Acronym's

This may be a stupid question, but I am new to this and some of these ICU's I have a hard time deciphering. Is there a thread out there that spells out all of the acronyms such as CVICU, MICU, SICU, CABG, IABP...etc? I understand that there may be too many to list, but I just want some of the most often used ones.

CVICU= cardiovascular ICU, SICU=surgical ICU, MICU=medical ICU, CABG= coronary artery bypass graft, IABP=intra-aortic baloon pump. Hope this helps.

ccu coronary care unit

cv cardiovascular icu,

m medical icu

s surgical icu

cabg coronary artery bypass graft surgery

iabp intra-aortic balloon pump

CVICU= Cardiovascular ICU

MICU= Medical ICU

SICU= Surgical ICU

CABG= Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (=open heart surgery)

IABP= Intra-aortic Balloon Pump

CCRN= Critical-care Certified RN

GRE= Graduate Record Exam (kind of like the SAT or ACT but for grad school)

This may be a stupid question, but I am new to this and some of these ICU's I have a hard time deciphering. Is there a thread out there that spells out all of the acronyms such as CVICU, MICU, SICU, CABG, IABP...etc? I understand that there may be too many to list, but I just want some of the most often used ones.

CVICU - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit

SICU - Surgical Intensive Care Unit

TICU - Trauma Intensive Care Unit

NSICU - Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

IABP - Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump

LVAD/RVAD - Left Ventricular Assist Device/ Right Ventricular Assist Device

CRRT - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy

EVD - External Ventricular Drain

Theres a few to start you off. Good Luck

Also

CABG pronounce "Cabbage"

As you get your feet wet, these acronyms will become second nature to you. It just takes some time in grade.

Best of luck.