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Chapter 18 Chabner
abbreviations
Term | Definition |
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A1C | Blood test that measure glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) |
ACTH | Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ADH | Antidiuretic hormone-vassopressin |
Ca+ | Calcium |
CGMS | Continuous glucose monitoring system |
DI | Diabetes insipidus |
DKA | Diabetic ketoacidosis |
DM | Diabetes mellitus |
FBG | Fasting blood glucose |
FBS | Fasting blood sugar |
FSH | Follicle - stimulating hormone |
GH | Growth hormone |
GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
HbA1c | Test for the presence of glucose attached to hemoglobin; also, called AIC |
hCG or HCG | Human chorionic gonadotropoin |
IGF | Insulin-like growth factor |
K | Potassium |
LH | Luteinizing hormone |
MDI | Multiple daily injection |
Na | Sodium |
OT, OXT | Oxytocin |
PRL | Prolactin |
PTH | Parathyroid hormone (parathormone) |
RAI | Radioactive iodine |
RAIU | Radioimmunoassay |
SIADH | Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone |
SMBG | Self-monitoring of blood glucose |
STH | Somatotropin - growth hormone |
T3 | Triiodothyronine |
T4 | Thyroxine - tetraiodothyronine |
TFT | Thyroid function test |
TSH | Thyroid-stimulating hormone |