What does the medical term ACLS mean?
The abbreviation ACLS may have a few different meanings. However, what is the medical term ACLS?
Table of Contents show
What does ACLS medical abbreviation mean?
In science & medicine, the medical term ACLS means Advanced Cardiac Life Support.
ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Related Medical Abbreviations
| AIDS | Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome |
| BDI | beck depression inventory |
| BIBA | brought in by ambulance |
| BNP | brain natriuretic peptide; B-type natriuretic peptide |
| BPS | bilateral partial salpingectomy |
| CNE | chronic nervous exhaustion |
| COT | Nicotine/Cotinine (COT test) |
| CPK | creatinine phosphokinase; creatine phosphokinase |
| CREST | calcinosis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias |
| CTCL | Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma |
| DPAP | diastolic pulmonary artery pressure |
| DXT | radiotherapy |
| E&M | evaluation and management |
| EJ | External Jugular |
| EX LAP | Exploratory Laparotomy |
| FES | functional electrical stimulation |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| HAGG | heat-aggregated IgG |
| HOCM | Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy |
| HT | hypertension; hormone therapy |
| Hem | hemoglobin |
| IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| K | Potassium |
| L-3 | third lumbar vertebra |
| LOS | length of stay |
| MCAT | Medical College Admissions Test |
| MCP | Metacarpal-Phalangeal |
| MDI | metered dose inhaler |
| MOA | memorandum of agreement; mechanism of action |
| MPJ | metacarpophalangeal joint |
| MRG | murmur rub gallop |
| MSN | Master of Science in Nursing |
| NPWT | negative pressure wound therapy |
| P VAX | Pneumococcal Vaccination |
| PCRA | patient controlled regional analgesia |
| PDT | photodynamic therapy |
| PMU | pain management unit |
| PQRST | provoke-quality-radiation-severity-time |
| RPGN | Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis |
| RPR | Rapid Plasma Reagin |
| TR | Tricuspid Regurgitation |
| Te | tetanus; Tellurium (element) |
| UFC | urinary free cortisol |
| Vsl | vessel |
| disc | discontinue |
| disp | dispense |
| fib | fibrillation |
| pulm | pulmonary |
| q.d. | Each day. As in taking a medicine daily. |
| qPM | Each evening. As in taking a medicine each evening. |
| spp | species |
