Acronyms

ACRONYM ACRONYM SPELLED OUT
ACEI Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor
AF Atrial fibrillation
ADR Adverse drug reaction
BB Beta blocker
CAD Coronary artery disease
CAP Community acquired pneumonia
CHADS₂ Congestive heart failure or transient ischemic attach. age > 75, hypertension, diabetes, or stroke (doubled)
CHA₂DS₂-VASc Congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 (doubled), diabetes, stroke (doubled), vascular disease, age 65 to 74 and sex category (female)
CK Creatine kinase
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CV Cardiovascular
HAS-BLED Hypertension, Abnormal liver/renal function, Stroke history, Bleeding history or predisposition, Labile INR, Elderly, Drug/alcohol usage.
HFrEF Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
HFpEF Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
DAPT Dual antiplatelet therapy
HDL High density lipoprotein
LDL Low density lipoprotein
MI Myocardial Infarction
MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NSTEMI Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction
PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention
PRAM Pediatric respiratory assessment measure
STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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