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 |