What is the meaning of CARDS medical abbreviation?

What does the abbreviation CARDS stand for in medical terms?

In some cases, there may be more than one meaning of CARDS. However, what is the medical abbreviation CARDS?

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What is the CARDS medical abbreviation?

In science & medicine, the meaning of the CARDS medical abbreviation is Cardiology.

CARDS: Cardiology

AVR	Aortic Valve Replacement
BCNSP	Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist
CB	Cerebellar
CCA	calcium channel antagonist; common carotid artery
CCNU	lomustine
CDT	Clostridium difficile toxin; Certified Dental Technician
CFC	chlorofluorocarbon
CFU	colony forming unit
CNSC	certified nutrition support clinician
DFS	doppler flow studies
EOG	electrooculogram
ETS	environmental tobacco smoke (exposure)
ETU	endotoxin unit; emergency trauma unit
FACR	Fellow of the American College of Radiology
FP	Family Practitioner
G-tube	gastrostomy tube
GITT	glucose insulin tolerance test
HDN	hemolytic disease of the newborn
HGH	human growth hormone
HH	Hiatal Hernia
HHI	Herth Hope Index
IWMI	inferior wall myocardial infarction
JVD	Jugular Venous Distention
KPI	key performance indicator
LASER	light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
LOF	loss of function
LSC	left subclavian
MAI	mycobacterium avium intracellular
MIS	management information system/service; misoprostol
MMEFR	maximal mid-expiratory flow rate
MSF	meconium stained fluid
MVR	Mitral Valve Replacement
N/V	Nausea or vomiting.
NH3	Ammonia
NHC	National Health Council
NSC	national safety council
OOR	out of room
PetCO2	partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide
RIG	Rabies Immunoglobulin
RS	remitting seronegative; respiratory system; Reiter’s syndrome
TAH	Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
U/A	urinalysis
UN	united nations
VAX	Vaccine
fem	femoral; female
fld	fluid
inflam	inflammation
mem	member; memory
ns	nanosecond
supf.	superficial
tbc	tubercle bacillus