PNS ABBREVIATIONS EXAM #4 | PRACTICE QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027
ADD - correct answer ✔✔Attention deficit disorder
ASD - correct answer ✔✔Atrial septal defect
AST - correct answer ✔✔Aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)
BSA - correct answer ✔✔Body surface area
CAT - correct answer ✔✔Computerized axial tomography scan
CCU - correct answer ✔✔-Coronary Cardiac Unit
-Critical care unit
CF - correct answer ✔✔Cystic fibrosis
CHD - correct answer ✔✔-Congenital heart disease
-Coronary heart disease
CK - correct answer ✔✔Creatine kinase
CNS - correct answer ✔✔-Central nervous system
-Clinical nurse specialist
, COVID 19 - correct answer ✔✔Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by SARS-CoV-2
COX - correct answer ✔✔Cyclooxygenase
CPAP - correct answer ✔✔Continuous positive airway pressure
CPK - correct answer ✔✔Creatine prophokinase
D&C - correct answer ✔✔Dilation & curettage
DSM - correct answer ✔✔Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DT - correct answer ✔✔Delirium tremens
DVT - correct answer ✔✔Deep vein thrombosis
EBV - correct answer ✔✔Epstein-Barr virus
ECK, EKG - correct answer ✔✔-Electrocardiogram
-Electrocardiograph
EEG - correct answer ✔✔-Electroencephalogram
-Electroencephalograph
ELISA - correct answer ✔✔Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
GUIDE 2026/2027
ADD - correct answer ✔✔Attention deficit disorder
ASD - correct answer ✔✔Atrial septal defect
AST - correct answer ✔✔Aspartate aminotransferase (SGOT)
BSA - correct answer ✔✔Body surface area
CAT - correct answer ✔✔Computerized axial tomography scan
CCU - correct answer ✔✔-Coronary Cardiac Unit
-Critical care unit
CF - correct answer ✔✔Cystic fibrosis
CHD - correct answer ✔✔-Congenital heart disease
-Coronary heart disease
CK - correct answer ✔✔Creatine kinase
CNS - correct answer ✔✔-Central nervous system
-Clinical nurse specialist
, COVID 19 - correct answer ✔✔Coronavirus disease 2019 caused by SARS-CoV-2
COX - correct answer ✔✔Cyclooxygenase
CPAP - correct answer ✔✔Continuous positive airway pressure
CPK - correct answer ✔✔Creatine prophokinase
D&C - correct answer ✔✔Dilation & curettage
DSM - correct answer ✔✔Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DT - correct answer ✔✔Delirium tremens
DVT - correct answer ✔✔Deep vein thrombosis
EBV - correct answer ✔✔Epstein-Barr virus
ECK, EKG - correct answer ✔✔-Electrocardiogram
-Electrocardiograph
EEG - correct answer ✔✔-Electroencephalogram
-Electroencephalograph
ELISA - correct answer ✔✔Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
