ABCD -Airway, breathing, circulation, differential diagnosis

ACE – Angiotensin-converting enzyme

ACLS – Advanced cardiovascular life support

ACS – Acute coronary syndrome

AED – Automated external defibrillator

AHA – American Heart Association

AHF – Acute heart failure

AICD – Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator

AMI – Acute myocardial infarction

AV – Atrioventricular

BLS – Basic life support

BP – Blood pressure

CAB – Circulation, airway, breathing

CHF – Congestive heart failure

CPR – Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CT – Computed tomography

ECG – Electrocardiogram

ECPR – Extracorporeal CPR

ED – Emergency Department

EMS – Emergency medical services

ET – Endotracheal

FAST – Facial droop, arm drift, speech, time

IHCA – In-hospital cardiac arrest

IN – Intranasal

IM – Intramuscular

IO – Intraosseous

IV – Intravenous

LMA – Laryngeal Mask Airway

LV – Left ventricle

mA – Millaperes

MACE | Major adverse cardiac events

MAP – Mean arterial pressure

MI – myocardial infarction

mmHG – Millimeters of mercury

NIH – National Institutes of Health

NIHSS – National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

NPA – Nasopharyngeal airway

NSTEMI – Non-ST segment myocardial infarction

OHCA – Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

OPA – Oropharyngeal airway

PCI – Percutaneous coronary intervention

PE – Pulmonary embolism

PEA – Pulseless electrical activity

PETCO2 – Partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide

PSVT – Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia

PT -Prothrombin time

PVCs – Premature ventricular contractions

pVT – Pulseless ventricular tachycardia

ROSC – Return of spontaneous circulation

RRT – Rapid response team

RV – Right ventricle

SBP – Systolic blood pressure

STEMI – ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

SVO2 – Central venous oxygen saturation

SVT – Supraventricular tachycardia

TCP – transcutaneous pacing

TIMI – Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction

TTM – targeted temperature management

UA – Unstable angina

VF – V-Fib – Ventricular fibrillation

VT -Ventricular tachycardia