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cardiovascular comb forms

  1. angi/o
    vessel
  2. vas/o
    vessel
  3. aort/o
    aorta
  4. arteri/o
    artery
  5. ather/o
    thick, fatty
  6. atri/o
    atria
  7. cardi/o
    heart
  8. coron/o
    heart
  9. electr/o
    electricity
  10. hem/o
    blood
  11. hemat/o
    blood
  12. phleb/o
    vein
  13. ven/o
    vein
  14. thromb/o
    thrombus (clot)
  15. valv/o
    valve
  16. valvul/o
    valve
  17. vascul/o
    blood vessel
  18. ventricul/o
    ventricle
  19. AF A-fib
    Atrial Fibrillation
  20. ASHD
    arteriosclerotic heart disease
  21. AV, A-V
    Atrioventricular
  22. BP
    Blood Pressure
  23. bpm
    beats per minute
  24. CABG
    coronary artery bypass graft
  25. CAD
    coronary artery disease
  26. CCU
    coronary care unit
  27. CHF
    congestive heart failure
  28. CP
    chest pain
  29. CPR
    cardio pulmonary resuscitation
  30. CV
    cardiovascular
  31. DVT
    deep vein thrombosis
  32. ECG, EKG
    electrocardiogram
  33. ECHO
    echocardiogram
  34. HF
    heart failure
  35. HTN
    hypertension (high blood pressure)
  36. ICU
    intensive care unit
  37. INR
    international normalized ratio
  38. LA
    left atrium
  39. LV
    left ventricle
  40. MI
    myocardial infarction
  41. MR
    mitral regurgitation
  42. MS
    mitral stenosis
  43. MVP
    mitral valve prolapse
  44. P
    pulse
  45. PAC
    premature atrial contraction
  46. PT
    prothrombin time
  47. PTCA
    percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
  48. PTT
    partial thromboplastin time
  49. PVC
    premature ventricular contraction
  50. RA
    right atrium
  51. RBC
    red blood cell
  52. ROM
    range of motion
  53. RV
    right ventricle
  54. V-fib
    ventricular fibrillation
  55. VT, V-tach
    ventricular tachycardia
  56. VTE
    venous thromboembolism
  57. qhs
    each evening (hour of sleep)
Author
tatzchik
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cardiovascular comb forms
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