Franklin ic-118 Manuale Utente
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Abbreviations and Symbols
The text of this digital book uses these abbreviations:
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic
hormone
hormone
ADH
antidiuretic hormone
ADP
adenosine
diphosphate
diphosphate
AIDS
acquired immunodefi-
ciency syndrome
ciency syndrome
ALT
alanine aminotrans-
ferase (formerly
SGPT)
ferase (formerly
SGPT)
AST
aspartate aminotrans-
ferase (formerly
SGOT)
ferase (formerly
SGOT)
bid
two times a day
BP
blood pressure
BSA
body surface area
BUN
blood urea nitrogen
C
Celsius; centigrade;
complement
complement
CBC
complete blood
count
count
CF
complement
fixation, fixating
fixation, fixating
Ch.
chapter
Ci
curie
CK
creatine kinase
Cl
chloride; chlorine
cm
centimeter
CNS
central nervous sys-
tem
tem
CO
2
carbon dioxide
CPR
cardiopulmonary re-
suscitation
suscitation
CSF
cerebrospinal fluid
CT
computed
tomography
tomography
cu
cubic
D&C
dilation & curettage
dL
deciliter (=100 mL)
DNA
deoxyribonucleic acid
DTP
diphtheria-tetanus-
pertussis (toxoids/vac-
cine)
pertussis (toxoids/vac-
cine)
D/W
dextrose in water
ECF
extracellular fluid
ECG
electrocardiogram
EEG electroencephalogram
ENT
ENT
ear, nose, and throat
ESR
erythrocyte sedimenta-
tion rate
tion rate
FDA
U.S. Food and Drug Ad-
ministration
ministration
ft
foot; feet (measure)
FUO
fever of unknown origin
GFR
glomerular filtration rate
GI
Gastrointestinal
gm
gram
G6PD
glucose-6-phosphate
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
GU
genitourinary
h
hour
Hb
hemoglobin
HCl
hydrochloric acid; hy-
drochloride
drochloride
HCO
3
bicarbonate