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Common Acronyms+FHx - ANS-Positive family history
AAA - ANS-Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
ACE - ANS-Angiotensin converting enzyme
ACE-I - ANS-Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
ACS - ANS-Acute Coronary Syndrome (UA, NSTEMI, STEMI)
AF/RAF - ANS-Atrial fibrillation/rapid atrial fibrillation
AICD - ANS-Automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator
AKI - ANS-Acute Kidney Injury
APO - ANS-Acute pulmonary oedema
ARB - ANS-Angiotensin reuptake inhibitor
AS - ANS-Aortic stenosis
AV - ANS-Ambulance victoria
AV node - ANS-Atrioventricular node
AVR - ANS-Aortic valve repair/replacement
BMS - ANS-Bare metal stent
BSO - ANS-Bilateral Salpingectomy & Oophorectomy
CABGs - ANS-Coronary artery bypass grafts
CAD - ANS-Coronary artery disease
CAP - ANS-Community Acquired pneumonia
, CCB - ANS-Calcium channel blocker
CCF - ANS-Congested cardiac failure
CCP - ANS-Central chest pain
CEs - ANS-Cardiac enzymes
CHB - ANS-Complete Heart block
CHF - ANS-Congestive heart failure
CK - ANS-Creatinine Kinase
CKD - ANS-Chronic kidney disease
COPD - ANS-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CP - ANS-Chest pain
CPAP - ANS-Continuous positive airway pressure
CPFI - ANS-Chest pain for investigation
CTB - ANS-CT brain
CTG - ANS-Cardiotocography
CTPA - ANS-CT Pulmonary angiography
CXR - ANS-Chest x-ray
D - ANS-Diagonal artery
D&C - ANS-Dilation & Curette
DCR - ANS-Cardioversion
DES - ANS-Drug eluting stent
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