Ch. 9 Abbreviations

CHD

• chronic heart disease; coronary heart disease

• chronic lung disease

• chronic kidney disease

• chronic liver disease

ASHD

• arteriosclerotic heart disease

• acute systemic hypertension disorder

• atherosclerotic stroke hazard

• autoimmune systemic heart disease

IV

• intravenous

• intraosseous

• intravascular

• interstitial

CABG

• coronary artery bypass graft

• cardiac arrhythmia bypass graft

• coronary artery balloon graft

• cardiac artery bypass group

SPECT

• single-photon emission computed tomography

• single-photon emission computer technology

• single-photon energy computed tomography

• single-photon emission color tomography

HR

• heart rate

• high risk

• human resources

• health report

HTN

• hypertension

• hypotension

• hyperglycemia

• hyperlipidemia

ECG, EKG

• electrocardiogram

• electroencephalogram

• echocardiogram

• electromyogram

AV

• atrioventricular

• arteriovenous

• auriculoventricular

• ventricular

DVT

• deep vein thrombosis

• deep vascular thrombosis

• deep vein transposition

• deep vascular transposition