ATT110 Abbreviations - EXAM 1

List of abbreviations up to ETOH (Ethyl Alcohol)

AAA

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

AAAA

American Association of Anesthesiologist Assistants

AANA

American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

ABG

Arterial blood gas

Abd.

Abdomen

Ach

acetylcholine (a neurotransmitter)

ACL

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (knee)

ACLS

Advance Cardiac Life support

ACT

Activated clotting time

AED

Automated External Defibrillator

AF

Atrial Fibrillation

AHA

American Heart Assoc

AICD

Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

AKA

Above Knee Amputation

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

Ao

Aorta

APGAR

Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration (for Newborns

aPTT

Activated partial thromboplastin time

ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

ASATT

American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians

ASD

Atrial Septal Defect

ASTM

American Society for Testing Materials

ASA

American Society of Anesthesiologists

ATP

Adenosine Triphosphate

AV

Atrioventricular

AVR

Aortic Valve Replacement

aq.

Aqueous (water)

BBB

Bundle Branch Block or Blood Brain Barrier

BBS

Bilateral Breath Sounds

BKA

Below Knee Amputation

BMR

Basal Metabolic Rate

BP

Blood Pressure

bpm

Beats Per Minute

BSO

Bilateral Salpingo - Oophorectomy

BUN

Blood urea nitrogen

BURP

Backward, Upward, Right-side, Pressure

Bx.

biopsy

CA

cancer

CABG

Coronary artery bypass graft

CAD

Coronary artery disease

CAT scan

Computerized Axial Tomography

CBC

Complete Blood (cell) Count

CCU

Coronary Care Unit

Cer. AT

Certified Anesthesia Technician

Cer. ATT

Certified Anesthesia Technologist

Cauda

pertaining to the tail (lower spine)

cc

cc cubic centimeter (equivalent to ml)

Cephal-

pertaining to the head

CHD

Coronary Heart Disease

CHF

Congestive heart failure

CK

Creatine Kinase

cm

centimeter

CNS

Central Nervous System

CO

Cardiac Output

CO2

Carbon Dioxide

c/o

complains of

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CPAP

Continuous positive airway pressure

CPB

Cardiopulmonary bypass

CPK

Creatine phosphokinase

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CRF

Chronic Renal Failure

CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

C-Section

Caesarean Section

C-Spine

cervical spine

CSF

Cerebral Spinal Fluid

CT

Computed Tomography

CVA

Cerebrovascular accident

CVP

Central venous pressure

CX, CXR

Chest X-ray

Cyst.

Cystoscopy

D.C.

Discontinue

D&C

Dilatation & Curettage

Decub.

Decubitus (Latin: “lying down”)

DERM.

Dermatome (assoc. with spine vertebral levels)

D5W

Dextrose 5% in water

DHS

Department of Health Services

DIC

Disseminated intravascular coagulation

DISS

Diameter Index Safety System

DM

Diabetes mellitus

DNR

Do Not Resuscitate

D.O

Doctor of Osteopathy

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

DT

Delirium Tremens (alcohol withdrawal)

DVT

Deep Venous Thrombosis

Dx.

Diagnosis

ECG, EKG

Electrocardiogram

ECHO

echocardiography

ECMO

extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

EEG

Electroencephalography

EMD

Electromechanical Dissociation

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

ENT

Ear Nose & Throat

ETT

Endotracheal tube

ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde

ESRD

End Stage Renal Disease

ESWL

Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

EtCO2

End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide