Breathtaking on ITV is packed with medical jargon – with more acronyms and abbreviations in episode one than Line of Duty’s entire back catalogue (who could forget CHIS?).
The first medical term you’ll spot in episode one is CABG – which is pronounced ‘cabbage’ – and that’s probably why you’re reading this article right now.
But we clocked up dozens of other medical terms before the closing credits, so created this handy glossary.
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Glossary of medical terms in Breathtaking on ITV
ABC – airway, breathing, circulation.
ABG – arterial blood gas (the amount of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your blood).
ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a neurological disorder that affects motor neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement and breathing.
ATU – acute treatment unit.
BEEP TEST – assesses someone’s maximum walking capacity by monitoring how far they can walk, with the pace increasing gradually every minute at the sound of a beep.
BP – blood pressure.
CABG – coronary artery bypass grafting (medical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart, also called heart bypass surgery).
CPAP – continuous positive airway pressure (a machine that uses mild air pressure to keep breathing airways open while you sleep).
COLD ZONE – area where there is low risk of contamination from an infectious patient.
CPR – life-saving technique when breathing or heartbeat has seemingly stopped.
DNAR – do not attempt resuscitation.
DOH – Department of Health.
ED – Emergency Department.
F1 – referring to a doctor on the first year of the two-year foundation training programme following completion of the undergraduate medical degree.
FNP – family nurse practitioner.
GOLD COMMAND – The British emergency services operate a three-tiered command and control structure known as Strategic (Gold), Tactical (Silver) and Operational (Bronze).
GMC – General Medical Council.
GTN – glyceryl trinitrate – used to relieve the symptoms of angina (chest pain).
HOT ZONE – area where there is high risk of contamination from an infectious patient.
ID – Intellectual disability.
Nasal cannula – a device that gives additional oxygen through the nose.
PHE – Public Health England.
PM – post-mortem: medical examination of the body to find a cause of death.
PPE – personal protective equipment.
RESUS – the act of bringing someone back to life; area where resuscitation takes place.
SATS & OBS – ‘sats’ stands for oxygen saturation, which measures the percentage of haemoglobin binding sites in the bloodstream occupied by oxygen, while ‘obs’ refers to routine checks – body temperature, respiratory rate – to monitor the body during admission to hospital.
SpR – speciality registrar in a hospital speciality.
Breathtaking airs on three consecutive nights from Monday, February 19 to Wednesday, February 21 at 9pm.
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