coronary care unit (CCU)

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• Coronary care unit — A coronary care unit (CCU) is a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, Cardiac dysrhythmia and (in practice) various other cardiac conditions that require continuous monitoring and treatment.… …   Wikipedia

• coronary care unit — (CCU) a specially designed and equipped hospital area containing a small number of private rooms, with all facilities necessary for constant observation and possible emergency treatment of patients with severe heart disease …   Medical dictionary

• coronary care unit — CCU a designated ward of a hospital to which the most serious cardiac cases are transferred for specialist monitoring and treatment …   The new mediacal dictionary

• coronary-care unit — /kawr euh ner ee kair , kor / a specialized hospital unit for the early care and treatment of heart attack patients. Abbr.: CCU * * * …   Universalium

• coronary-care unit — /kawr euh ner ee kair , kor / a specialized hospital unit for the early care and treatment of heart attack patients. Abbr.: CCU …   Useful english dictionary

• Intensive-care unit — ICU room An intensive care unit (ICU), critical care unit (CCU), intensive therapy unit/intensive treatment unit (ITU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive care medicine. Many hospitals… …   Wikipedia

• Neonatal intensive care unit — A newborn infant sleeping in an incubator A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU) is an intensive care unit… …   Wikipedia

• CCU — See coronary care unit. * * * abbrev Coronary care unit * * * CCU (no periods), coronary care unit. * * * abbr. ■ cardiac care unit ■ coronary care unit ■ critical care unit …   Useful english dictionary

• CCU — may mean:* Camera control unit, for a video camera * Carbine conversion unit, conversion kits to turn a pistol into a carbine * NYSE ticker for Cervecerias Unidas. * Coronary care unit * Critical care unit, in a hospital (UK terminology), similar …   Wikipedia

• CCU — [sē΄sē΄yo͞o′] n. coronary care unit …   English World dictionary

• CCU — Abbreviation for coronary care unit; critical care unit. * * * cardiac care unit; Cherry Crandall unit; Consulting Committee on Units [Fr. Comite Consultatif des Unites]; coronary care unit; critical care unit * * * CCU abbr 1) cardiac care unit… …   Medical dictionary