Guide to abbreviations


ACEangiotensin-converting enzyme

ADHantidiuretic hormone

ADHDattention deficit hyperactivity disorder

AEDsantiepileptic drugs

AIDSacquired immunodeficiency syndrome

ALTalanine transaminase

ANAantinuclear antibody

ANCabsolute neutrophil count

aPTTactivated partial thromboplastin time

ARBangiotensin receptor blocker

ARDSacute respiratory distress syndrome

ASTaspartate transaminase

AVatrioventricular

b.i.d.twice daily

BPblood pressure

BPHbenign prostatic hypertrophy

BSAbody surface area

BUNblood urea nitrogen

CABGcoronary artery bypass graft

CADcoronary artery disease

cAMPcyclic 3′, 5′ adenosine monophosphate

CBCcomplete blood count

CDADClostridium difficile-associated diarrhea

CKcreatine kinase

CMVcytomegalovirus

CNScentral nervous system

COPDchronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CrClcreatinine clearance

CSFcerebrospinal fluid

CTcomputed tomography

CVcardiovascular

D5Wdextrose 5% in water

DEHPdi(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

DICdisseminated intravascular coagulation

dLdeciliter

DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid

DPP-4dipeptidyl peptidase-4

DVTdeep vein thrombosis

ECGelectrocardiogram

EEGelectroencephalogram

EENTeyes, ears, nose, throat

ESRDend-stage renal disease

FDAFood and Drug Administration

FSHfollicle-stimulating hormone

5-FUfluorouracil

Ggauge

ggram

G6PDglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase

GABAgamma-aminobutyric acid

GERDgastroesophageal reflux disease

GFRglomerular filtration rate

GGTgamma-glutamyltransferase

GIgastrointestinal

gttdrops

GUgenitourinary

H1histamine1

H2histamine2

HDLhigh-density lipoprotein

HIVhuman immunodeficiency virus

HMG-CoA 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A

I.D.intradermal

I.M.intramuscular

INRInternational Normalized Ratio

IPPBintermittent positive-pressure breathing

I.V.intravenous

kgkilogram

Lliter

lbpound

LDHlactate dehydrogenase

LDLlow-density lipoprotein

LFTsliver function tests

LVEFleft ventricular ejection fraction

Mmolar

m2square meter

MAOmonoamine oxidase

mcgmicrogram

mEqmilliequivalent

mgmilligram

MImyocardial infarction

minminute

mLmilliliter

mm3cubic millimeter

momonth

MSmultiple sclerosis

msecmillisecond

NNRTInon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NSAIDnonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NSSnormal (0.9%) saline solution

ODTorally disintegrating tablet

OTCover-the-counter

ozounce

PABApara-aminobenzoic acid

PCApatient-controlled analgesia

PCIpercutaneous coronary intervention

PDE5phosphodiesterase type 5

PEpulmonary embolus

P.O.by mouth

PPIproton pump inhibitor

P.R.by rectum

p.r.n.as needed

PTprothrombin time

PTTpartial thromboplastin time

PVCpremature ventricular contraction

q.i.d.four times daily

RArheumatoid arthritis

RBCred blood cell

RDArecommended daily allowance

REMrapid eye movement

RNAribonucleic acid

RSVrespiratory syncytial virus

SAsinoatrial

secsecond

SIADHsyndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone

S.L.sublingual

SSNRIselective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor

SSRIselective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Subcut.subcutaneous

T3triiodothyronine

T4thyroxine

TBtuberculosis

TCAtricyclic antidepressant

TIAtransient ischemic attack

t.i.d.three times daily

TNFtumor necrosis factor

TSHthyroid-stimulating hormone

tspteaspoon

ULNupper limit of normal

USPUnited States Pharmacopeia

UTIurinary tract infection

WBCwhite blood cell

wkweek