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5-HT
serotonin
5-Hydroxytryptamine
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AAA [abdominal aortic aneurysm]
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AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
AAD [American Association of Dermatology]
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AAFP [American Academy of Family Physicians]
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AAOS [American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons]
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AAP [American Academy of Pediatrics]
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ABG [arterial blood gases]
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ABMT [Autologous Bone Marrow Transplantation]
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ABVD doxorubicin
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bleomycin
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vinblastine
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dacarbazine
?
ACE [Angiotensin Conversion Enzyme]
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ACEI [Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors]
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ACL [anterior cruciate ligament]
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ACOG [American College of Obstetics and Gynecology]
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ACS [American Cancer Society]
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ACS [American College of Surgeons]
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ACTH [Adrenocorticoid Hormone]
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ADA [Adenosine deaminase]
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ADA [American Dental Association]
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ADA [American Diabetes Association]
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ADD [Attention Deficit Disorder]
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ADH [Antidiuretic Hormone]
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AF [atrial fibrillation]
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AFO [ankle-foot orthosis]
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AFP [Alpha Fetal Protein]
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AHA [American Heart Association]
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AHF [Antihemophilic Factor]
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AHG [Antihemophilic Globuline]
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AI [Artificial Insemination]
?
AICD [Automatic Implanted Cardiac Defibrillator]
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AID [Artificial insemination by donor]
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AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIH [artificial insemination by husband]
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ALG [Antilymphocytic Globuline]
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ALL [Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia]
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ALPS [Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome]
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ALS [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis]
?
ALT [Alanine Transferase]
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AMA [American Medical Association]
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AMA [Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies]
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AMC [arthrogryposis multiplex congenita]
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AML [Acute Myelocytic Leukemia]
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AMP Adenosine Monophosphate
AMS [Acute mountain sickness]
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AMS [atypical measles syndrome]
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ANA [Anti-Nuclear Antibodies]
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ANCA [Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies]
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ANF [Antinatriuretic Factor]
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ANP [Antinatriuretic Peptide]
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ANP [Atrial Natriuretic Peptide]
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ANUG [Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis]
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AP [Alkaline Phosphatase]
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APECED [autoimmune polyendocrinopathy]
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APGAR [American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record]
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APLS [antiphospholipid antibody syndrome]
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APSAC [Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex]
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APS [autoimmune polyglandular syndrome]
?
APTT [Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time]
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ARA [American Rheumatological Association]
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ARC [AIDS related complex]
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ARDS [Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome]
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ART [antiretroviral therapy]
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ASA Acetylsalicylic acid - commonly known as
aspirin
AS [Aortic Stenosis]
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ASD [Atrial Septal Defect]
?
ASL
American Sign Language
ASO Antistreptolisine O
AST [Asparagine Transferase]
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ATCC [American Type Culture Collection]
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ATG [Antithymic Globuline]
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AT-III Antithrombine
?
III
ATP [acute thrombocytopenic purpura]
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ATP
adenosine triphosphate
ATP [Adenosine Triphosphate]
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AVM [arteriovenous malformation]
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AVM [Arteriovenous malformation]
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AVR [Aortic Valve Replacement]
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AZT azidothymidine
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BAL [Brocho-alveolar Lavage]
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BAL [British Anti-Lewisite]
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BAO [Basic Acid Output]
?
)
BCG [Bacillus Calmette Guerain]
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BE [Base Excess]
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BK [Bacterium Koch]
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BMC [Bone Mass Content]
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BMD [Bone Mass Density]
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BMR [Basal Metabolic Rate]
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BP [Blood Pressure]
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BPH [Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia]
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BPM [Beats Per Minute]
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BMT [Bone Marrow Transplantation]
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BNP [Brain Natriuretic Peptide]
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BSE
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
BSP Bromsulphthalein
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BUN [Blood Urea Nitrogen]
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CABG [Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft]
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cAMP
cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
Ca Carcinoma
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Ca
Calcium
CAH [Chronic Active Hepatitis]
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CAH [Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia]
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CAT [computed axial tomography]
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CAPD [Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis]
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CCS [Canadian Cardiology Society]
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CDC [Center for Disease Control]
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CEA [Carcinoembryonic Antigen]
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CF
Cystic Fibrosis
cGMP [cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate]
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ChE
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Cholinesterase
?
CHE Cholinesterase
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CHF [Congestive heart failure]
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CI [Confidence Interval]
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CJD
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
CK [Creatine Kinase]
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CLL [Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia]
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CML [Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia]
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CMML [Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia]
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CMV Cytomegalovirus
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COLD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]
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COPD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]
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CO [Cardiac Output]
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CO
Carbon Monoxide
COX-1 [Cyclooxygenase 1]
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COX-2 [Cyclooxygenase 2]
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CPAP [Continuous Positive Airway Pressure]
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CPK [Creatine Phosphokinase]
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CPR [Cardiopulmonary resuscitation]
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CREST Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae
CRH [Corticotropin Releasing Hormone]
?
CRF [Corticotropin Releasing Factor]
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CRP C Reactive Protein
CR [Complete Remission]
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CsA
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Cyclosporin
?
A
CSF
Cerebral Spinal Fluid
CT [[computed {axial} tomography]]
CVA
Cerebrovascular Accident
CVP [Central Venous Pressure]
?
CVID [Common Variable ImmunoDeficiency]
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DBP [Diastolic Blood Pressure]
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DCM [Dilated Cardiomyopathy]
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DDD [Daily Defined Doses]
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DHEA-S [Dehydoepiandrosterone sulphate]
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DHE Dihydoergotamine
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DIC [Disseminated Intravacular Coagulation]
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DPT Diphteria
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Pertussis
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Tetanus
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DiPerTe
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Diphteria
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Pertussis
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Tetanus
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DiTe
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Diphteria
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Tetanus
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DNA [Desoxyribonucleic Acid]
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DTP Diphteria
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Tetanus
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Pertussis
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DT Diphteria
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Tetanus
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DVT Deep Vein Thrombosis
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DEXA [Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry]
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EACA [Epsilon-Aminocaproic Acid]
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EBM [Evidence Based Medicine]
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ECG Electrocardiogram
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EKG Electrocardiogram
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ECPW endoskopowa cholangiopankreatografia wsteczna
E Erythrocyte
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s
EF [Ejection Fraction]
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EGF [Epidermal Growth Factor]
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ELISA [Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay]
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EMC Encephalomyocarditis
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EMF [Endomyocardial Fibrosis]
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EMG Electromyography
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EPH Edema Proteinuria Hypertension
EPO Erythropoetin
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ERCP [Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography]
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ESR [Erythocyte sedimentation rate]
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ESWL [Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy]
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ET Endothelin
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EUS [Endoscopic Ultrasonography]
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FDA [Food and Drug Administration]
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FDP [Fibrinogen Degradation Products]
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FEV1 [Forced Expiratory Volume 1-second]
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Fe Ferrum
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FFA [Free Fatty Acids]
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FFP [Fresh Frozen Plasma]
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FHR [Fetal Heart Rate]
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FHT [Fetal Heart Tones]
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FPG [Fasting Plasma Glucose]
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FSH [Folicule Stimulating Hormone]
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FTA-ABS [Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption]
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FTA [Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody]
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G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase
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G-6-PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase
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GABA [gamma-aminobutyric acid]
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GCS [Glasgow Coma Scale]
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GDLH [Glutamate dehydrogenase]
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GERD [Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease]
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GFR [Glomerular filtrate rate]
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GGTP Gamma Glutamyltranspeptidase
GH [Growth Hormone]
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GHRF [Growth Hormone]
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GITS [Gastrointestinal therapeutic system]
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GIFT [Gamete intrafallopian transfer]
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GORD [Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease]
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GOT [glutamic-oxalacetic transaminase]
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GPT [glutamic-pyruvic transaminase]
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GvH
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Graft-versus-Host
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GvHD
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[Graft-versus-Host Disease]
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HA [Hypertonia arterialis]
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HAV [Hepatitis A Virus]
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HBG
Hemoglobin
HB
Hemoglobin
HBV [Hepatitis B Virus]
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HCG [Human Chorion Gonadotropine]
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HCT Hematocrit
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HCV [Hepatitis C Virus]
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HDL [High Density Lipoprotein]
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HDL-C [High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol]
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HGB
Hemoglobin
Hib [Hemophilus influenzae]
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B
HIV [Human immunodeficiency virus]
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HL [Hepatic Lipase]
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HLA [Human Leucocyte Antigens]
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HOCM [Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy]
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HR [Heart Rate]
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HRT [Hormone Replacement Therapy]
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HSG histerosalpingografia
HSV [Herpes Simplex Virus]
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HTLV [[Human T Lymphocyte Leukemia Virus
IABP [Intra-aortic Balloon Pumping]
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ICD-9 [International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision]
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ICD [Implanted cardiac defibrillator]
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ICU [Intensive care unit]
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IDDM [Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus]
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IDL [Intermediate Density Lipoprotein]
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IFG [Impaired Fasting Glucose]
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Ig Immunoglobulin
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INF
Interferon
INR [International Normalized Ratio]
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IPPV [Intermittent postive pressure ventilation]
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IQ [Intelligence Quotient]
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ISA [Intrinsic Sympathomimetic Activity]
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ISDN [Isosorbide dinitrate]
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ISH [Isolated Systolic Hypertension]
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ITP [Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura]
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IUCD [intrauterine contraceptive device]
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IUD
intrauterine device
IU [International Units]
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IVF [In vitro fertalization]
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IUI [Intra-uterine Insemination]
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IVP [Intravenous pyelogram]
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JAMA [Journal of the American Medical Association]
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K
Potassium
(in German,
Kalium
)
LAD [Left Artery Descendens]
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LAS [Lymphadenopathy Syndrome]
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LBBB [Left Bundle Branch Block]
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LCM [Lymphocytic Meningitis]
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LDH [Lactic Dehydrogenase]
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LDL [Low Density Lipoprotein]
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LDL-C [Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol]
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L-DOPA DihydrOxyPhenylAlanine
?
LES [Lower Esophageal Sphincter]
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LES [Lupus erythematodes systemicus]
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LE [Lupus erythematodes]
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leu Leukocyte
?
s
LGL [Lown-Ganong-Levine syndrome]
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LGM [Lymphogranulomatosis maligna]
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L Leukocytes
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LM [Left Main]
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Lp Lipoprotein
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LPL [Lipoprotein Lipase]
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LVEDP [Left ventricular end diastolic pressure]
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LVEF [Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction]
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LVF [Left Ventricular Failure]
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LVH [Left Ventricular Hypertrophy]
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LV [Left ventricle]
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LVOT [Left Ventricular Outflow Track]
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Ly Lymphocytes
?
MAO [Mono-Amine Oxydase]
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MAS Morgani-Adams-Stokes
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MCHC [Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration]
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MCH [Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin]
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mCi [dawka promieniowania]
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MCV [Mean Corpuscular Volume]
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MD [Medicinae doctor]
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MDS [Myelodysplastic Syndrome]
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Mg
Magnesium
MIC [Morbus Ischaemicus Cordis]
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MIC [minimal Inhibitory Concentration]
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MLA [Myelosis Leucemica Acuta]
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MM [Myeloma multiplex]
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MODY [Maturity Onset Diabetes in Youth]
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Mo Monocytes
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MPV [Mean Platlet Volume]
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MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MR [Modified Release]
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MRSA [Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus]
?
MSH [Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone]
?
MSSA [Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus]
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MS
Multiple Sclerosis
MTX Methotrexate
?
MVPS [Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome]
?
MVP [Mitral Valve Prolapse]
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Na
Sodium
(in German
Natrium
)
NEJM [New England Journal of Medicine]
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Ne Neutrophiles
?
Neo Neoplasma
?
NHL [Non Hodgkin Lymphoma]
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NIDDM [Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus]
?
NK [Natural Killers]
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NMR
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
NOS [Nitric Oxide Synthetase]
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NO [Nitric Oxide]
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Npl Neoplasma
?
n.s [not significant]
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NSAID [Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug]
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NSE [Neurospecific enolase]
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NTG Nitroglycerin
?
NYHA [New York Heart Association]
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OGTT [Oral Glucose Tolerance Test]
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PAF [Platelet Activating Factor]
?
PAI-1 [Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1]
?
PAO [Peak Acid Output]
?
PAP PAPanicolaou
?
PA posterior-anterior
?
PA [Pulmonary Artery]
?
PAT [Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia]
?
PCP
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
PCR
Polymerase chain reaction
PDA [Patent Ductus Arteriosus]
?
PDE Phosphodiesterase
?
PEEP [Positive End Expiratory Pressure]
?
PEFR [Peak Expiratory Flow Rate]
?
PEF [Peak Expiratory Flow]
?
PET [Positron Emission Tomography]
?
P
Phosphorus
PID [Pelvic Inflammatory Disease]
?
PKA [Protein Kinase A]
?
PKU
Phenylketonuria
PLT platelet
?
s
PMR [Percutaneous Myocardial Revascularisation]
?
POX Peroxidase
?
PRA [Plasma Renin Activity]
?
PRIND [Prolonged Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit]
?
PSA [Prostatic Specific Antigen]
?
PSP Phenylsulphtalein
?
PTA [Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty]
?
PTCA [Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty]
?
PT [prothrombin time]
?
PTH [Parathyroid hormone]
?
PTT [Partial Thromboplastin Time]
?
PUVA Psoralen UV A
PVR [Pulmonary Vascular Resistance]
?
PWP [Pulmonary Wedge Pressure]
?
RA [Refractory Anaemia]
?
RBBB [Right Bundle Branch Block]
?
RBC [Red Blood Cells]
?
RCA [Right Coronary Artery]
?
REM [Rapid Eye Movement]
?
RF [Rheumatic factor]
?
Rh [Rhesus factor]
?
RIA [Radioimmune Assay]
?
RIBA [Radioimmoblotting Assay]
?
RIND [Reversible Ischemic Neurologic Deficit]
?
RNA [Ribonucleic Acid]
?
RNV [Radionuclear Ventriculography]
?
RSV [Respiratory Syncytial Virus]
?
RV [Residual Volume]
?
RV [Right Ventricle]
?
SBP [Systolic Blood Pressure]
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SCC [Squamous Cell Carciona]
?
SCID [Severe Combined ImmunoDeficiency]
?
s.c [sub cutis]
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SD
Standard Deviation
SHBG [Sex Hormone Binding Globuline]
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SIADH [Syndrome of Inadequate ADH]
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SIDS [Sudden Infant Death Syndrome]
?
SIMV [Synchronized Intermittent Mechanical Ventilation]
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SK Streptokinase
?
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
SM [Sclerosis multiplex]
?
SPET [Single Photon Emission Tomography]
?
SR [Slow Release]
?
SSSS [Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome]
?
SSS [Sick Sinus Syndrome]
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STD [Sexually Transmitted Diseases]
?
STH [Somatotropic Hormone]
?
SVT [Supraventricular tachycardia]
?
SXA [Single energy X-ray absorptiometer]
?
TBC
tuberculosis
TB
tuberculosis
TBI [Total Body Irradiation]
?
TEE [Transesophageal echocardiogram]
?
TGA [Transposition of the Great Arteries]
?
TG Triglyceride
?
s
TIA [Transient Ischemic Attack]
?
TIBC [Total Iron Binding Capacity]
?
TLC [Total Lung Capacity]
?
TNF [Tumor Necrosis Factor]
?
TNM Tumor-Nodes-Metastases
?
TPA [Tissue plasminogen activator]
?
TRH [Thyreotropic Releasing Hormone]
?
TSH [Thyreotropic Stimulating Hormone]
?
TS [Tricuspid Stenosis]
?
TT [thrombin time]
?
TTS [Transdermal Therapeutic System]
?
Tu
Tumor
TUR [Transurethral resection]
?
UBT [Urea Breath Test]
?
UKPDS [United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study]
?
USG Ultrasonography
?
USR [Unheated Serum Reagin]
?
UVAL [Ultraviolet Argon Laser]
?
VAD vincristine adriblastine dexamethasone
VAMP vincristine adriblastine methylprednisone
VC [Vital Capacity]
?
VDRL [Venereal Diseases Research Laboratory]
?
VEB [Vetricular Ectopic Beat]
?
VF [Ventricular Fibrillation]
?
VIP [Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide]
?
VLDL [Very Low Density Lipoprotein]
?
VMA [Vanillylmandelic Acid]
?
VSD [Ventricular Septal Defect]
?
VT [Ventricular Tachycardia]
?
WBC [White Blood Cells]
?
WHO
World Health Organization
WPW [Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome]
?
ZIFT [Zygote intrafallopian transfer]
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