Medical Abbreviations - Neurology and Critical Care (Pages 1-2)

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering common medical abbreviations from Pages 1 and 2.

The abbreviation UTI stands for __.

urinary tract infection

CVA stands for __.

cerebrovascular accident

The abbreviation HTN stands for __.

hypertension

DM stands for __.

diabetes mellitus

PD stands for __.

Parkinson's disease

EVD stands for __.

external ventricular drain

MT stands for __.

mechanical thrombectomy

NGT stands for __.

nasogastric tube

PEG-TUBE stands for __.

percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube

DHT stands for __.

Dobhoff tube

CXR stands for __.

chest x-ray

MI stands for __.

myocardial infarction

MBSS stands for __.

modified barium swallow study

PO stands for __.

per os (by mouth)

NPO stands for __.

nil per os

ICH stands for __.

intracerebral hemorrhage

SAH stands for __.

subarachnoid hemorrhage

SDH stands for __.

subdural hematoma

CABG stands for __.

coronary artery bypass graft

PNA stands for __.

pneumonia

SOB stands for __.

shortness of breath

TIA stands for __.

transient ischemic attack

AHRF stands for __.

acute hypoxic respiratory failure

ABG stands for __.

arterial blood gas

HLD stands for __.

hyperlipidemia

FEES stands for __.

flexible (fiberoptic) endoscopic evaluation of swallowing

AFIB stands for __.

atrial fibrillation

PMH stands for __.

past medical history

HA stands for __.

headache

COPD stands for __.

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

NSTEMI stands for __.

Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction

GERD stands for __.

gastroesophageal reflux disease

TBI stands for __.

traumatic brain injury

ACDF stands for __.

anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

AxO stands for __.

alert and oriented

CN stands for __.

cranial nerve

MRI stands for __.

magnetic resonance imaging

MVC/MVA stands for __.

motor vehicle collision/motor vehicle accident

WOB stands for __.

work of breathing

LOC stands for __.

loss of consciousness

NIHSS stands for __.

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

CT stands for __.

Computed Tomography

tPA stands for __.

tissue plasminogen activator

TNK stands for __.

Tenecteplase