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TOOLS
LR................lactated Ringer’s solution NJT ............................nasojejunal tube
LV ......................................left ventricle NMBA...........neuromuscular blocking
LVAD.......................left ventricle assist agent
device nmol .....................................nanomole
LVEDP.....left ventricular end-diastolic NPO.........................nothing by mouth
pressure NS...................................normal saline
LVF.....................left ventricular failure NSAIDs ....................nonsteroidal anti-
LVSWI................left ventricular stroke inflammatory
work index drugs
m..................................................meter NSR........................normal sinus rhythm
max.......................................maximum NSTEMI....non–ST-segment elevation
MAP.................mean arterial pressure myocardial infarction
mcg .....................................microgram NTG..................................nitroglycerin
mEq ..............................milliequivalent NVPS....................Nonverbal Adult Pain
mg .........................................milligram Assessment Scale
MG..........................myasthenia gravis O 2 ...............................................oxygen
MI.......................myocardial infarction OOB......................................out of bed
MIDCAB...........minimally invasive direct OSA....................obstructive sleep apnea
coronary artery bypass PAC.........premature atrial contraction
graft Paco 2 ..........partial pressure of carbon
min.............................................minute dioxide in arterial blood
mL............................................milliliter .......................dioxide in arterial blood
mm .......................................millimeter PAD ...........pulmonary artery diastolic
mm Hg............millimeters of mercury pressure
mmol .....................................millimole PAH ........................pulmonary arterial
MODS ......multiple organ dysfunction hypertension
syndrome PaO 2 ........................partial pressure of
MRA ....................magnetic resonance oxygen in arterial
angiography blood
MRI......................magnetic resonance PAO 2 ..........partial pressure of alveolar
imaging oxygen
MS ..............................musculoskeletal PAP ...........pulmonary artery pressure
msec...................................millisecond PAP m ..............mean pulmonary artery
MUGA................MRI with gadolinium pressure
enhancement PAS.............pulmonary artery systolic
MV...........................minute ventilation pressure
MVC .....................motor vehicle crash PASG ..................pneumatic antishock
+
Na ............................................sodium garment
NaCl............................sodium chloride PAT ...........................paroxysmal atrial
NaHCO 3 ...............sodium bicarbonate tachycardia
NDT.......................nasoduodenal tube PbtO 2 .............partial pressure of brain
NE ................................norepinephrine tissue oxygen
NGT ...........................nasogastric tube PCI ..................percutaneous coronary
NIMC.............noninvasive mechanical intervention
ventilation
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