Acronym's

[gasnurse2b]

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.

[jls189]

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.

[gluck]

ccu coronary care unit

cv cardiovascular icu,

m medical icu

s surgical icu

cabg coronary artery bypass graft surgery

iabp intra-aortic balloon pump

[indecisiveRN]

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)

[Putu2Sleep]

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

[gluck]

Also

CABG pronounce "Cabbage"

[seanpdent, ADN, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP]

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

Best of luck.