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Medical Terminology
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the Endocrine System
Term | Definition |
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A L D | aldosterone |
A D H | anti-diuretic hormone |
D I | diabetes insipidus |
D M | diabetes mellitus |
E P I, Epi | epinephrine |
F B S | fasting blood sugar |
F A | fructosamine test |
G D | Graves disease |
H G | hypoglycemia |
L A D A | latent autoimmune diabetes |
L E P, L P T | leptin |
T S H | thyroid stimulating hormone |
a.c. | before meals |
p.c. | after meals |
Ca | calcium |
K+ | potassium |
Na+ | sodium |
D K A | diabetic ketoacidosis |
G T T | glucose tolerance test |
H b or H g b | hemoglobin |
H C G | human chorionic gonadotropin |
I D D M | insulin dependent diabetes mellitus [type 1] |
NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus [type 2] |