NAHP EKG ch. 1 Medical Abbreviations

What does the abbreviation 'ABG' stand for?

• arterial blood gas

• airway breathing gas

• aortic blood group

• anterior basal ganglia

What does the abbreviation 'AED' stand for?

• automated external defibrillator

• advanced electronic device

• aerospace engineering department

• applied energy dynamics

What does the abbreviation 'ARVD' stand for?

• arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

• acute respiratory viral disease

• aortic regurgitation valve disorder

• anterior retinal vein dilation

What does the abbreviation 'AV' stand for?

• atrioventricular

• audio-visual

• average

• aviation

What does the abbreviation 'BID' stand for?

• twice a day

• once a day

• three times a day

• four times a day

What does the abbreviation 'CABG' stand for?

• coronary artery bypass graft surgery

• chronic arterial blockage graft

• cardiac arterial bypass graft

• coronary artery balloon graft

What does the abbreviation 'CAD' stand for?

• coronary artery disease

• computer-aided design

• Canadian dollar

• central auditory dysfunction

What does the abbreviation 'CHF' stand for?

• congestive heart failure

• chronic heart fatigue

• cardiac health function

• cerebral hemorrhage factor

What does the abbreviation 'COPD' stand for?

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Chronic Obstructive Pancreatic Disorder

• Cardiac Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• Chronic Osteoporosis Pulmonary Disease

What does the abbreviation 'CT' stand for?

• computed tomography

• central time

• cognitive therapy

• current transformer