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A1C | blood test that measures glycosylated hemoglobin to assess glucose control
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ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone
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ADH | antidiuetic hormone-vasopressin
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BGM | blood glucose monitoring
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BRM | basal metabolic rate-an indicator of thyroid function, but not in current use
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Ca++ | calcium (electrolyte)
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CGMS | continuous glucose monitoring system- senses and records blood glucose levels continuously
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DI | diabetes insipidus
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DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis
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DM | diabetes mellitus
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FBG | fasting blood glucose
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FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone
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GH | growth hormone
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GTT | glucose tolerance test-measures ability to respond to a glucose load; a test for diabetes
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HbA1c test or HBA1C | test for the presence of glucose attatched to hemoglobn (glycosylated hemoglobin test); a high level indicates poor glucose control in diabetic patients
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hCG or HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin
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ICSH | intersitial cell-stimulating hormone
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IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus- type 1 diabetes
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IGF | insulin-like growth factor- aka somatomedin (produced in the liver, it stimulates the growth of bones)
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K+ | potassium- electrolyte
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LADA | latent autoimmune diabetes in adults- type 1.5 diabetes which is diagnosed in adults odler than 30 years of age
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LH | luteinizing hormone
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MDI | multiple daily injection - aka basal/bolus. diabetes managment regimen
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MEN | multiple endocrine neoplasia- heredity hormonal disorder marked by adenomas and carcinomas
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Na+ | sodium
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NIDDM | non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus- type 2
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17-OH | 17-hydroxycorticosteroids
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OT | oxytocin
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PRL | prolactin
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PTH | parathyrid hormone (parathormone)
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RAI | radioactive iodine - treatment for Graves disease
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RIA | radioimmunoassay-measures hormone levels in plasma
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RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake (test)
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SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (secretion)
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STH | somatotropin- growth hormone
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T3 | triiodothyronine
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T4 | thyroxine-tetraiodothyronine
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TFT | thyroid function test
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TSH | thyroid-stimulating hormone-secreted by the anterior pituitary gland
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