Abbreviation List

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Abbreviations

AAP	American Academy of Pediatrics
ACC	American College of Cardiology
ACE	angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACLS	advanced cardiovascular life support
ACOG	American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AHA	American Heart Association
ALT	alanine aminotransferase
ANC	absolute neutrophil count
aPTT	activated partial thromboplastin time
ARDS	acute respiratory distress syndrome
ASBMT	American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation
ASCO	American Society of Clinical Oncology
AST	aspartate aminotransferase
ATS	American Thoracic Society
AUC	area under the serum concentration-time curve
AV	atrioventricular
BP	blood pressure
bpm	beats per minute
BUN	blood urea nitrogen
CABG	coronary artery bypass grafting
CAD	coronary artery disease
CAPD	continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CBC	complete blood count
CDC	US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHD	coronary heart disease
CHF	congestive heart failure
CK	creatine kinase
Clcr	creatinine clearance
CNS	central nervous system
COX-1	cyclooxygenase-1
COPD	chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CPK	creatine phosphokinase
CPR	cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CSF	cerebrospinal fluid
CYP	cytochrome P-450
DBP	diastolic blood pressure
DVT	deep-vein thrombosis
ECG	electrocardiogram
FDA	US Food and Drug Administration
FEV1	forced expiratory volume in 1 second
FSH	follicle-stimulating hormone
GABA	γ-amino butyric acid
GERD	gastroesophageal reflux disease
GFR	glomerular filtration rate
GI	gastrointestinal
GU	genitourinary
HBV	hepatitis B virus
HCTZ	hydrochlorothiazide
HCV	hepatitis C virus
HDL	high-density lipoprotein
HIV	human immunodeficiency virus
IDSA	Infectious Diseases Society of America
IgE	immune globulin E
IgG	immune globulin G
IgM	immune globulin M
IM	intramuscular
INR	international normalized rate
IOP	intraocular pressure
IV	intravenous
JNC 7	Joint National Committee on the Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Hypertension
LDH	lactate dehydrogenase
LDL	low-density lipoprotein
LH	luteinizing hormone
MAO	monoamine oxidase
MI	myocardial infarction
MIC	minimum inhibitory concentration
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NSAIA	nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
NYHA	New York Heart Association
OTC	over-the-counter or nonprescription
PCI	percutaneous coronary intervention
PE	pulmonary embolism
PSA	prostate-specific antigen
PT	prothrombin time
PTT	partial thromboplastin time
PVC	polyvinyl chloride
RBC	red blood cell
SA	sinoatrial
SBP	systolic blood pressure
Scr	serum creatinine concentration
SIADH	syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion
SNRI	selective serotonin- and norepinephrine-reuptake inhibitor
SSRI	selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitor
Sub-Q	subcutaneous
TIA	transient ischemic attack
TSH	thyrotropin, thyroid-stimulating hormone
UGT	uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase
ULN	upper limit of normal
USPHS	US Public Health Service
VLDL	very low density lipoprotein
VF	ventricular fibrillation
VPCs	ventricular premature complexes
VT	ventricular tachycardia
WBC	white blood cell
WHO	World Health Organization

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