<Li> It generally uses the singular form of an abbreviation (not the plural) as the headword . </Li> <Li> This list uses significant capitalization for headwords (the abbreviations) and their expansions . </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Td> EG abb </Td> <Th> EG full name </Th> <Th> Other (ver change, need to know...etc .) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ABG </Td> <Td> arterial blood gas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ACE </Td> <Td> angiotensin - converting enzyme </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ACTH </Td> <Td> adrenocorticotropic hormone </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ADH </Td> <Td> antidiuretic hormone </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> AIDS </Td> <Td> acquired immunodeficiency syndrome </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ALT </Td> <Td> alanine aminotransferase </Td> <Td> old version is SGPT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> AST </Td> <Td> aspartate aminotransferase </Td> <Td> old version is SGOT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ATP </Td> <Td> adenosine triphosphate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BCG </Td> <Td> bacille Calmette - Guérin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> bid </Td> <Td> 2 times a day </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BMR </Td> <Td> basal metabolic rate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BP </Td> <Td> blood pressure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BSA </Td> <Td> body surface area </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BUN </Td> <Td> blood urea nitrogen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BR </Td> <Td> bedside rounds </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> BPD </Td> <Td> borderline personality disorder </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Celsius; centigrade; complement </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ca </Td> <Td> calcium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> cAMP </Td> <Td> cyclic adenosine monophosphate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CBC </Td> <Td> complete blood count </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> cGy </Td> <Td> centigray </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ci </Td> <Td> curie </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CK </Td> <Td> creatine kinase </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cl </Td> <Td> chloride; chlorine </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> cm </Td> <Td> centimeter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CNS </Td> <Td> central nervous system </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CO2 </Td> <Td> carbon dioxide </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> COPD </Td> <Td> chronic obstructive pulmonary disease </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CPK </Td> <Td> creatine phosphokinase </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CPK - MB </Td> <Td> creatine phosphokinase muscle bandisoenzyme </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CPR </Td> <Td> cardiopulmonary resuscitation </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CSF </Td> <Td> cerebrospinal fluid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> CT </Td> <Td> computed tomography </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cu </Td> <Td> cubic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> D & C </Td> <Td> dilation and curettage </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> dL </Td> <Td> deciliter </Td> <Td> 1 dL = 100 mL </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DNA </Td> <Td> deoxyribonucleic acid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DTP </Td> <Td> diphtheria - tetanus - pertussis (toxoids / vaccine) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> D / W </Td> <Td> dextrose in water </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ECF </Td> <Td> extracellular fluid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ECG </Td> <Td> electrocardiogram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> EEG </Td> <Td> electroencephalogram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ENT </Td> <Td> ear nose and throat </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ERCP </Td> <Td> endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ESR </Td> <Td> erythrocyte sedimentation rate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fahrenheit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> FDA </Td> <Td> U.S. Food and Drug Administration </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ft </Td> <Td> foot; feet </Td> <Td> measure unit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> FUO </Td> <Td> fever of unknown origin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> gram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GFR </Td> <Td> glomerular filtration rate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GI </Td> <Td> gastrointestinal </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GVHD </Td> <Td> Graft - versus - host disease </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G6PD </Td> <Td> glucose - 6 - phosphate dehydrogenase </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> GU </Td> <Td> genitourinary </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gy </Td> <Td> gray </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> hour </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hb </Td> <Td> hemoglobin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HCl </Td> <Td> hydrochloric acid; hydrochloride </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HCO3 </Td> <Td> bicarbonate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hct </Td> <Td> hematocrit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hg </Td> <Td> mercury </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HIV </Td> <Td> human immunodeficiency virus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HLA </Td> <Td> human leukocyte antigen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> HMG - CoA </Td> <Td> hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hz </Td> <Td> hertz </Td> <Td> cycles / second unit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> hs </Td> <Td> at bedtime </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ICF </Td> <Td> intracellular fluid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ICU </Td> <Td> intensive care unit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IgA </Td> <Td> etc . immunoglobin A </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IL </Td> <Td> interleukin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IM </Td> <Td> intramuscular (ly) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> INR </Td> <Td> international normalized ratio </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IPPB </Td> <Td> intermittent positive pressure breathing </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IU </Td> <Td> international unit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IV </Td> <Td> intravenous (ly) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> IVU </Td> <Td> intravenous urography </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> potassium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> kcal </Td> <Td> kilocalorie </Td> <Td> mean food calorie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> kg </Td> <Td> kilogram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> liter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> lb </Td> <Td> pound </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> LDH </Td> <Td> lactic dehydrogenase </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> molar </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> m </Td> <Td> meter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCH </Td> <Td> mean corpuscular hemoglobin </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCHC </Td> <Td> mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mCi </Td> <Td> millicurie </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MCV </Td> <Td> mean corpuscular volume </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mEq </Td> <Td> Milliequivalent </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mg </Td> <Td> magnesium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mg </Td> <Td> milligram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MI </Td> <Td> myocardial infarction </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MIC </Td> <Td> minimum inhibitory concentration </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mIU </Td> <Td> milli - international unit </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mL </Td> <Td> milliliter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mm </Td> <Td> millimeter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mmol </Td> <Td> millimole </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mo </Td> <Td> month </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mol </Td> <Td> wt molecular weight </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mOsm </Td> <Td> Milliosmole </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MRI </Td> <Td> magnetic resonance imaging </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> nitrogen; normal </Td> <Td> unit to measure strength of solution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Na </Td> <Td> sodium </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NaCl </Td> <Td> sodium chloride </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ng </Td> <Td> nanogram </Td> <Td> also name as millimicrogram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> nm </Td> <Td> nanometer </Td> <Td> also name as millimicron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> nmol </Td> <Td> nanomole </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Npo </Td> <Td> nothing by mouth </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NSAID </Td> <Td> nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> O2 </Td> <Td> oxygen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> OTC </Td> <Td> over-the - counter </Td> <Td> pharmaceuticals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> oz </Td> <Td> ounce </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> phosphorus; pressure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PAco2 </Td> <Td> alveolar carbon dioxide partial pressure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paco2 </Td> <Td> arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PAo2 </Td> <Td> alveolar oxygen partial pressure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pao2 </Td> <Td> arterial oxygen partial pressure </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PAS </Td> <Td> periodic acid - Schiff </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pco2 </Td> <Td> carbon dioxide partial pressure </Td> <Td> or tension </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PCR </Td> <Td> polymerase chain reaction </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PET </Td> <Td> positron emission tomography </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> pg </Td> <Td> picogram </Td> <Td> micromicrogram </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> pH </Td> <Td> hydrogen ion concentration </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PMN </Td> <Td> polymorphonuclear leukocyte </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> po </Td> <Td> orally </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Po2 </Td> <Td> oxygen partial pressure </Td> <Td> or tension </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PPD </Td> <Td> purified protein derivative </Td> <Td> tuberculin </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ppm </Td> <Td> parts per million </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> prn </Td> <Td> as needed </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PT </Td> <Td> prothrombin time </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> PTT </Td> <Td> partial thromboplastin time </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> q </Td> <Td> every </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> qid </Td> <Td> 4 times a day </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> RA </Td> <Td> rheumatoid arthritis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> RBC </Td> <Td> red blood cell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> RNA </Td> <Td> ribonucleic acid </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sao2 </Td> <Td> arterial oxygen saturation </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SBE </Td> <Td> subacute bacterial endocarditis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> sc </Td> <Td> subcutaneous (ly) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SI </Td> <Td> International System of Units </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SIDS </Td> <Td> sudden infant death syndrome </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SLE </Td> <Td> systemic lupus erythematosus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> soln </Td> <Td> solution </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> sp </Td> <Td> species </Td> <Td> singular </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> spp </Td> <Td> species </Td> <Td> plural </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> sp gr </Td> <Td> specific gravity </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> sq </Td> <Td> square </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SSRI </Td> <Td> selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> STS </Td> <Td> serologic test (s) for syphilis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> T&A </Td> <Td> tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> TB </Td> <Td> tuberculosis </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> tid </Td> <Td> 3 times a day </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> TPN </Td> <Td> total parenteral nutrition </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> URI </Td> <Td> upper respiratory infection </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> UTI </Td> <Td> urinary tract infection </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> WBC </Td> <Td> white blood cell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> WHO </Td> <Td> World Health Organization </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> wt </Td> <Td> weight </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μ </Td> <Td> micro -; micron </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μCi </Td> <Td> microcurie </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μg </Td> <Td> microgram </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μL </Td> <Td> microliter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μm </Td> <Td> micrometer </Td> <Td> also name micron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μmol </Td> <Td> micromole </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> μOsm </Td> <Td> micro-osmole </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> mμ </Td> <Td> millimicron </Td> <Td> also name nanometer </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> EG abb </Td> <Th> EG full name </Th> <Th> Other (ver change, need to know...etc .) </Th> </Tr>

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