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Look through 165 acronyms and abbreviations related to Pulmonary Hypertension:
CPR
— Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
AF
— Atrial Fibrillation
CHF
— Congestive Heart Failure
COPD
— Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CF
— Cystic Fibrosis
PRN
— ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
ECG
— Electrocardiogram
AS
— Aortic Stenosis
PASP
— Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure
DO
— Dissolved Oxygen
ASD
— Atrial Septal Defect
WHO
— World Health Organization
QOL
— Quality of Life
6MWT
— six-minute walk test
MG
— Magnesium
RA
— Rheumatoid Arthritis
IV
— Intravenous
CPAP
— Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
DNR
— Do Not Resuscitate
PEEP
— positive end expiratory pressure
CVP
— Central Venous Pressure
ER
— Emergency Room
ARF
— Acute Renal Failure
STAT
— Immediately (from Latin statim)
Q6H
— Every 6 Hours
CAD
— Coronary Artery Disease
NP
— Nurse Practitioner
BPM
— Beats Per Minute
LFT
— Liver Function Test
TX
— Treatment (medical)
PCP
— Primary Care Physician
CA
— Calcium
CBC
— Complete Blood Count
DX
— Diagnosis
Q4H
— Every 4 Hours
CO
— Cardiac Output
ICU
— Intensive Care Unit
NHLBI
— National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BP
— Blood Pressure
LVH
— Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
FEV
— Forced Expiratory Volume (measure Of Lung Function)
ED
— Emergency Department
ANA
— Antinuclear Antibody
BUN
— Blood Urea Nitrogen
TLC
— Total Lung Capacity
VSD
— Ventricular Septal Defect
CT
— Computerised Axial Tomography
RN
— Registered Nurse
CCB
— Calcium Channel Blocker
ATS
— American Thoracic Society
HCT
— Hematocrit
PCWP
— Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure
TDS
— three times a day
PVR
— Pulmonary Vascular Resistance
ECHO
— Echocardiogram
GP
— General Practitioner
FBC
— Full Blood Count
RX
— Treatment
US
— Ultrasound
RVSP
— Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure
HB
— Hemoglobin
PO
— By Mouth
AI
— Aortic Insufficiency
PFT
— Pulmonary Function Test
RVH
— Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
PAP
— Pulmonary Artery Pressure
ABG
— Arterial Blood Gas "Sats"
O2
— Oxygen
FVC
— Forced Vital Capacity
MI
— Myocardial Infarction
UEC
— Urea, Electrolytes, Creatinine
SL
— Sublingual
CRF
— Chronic Renal Failure
CI
— Cardiac Index
O2 SATS
— oxygen saturation
SQ
— Subcutaneous
PPH
— Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
RV
— Right Ventricle
HR
— Heart Rate
BSL
— Blood Sugar Level
HHT
— Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
CHD
— Congenital Heart Disease
BNP
— B-Type Natriuretic Peptide
RUL
— Right Upper Lobectomy
RA
— Right Atrium
MAP
— Mean Arterial Pressure
INR
— International Normalization Ratio
SOB
— Short of breath
LA
— Left Atrium
COAGS
— coagulation studies
TR JET
— tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity
JVP
— Jugular Venous Pressure
LLL
— left lower lobectomy
K
— Potassium
HRQOL
— Health-Related Quality of Life
MPAP
— Mean Pulmonary Arterial Pressure
HTN
— Hypertension
CXR
— Chest X-Ray
BID
— Twice A Day
LPN
— Licensed Practice Nurse
COAD
— chronic obstructive airways disease
DNAR
— Do Not Attempt Resuscitation
MMHG
— millimeters of mercury
DVT
— Deep Vein Thrombosis
UA
— Urinalysis
QID
— quattuor in die (four times a day)
AXR
— Abdominal X-Ray
PE
— pulmonary embolus
SLE
— Systemic Lupus Erythematous
PAH
— Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
IPAH
— Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
NA
— Sodium (Latin ''Natrium'')
SC
— Subcutaneous
PATH
— Pathology
PLT
— Platelet
RX
— prescriptions
MSN
— Master Of Science In Nursing
CREAT
— Creatinine
BIPAP
— BIlevel Positive Airway Pressure
RML
— right middle lobe (lung)
PPHN
— persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
CATH
— Catheter
RLL
— right lower lobe (lung)
LUL
— Left Upper Lobe
ACHD
— Adult Congenital Heart Disease
AV
— Atrio-Ventricular (cardiac)
TX
— Transplantation
CTD
— Connective Tissue Disease
TV
— Tidal Volume
PHPN
— PH Professional Network
VC
— Vital Capacity (lung Function)
MCTD
— Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
PH
— Pulmonary Hypertension
PHCR
— PH Clinicians and Researchers
ERA
— Endothelin Receptor Antagonist
CTEPH
— Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
ATS PAR
— American Thoracic Society's Public Advisory Roundtable
PTE
— Pulmonary Thromboembolism
EKG
— electrocardiogram
HCG
— pregnancy test
OB
— Obliterative Bronchiolitis
PA
— Pulmonary Artery
LV
— left ventricle of the heart
FPAH
— Familial Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
FCCP
— Fellow of the College of Chest Physicians
BMPR2
— Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor-II
DLCO
— diffusion lung capacity for carbon monoxide
SG
— Support Group
ETRA
— Endothelin Receptor Antagonists
SLC
— Scientific Leadership Council
CVC
— Caring Voice Coalition
PAT
— paroxysymal atrial tachycardia
CRS
— Can't Remember Squat
CREST
— calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia
APAH
— Associated pulmonary arterial hypertension
CVD
— Collagen Vascular Disease
NSAID
— non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs
RHC
— right heart catheterizations
IPAP
— inhalation positive air pressure
SPH
— Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension
SPAH
— Secondary Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
CCF
— congestive heart failure
EPAP
— exhalation positive air pressure
VO2
— volume oxygen
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