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Dysrhythmia Terms
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Accronym | Term |
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ACLS | advanced cardica life support |
AF | atrial flutter |
Af | atrial fibrillation |
BBB | bundle branch block |
BPM | beats per minute |
Ca | calcium |
CAD | coronary artery disease |
CHB | complete heart block |
CHF | congestive heart failure |
CO | cardiac output |
CPR | cardioplumonary resuscitation |
CT | central terminal |
DDD | double paced, double sensed double response (optimal pacemaker) |
DVI | double paced, ventricle sensed, inhibited response (AV sequential pacemaker) |
ECG/EKG | eletrocardigram/electrocardiograph |
EMD | electromechanical dissociation |
ERAD | extreme right axis deviation |
F waves | flutter waves |
f waves | fibrillatory waves |
DVI | double paced, ventricle sensed, inhibited response (AV sequential pacemaker) |
ECG/EKG | eletrocardigram/electrocardiograph |
EMD | electromechanical dissociation |
ERAD | extreme right axis deviation |
F waves | flutter waves |
f waves | fibrillatory waves |
HR | heart rate |
IAS | interatrial septum |
IV | intravenous |
IVC | inferior vena cava |
IVCD | intrraventricular conduction defect |
IVS | interventricular septum |
JT | junctional tachycardia |
K | potassium |
LA | left atrium; left arm |
LAD | left axis deviaton; left anterior descending branch of the left coronary atery |
LAE | left atrial enlargement |
LBB | left bundle branch |
LBBB | left bundle branch block |
LCA | left coronary artery |
LV | left ventricle |
LVE | left ventricular enlargement |
MCL | modified chest, left |
MI | myocardial infarction |
mm | millimeter |
mV | millivolt |
Na | sodium |
NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
PAC | premature atrial contraction |
PAT | proxysmal atrial tachycardia |
PEA | pulseless electrical activity |
PJC | premature junctional tachycardia |
PRI | P-R interval |
PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
RA | right atrium; right arm |
RAD | right axis deviation |
RAE | right atrial enlargement |
RBB | right bundle branch |
RBBB | right bundle branch block |
RCA | right coronary artery |
RV | right ventrical |
RVE | right ventricular enlargement |
S/S | signs/symptoms |
SA | sino-atrial |
SA | sinus arrhythmia |
SB | sinus bradycardia |
sec | second |
ST | sinus tachycardia |
SV | supraventricular |
SVC | superior vena cava |
SVT | supraventricular tachycardia |
VDD | ventricle paced, double sensed, double response (AV synchronous pacemaker) |
VF | ventricular fibrillation, ventricular flutter |
VT | ventricular tachycardia |
VVI | ventricle paced, ventricle sensed, inhibited response (ventricular demand pacemaker) |
WP | wandering pacemaker |