WGU C804 Abbreviations – Complete Study Set

WGU C804 Abbreviations – Complete Study Set

ABG Right Ans - arterial blood gas

ARDS Right Ans - acute respiratory distress syndrome

CA Right Ans - cancer or cardiac arrest

cf Right Ans - cystic fibrosis

copd Right Ans - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

cpap Right Ans - continuous positive airway pressure

dpt Right Ans - diphtheria

ett Right Ans - endotracheal tube

FVC Right Ans - forced vital capacity

HCO3 Right Ans - Bicarbonate

HF Right Ans - heart failure

mri Right Ans - magnetic resonance imaging

NMT Right Ans - nebulized mist treatment

OSA Right Ans - obstructive sleep apnea

PCO2 Right Ans - partial pressure of CO2

PCP Right Ans - pneumocystis pneumonia or primary care physician

PE Right Ans - pulmonary embolism

PFT Right Ans - pulmonary function test

PSG Right Ans - polysomnography

, sat Right Ans - saturation

sob Right Ans - shortness of breath

ACE Right Ans - angiotensin-converting enzyme

aed Right Ans - automatic external defibrillator

AV Right Ans - atrioventricular

BMT Right Ans - bone marrow transplant

CABG Right Ans - coronary artery bypass graft

cad Right Ans - coronary artery disease

cbc Right Ans - complete blood count

CC Right Ans - cardiac catheterization

CHF Right Ans - congestive heart failure

CTL Right Ans - cytotoxic T lymphocyte

CVA Right Ans - cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

DVT Right Ans - deep vein thrombosis

EBV Right Ans - Epstein-Barr virus; cause of mononucleosis

ELISA Right Ans - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (test to detect anti-
HIV antibodies)

HDL Right Ans - high density lipoprotein

HTN Right Ans - hypertension

IAS Right Ans - interatrial septum