Front | Back |
Ac | before meals |
ACE | Angiotensin-converting enzyme |
ACh | Acetylcholine |
ad lib | Freely as desired |
ADHD | Attention-defecit/hyperactivity disorder |
ADLs | Activities of Daily Living |
ADP | Adenosine Diphosphate |
AED | Antiepileptic drug |
AIDs | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
ALT | Alanine aminotransferase (formerly SGPT) |
AMI | Acute Myocardial Infarction |
AMP | Adenosine Monophosphate |
ANA | Antinuclear Antibodies |
ARB | Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker |
ARC | AIDS- related complex |
ASA | Acetylsalicyclic acid (asprin) |
AST | Aspartate aminotransferase (formely SGOT) |
ATP | Adenosine Triphosphate |
AV | atrioventricular |
AZT | Zidovudine (azidothymidine) |
bid | two times a day |
bin | two times a night |
bol | bolus |
BP | Blood Pressure |
BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen |
C | Celsius (centigrade) |
CABG | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft |
CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
cAMP | Cyclic Adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate |
CAT | Computated Axial Tomography |
CBC | Complete Blood Count |
cc | Cubic Centimeter (millimeter) |
CCB | Calcium Chanel Blocker |
CDC | Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
CMV | Cytomegalovirus |
CNS | Central Nervous System |
COMT | Catechol-O-Methyltransferase |
COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
COX | Cyclooxygenase |
CPK | Creatine Phosphokinase |
CPZ | Compazine |
CSF | Cerebral Spinal Fluid |
CT | Computed Tomography |
CTZ | Chemoreceptor Trigger Zone |
CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
DPB | Diastolic Blood Pressure |
DC | Direct Current |
DKA | Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
dL | deciliter (100mL) |
DMARD | disease-modifying antirheumatic drug |
DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid |
DPI | dry-powder inhaler |
DS | double strength |
ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram |
ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
EEG | Electroencephalogram |
F | Farenheit |
FDA | Food & Drug Administration |
FEV | forced expiratory volume |
FFA | Free Fatty Acid |
g, gm | Gram |
G6PD | glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase |
GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric Acid |
GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
GFR | Glomerular filtration rate |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
GMP | Guanosine monophosphate |
GTP | Guanosine Triphosphate |
GU | Genitourinary |
h, hr | Hour |
H2RA | Histamine 2- Receptor |