Glossary of terms
ABG: arterial blood gas
ADLs: activities of daily living
ADT: admit, discharge, transfer disposition
AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
AMI: acute myocardial infarction
APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation
APS: acute physiology score
Bicarb: bicarbonate
BIPAP: bilevel Positive Airway Pressure
BP: blood pressure
CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting
CCU: critical care unit
CHF: congestive heart failure
COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CP: care plan
CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure
CPP: cerebral perfusion pressure
CSICU: cardio-surgical intensive care unit
CTICU: cardiothoracic intensive care unit
CVICU: cardiovascular intensive care unit
CVP: central venous pressure
Dx: diagnosis
ejectFx: ejection fraction
eICU: electronic intensive care unit
Exh: exhaled
EOL: end-of-life
etCo2: concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) at the end of an exhaled breath
FiO2: fraction of inspired oxygen
GCS: Glasgow coma scale
GI: gastrointestinal
GU: genitourinary
GUID: globally unique identifier
GTC: generic therapeutic class
HICL: health insurance contract language
HIV: human immunodeficiency virus infection
ICD: International Classification of Diseases
HR: heart rate
ICP: intracranial pressure
ICU: Intensive Care Unit
IE ratio: inspiration to expiration ratio
ID: identifier or infectious disease
Infect: infection or infectious
Insp: inspiratory
IV: intravenous
IMA: internal mammary artery
Lab: Laboratory
LOS: Length of Stay
meds: medication
MI: myocardial infarction
Micro: microbiology
MICU: medical intensive care unit
MPM: mortality probability model
MV or vent: mechanical ventilation or minute ventilation
NDDF: national drug data file
PA: pulmonary artery
PaCO2: partial pressures of carbon dioxide
PaO2: partial pressure arterial oxygen
PaO2/FiO2: the ratio of partial pressure arterial oxygen and fraction of inspired oxygen
PAOP: pulmonary artery occlusion pressure
PEEP: positive end-expiratory pressure
preop: pre-operation (before surgery)
Pres: pressure
PTCA: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
PVR: peripheral vascular resistance
PVRI: peripheral vascular resistance index
Resp: respiratory
RR: respiratory rate
RX: prescription or treatment
saO2: oxygen saturation
SAPS: simplified acute physiology score
SDU: step-down unit
SICU: surgical intensive care unit
SOFA: Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment or Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
SVO2: mixed venous oxygen saturation
SVR: systemic vascular resistance
SVRI: systemic vascular resistance index
TV: tidal volume
TX: treatment
Var: variable
VICU: ventilator intensive care unit