc. |
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AICD |
Automatic Implantable Cardiovascular Defibrillator |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
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AKA |
Above Knee Amputation |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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Ao |
Aorta |
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APGAR |
Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration (for new borns) |
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aPTT |
Activated partial thromboplastin time |
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ARDS |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome |
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ASATT |
American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians |
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ASD |
Atrial Septal Defect |
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ASTM |
American society for testing Materials |
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ASA |
American Society of Anesthesiologists |
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ATP |
Adenosine Triphosphate |
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AV |
Atrioventricular |
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AVR |
Aortic Valve Replacement |
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aq. |
Aqueous (water) |
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BBB |
Bundle Branch Block or Blood Brain Barrier |
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BBS |
Bilateral Breath Sounds |
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BKA |
Below Knee Amputation |
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BMR |
Basal Metabolic Rate |
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BP |
Blood Pressure |
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bpm |
Beats per Minute |
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BSO |
Bilateral Salpingo - Oophorectomy |
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BUN |
Blood urea nitrogen |
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BURP |
Backward, Upward, Right-side, Pressure |
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Bx. |
biopsy |
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CA |
cancer |
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CABG |
Coronary artery bypass graft |
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CAD |
Coronary artery disease |
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CAT Scan |
Computerized Axial Tomography |
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Cauda |
Pertaining to the tail (lower Spine) |
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CBC |
Complete Blood Count (cell) |
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cc |
Cubic centimeter (equivalent to ml) |
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CCU |
Coronary Care Unit |
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Cer. AT |
Certified Anesthesia Technician |
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Cer. ATT |
Certified Anesthesia Technologist |
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Cephal- |
Pertaining to the head |
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CHD |
Coronary Heart disease |
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CHF |
Congestive heart failure |
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CK |
Creatine Kinase |
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cm |
Centimeter |
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CNS |
Central Nervous System |
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CO |
Cardiac Out Put |
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CO2 |
Carbon Dioxide |
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c/o |
Complains of |
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COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
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CPAP |
Continuous positive airway pressure |
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CPB |
Cardiopulmonary Bypass |
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CPK |
Creatine phosphokinase |
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CPR |
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
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CRF |
Chronic Renal Failure |
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CRNA |
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist |
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C- Section |
Cesarean Section |
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C- Spine |
Cervical Spine |
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CSF |
Cerebrospinal fluid |
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CT |
Computed Tomography |
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CVA |
Cerebrovascular accident |
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CVP |
Central Venous Pressure |
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CX, CXR |
Chest X-ray |
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Cyst. |
Cystoscopy |
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D.C. |
Discontinued |
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D&C |
Dilation & Curettage |
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Decub. |
Decubitus (Latin; "lying down") |
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DERM. |
Dermatome |
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D5W |
Dextrose 5% in water |
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DHS |
Department of Health services |
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DIC |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
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DISS |
Diameter Index Safety System |
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DM |
Diabetes Mellitus |
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DNR |
D Not Resuscitate |
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D.O. |
Doctor of Osteopathy |
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DOE |
dyspnea on ecertion |
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DT |
Delirium Tremens (alcohol withdrawals) |
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DVT |
Deep Venous Thrombosis |
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Dx. |
Diagnosis |
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ECG, EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
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ECHO |
Echocardiography |
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ECMO |
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation |
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EEG |
Electroencephalography |
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EMD |
Electromcephalography |
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EMI |
Electromagnetic Interface |
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ENT |
Ear Nose & Throat |
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ETT |
Endotracheal Tube |
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ERCP |
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography |
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ESRD |
End Stage Renal Disease |
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ESWL |
Extracorpeal shockwave lithotripsy |
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EtCO2 |
End- Tidal Carbon Dioxide |
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ETOH |
ethyl alcohol |
