CVA

Abbreviation Safety and Compliance

Cerebrovascular accident: the medical name for a stroke.

Sources

• Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Related terms

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• CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention: the federal public health agency whose guidelines cover…
• CLIAClinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments: federal law covering any site that tests human specimens. A site…
• CLSIClinical and Laboratory Standards Institute: a nonprofit that writes consensus lab standards, such as GP41…
• CPRCardiopulmonary resuscitation: emergency care for cardiac arrest. Push hard and fast in the center of the…
• D/CError-prone abbreviation (ISMP): it can mean discharge or discontinue. Write the full word, discharge or…
• DKADiabetic ketoacidosis: a high-blood-sugar emergency. Fruity breath, deep fast breathing, vomiting or…
• DNRDo not resuscitate: an order that CPR will not be attempted if cardiac arrest occurs. It does not mean "do…
• HAIHealthcare-associated infection: an infection a patient picks up while receiving care, for example from…

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