Essential Hospital Acronyms and Medical Terminology

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Hospital Acronyms and Medical Terminology

Hospital Departments

  • CCU: Cardiac Care Unit
  • ED (ER): Emergency Department, Emergency Room
  • ICU: Intensive Care Unit
  • L&D: Labor and Delivery
  • OR: Operating Room
  • PACU: Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
  • RR: Recovery Room

Emergency Medicine

  • ACLS: Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • CVA: Cerebrovascular Accident
  • CPR: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • DNR: Do Not Resuscitate
  • BCLS: Basic Cardiac Life Support
  • GSW: Gunshot Wound
  • MVA: Motor Vehicle Accident
  • TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack

Imaging

  • AEC:
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Common Diseases: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Mental Health

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Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular diseases are diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and are some of the leading causes of death in developed countries.

Common Cardiovascular Issues:

  • Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack): Occurs when the coronary arteries, which provide nutrients and oxygen to the heart, become blocked, often by atherosclerotic plaques (cholesterol). This blockage causes cells to die.
  • Stroke: Happens when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, typically by a blood clot.
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Student Reflection: Accident Prevention & Road Safety Insights

Posted by on Apr 2, 2025 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Comments on ‘It Could Happen’ Article

Student Details

Name: Sara
Surname: Hernandez Gonzalez
Course: 1
Specialty: Early Childhood Education

1. Article Reading and Comprehension

(Preliminary stage before commenting)

2. Technical Data

a. Article Title, Author(s), and Page Count

“It Could Happen.” Gustavo Almela, AESLEME Secretary.
Pages 15-19.

3. Connection to Prior Knowledge

This relates to situations I know, for example, when a family member had an accident without wearing a seat belt.

4. New Learning from

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Vocabulary Builder: Words and Phrases A-Z

Posted by on Apr 1, 2025 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

A: Accurate, actually, advantageous, affectionate, aftermath, all over, alike, align, amazing, among, amount, ancestor, anxious, appreciate, appliance, argue, arrange, arrive, ascent, assistance, available.

B: Barefoot, bargain, bark, beyond, blanket, blend, breeze, brief, broad, brain, brave, brick.

C: Cage, caution, career, cater, ceiling, cheetah, choice, claim, climb, collapse, common, complain, concrete, cool, couch, courage, crucial, cute, curly, current.

D: Daily, damage, dangerous, date, death,

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Workplace Safety Signals and Essential First Aid Procedures

Posted by on Mar 31, 2025 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Signaling Safety

Health and safety signaling refers to an object, activity, or specific situation. It provides an indication or obligation related to safety or health at work through a panel sign, a color, a light or acoustic signal, or gestural or verbal communication signals, as appropriate.

Usage Requirements (Royal Decree 486/97)

The height and placement of signs should be determined in relation to the visual angle and the location. The signal lights must be placed where they can be easily seen.

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Nursing Education Evolution & Degree in Spain

Posted by on Mar 30, 2025 in Medicine & Health | 0 comments

Nursing Education Evolution in Spain Since 1977

A momentous event for the nursing discipline occurred in 1977: it acquired the status of a university degree. Since then, nursing has experienced impressive development in all aspects, especially in teaching. Nurses are aware they must play a central role in education, training their own colleagues, emphasizing collaboration rather than exclusion of other professionals.

The law establishing the Diploma of Nursing curriculum outlined the different subjects,

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