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Blood and Cardiovascular Abbreviation Charts
Reference and study charts for convenience.
| Blood-related Abbreviations | |
| ABMT | autologous bone marrow transplant |
| ABO | blood groups |
| AC | anticoagulant |
| ACT | anticoagulant therapy |
| agg, aggl | agglutination |
| AHF | antihemophilic factor |
| AIHA | autoimmune hemolytic anemia |
| ALL | acute lymphocytic leukemia |
| AML | acute myelogenous leukemia |
| APA | antipernicious anemia (factor) |
| AUL | acute undifferentiated leukemia |
| B, bl, bld | blood |
| baso | basophil |
| bl | bleeding |
| BMB | bone marrow biopsy |
| BMT | bone marrow transplant |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CLL | chronic lymphocytic leukemia |
| CML | chronic myelogenous leukemia |
| coag | coagulation |
| DIC | disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| eos, eosins | eosinophil |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| IF | intrinsic factor |
| ITP | idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura |
| LIF | leukemia-inhibitory factor |
| lymphs | lymphocytes |
| mono | monocyte |
| PAF | platelet-activating factor |
| plats, PLT | platelet |
| PMN, polys, segs | polymorphonuclear neutrophils |
| PNH | paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria |
| PV | polycythemia vera |
| RBC | red blood cell, red blood cell count |
| retic | reticulocyte |
| Rh | Rhesus blood factor |
| SCT | sickle cell trait |
| T&C | type & crossmatch |
| TTP | thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura |
| WBC | white blood cell, white blood cell count |
| Cardiovascular Abbreviations | |
| ABP | arterial blood pressure |
| ACLS | advanced cardiac life support |
| AED | automated external defibrillator |
| AF, Afib, at fib | atrial fibrillation |
| AIVR | accelerated idioventricular rhythm |
| AMI | acute myocardial infarction |
| ang | angiogram |
| Ao | aorta |
| AR | aortic regurgitation |
| AS | aortic stenosis, arteriosclerosis |
| ASCVD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| ASD | atrial septal defect |
| ASHD | arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| AV, A-V | atrioventricular, arteriovenous |
| AVB | atrioventricular block |
| AVD | aortic valve disease |
| AVR | aortic valve replacement |
| AVS | arteriovenous shunt |
| BBB | bundle branch block |
| BCLS | basic cardiac life support |
| BP | blood pressure |
| BPd, DBP | blood pressure, diastolic |
| bpm | beats per minute |
| BPs, SBP | blood pressure, systolic |
| CA | cardiac arrest, cancer, cardiac arrhythmia |
| CABG | coronary artery bypass graft |
| CABS | coronary artery bypass surgery |
| CAD | coronary artery disease |
| CEA | carotid endarterectomy |
| CHB | complete heart block |
| CHD | congenital heart disease, coronary heart disease |
| CHF | congestive heart failure |
| CO | cardiac output |
| CoA | coarctation of the aorta |
| CP | chest pain, cardiopulmonary |
| CPA | cardiopulmonary arrest, carotid phonoangiography |
| CPR | cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| CVP | central venous pressure |
| CVS | cardiovascular system |
| DNR | do not resuscitate |
| DVT | deep vein thrombosis |
| ECC | emergency cardiac care, extracorporeal circulation |
| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EF | ejection fraction |
| EPS | electrophysiologic study |
| ETT | exercise tolerance test, exercise treadmill test |
| HBP | high blood pressure |
| HCM | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| HCVD | hypertensive cardiovascular disease |
| HF | heart failure |
| HR | heart rate |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IABP | intra-aortic balloon pump |
| ICD | implantable cardiac defibrillator |
| ISH | isolated systolic hypertension |
| IV | intravenous, intraventricular |
| IVF | intravenous fluid, intravascular fluid |
| JVP | jugular venous pulse |
| LBBB | left bundle branch block |
| LBP | low blood pressure |
| LQTS | long QT syndrome |
| LVAD | left ventricular assist devise |
| LVET | left ventricular ejection time |
| LVH | left ventricular hypertrophy |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| MR | mitral regurgitation |
| MS | mitral stenosis |
| MVP | mitral valve prolapse |
| NSR | normal sinus rhythm |
| P | pulse |
| PAC | premature atrial contraction |
| PAD | peripheral arterial disease |
| PALS | pediatric advanced life support |
| PDA | patent ductus arteriosus |
| PEA | pulseless electrical activity |
| PPM | permanent pacemaker |
| PSVT, PST | paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty |
| PVC | premature ventricular contraction |
| PVD | peripheral vascular disease |
| RBBB | right bundle branch block |
| RHD | rheumatic heart disease |
| S1, S2 | heart sound (first, second) |
| SBE | subacute bacterial endocarditis |
| SSS | sick sinus syndrome |
| SVT | supraventricular tachycardia |
| TET | treadmill exercise test |
| tPA, TPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TR | tricuspid regurgitation |
| TT | thrombolytic therapy |
| VF, Vfib, vent fit | ventricular fibrillation |
| VHD | valvular heart disease, ventricular heart disease |
| VPC | ventricular premature contraction |
| VSP | ventricular septal defect |
| VT, vtach | ventricular tachycardia |
| WPW | Wolff-Parkinson-White |