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A

AA Alcoholics Anonymous

AAA Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

AAD American Association of Dermatology

AAOS American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics

ABG Arterial Blood Gases

ABMT Autologous bone marrow transplantation

ABVD Doxorubicin bleomycin vinblastine dacarbazine

a.c. before food, from Latin, ante cibum

ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme

ACEI Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors

ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians

ACL Anterior cruciate ligament

ACOG American College of Obstetics and Gynecology

ACS American Cancer Society

ACS American College of Surgeons

ACTH Adrenocorticoid hormone

ADA American Dental Association

ADA American Diabetes Association

ADA Adenosine deaminase

ADD Attention Deficit Disorder

ADH Antidiuretic hormone

ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AF Atrial fibrillation

AFO Ankle-foot orthosis

AFP Alpha-fetoprotein

AHF Antihemophilic factor

AHG Antihemophilic globulin AGD Academy of General Dentistry

AHA American Heart Association

AI Artificial insemination

AICD Automatic implanted cardiac defibrillator

AID Artificial insemination by donor

AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AIH Artificial insemination by husband

ALG Antilymphocytic globulin

ALL Acute lymphocytic leukemia

ALPS Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome

ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS Advanced Life Support

ALT Alanine transferase

AMA Anti-mitochondrial Antibodies

AMA American Medical Association

AMA Australian Medical Association

AMC Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita

AML Acute myelocytic leukemia

AMP Adenosine monophosphate

AMS Acute mountain sickness

AMS Atypical measles syndrome

ANA Anti-nuclear antibodies

ANCA Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies

ANF Atrial natriuretic factor

ANF Antinatriuretic factor

ANP Antinatriuretic peptide

ANP Atrial natriuretic peptide

ANUG Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

AP Alkaline phosphatase

APECED Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy

APGAR American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record (a backronym)

APLS Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

APSAC Anisoylated plasminogen streptokinase activator complex

APS Autoimmune polyglandular syndrome

APTT Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time

ARA American Rheumatological Association

ARC AIDS related complex

ARDS Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome

ART Antiretroviral therapy

ARM Artificial Rupture of Membranes

ASA Acetylsalicylic acid - commonly known as aspirin

AS Aortic stenosis

ASCAD Arteriosclerotic coronary artery disease

ASD Atrial septal defect

ASL American sign language

ASO Antistreptolysine O

AST Asparagine Transferase

ATCC American Type Culture Collection

ATG Antithymic globulin

AT-III Antithrombin III

ATP Acute thrombocytopenic purpura

ATP Adenosine triphosphate

AVM Arteriovenous malformation

AVR Aortic valve replacement

AZT Azidothymidine

B

BAL Brochoalveolar lavage

BAL British anti-Lewisite

BAO Basic acid output)

BCG Bacillus Calmette Guerain (a tuberculosis vaccination)

b.d. Twice daily, from Latin, bis die

BE Base excess

BK Bacterium Koch

BMC Bone mass content

BMD Bone mass density

BMI Body mass index

BMR Basal metabolic rate

BMT Bone marrow transplantation

BNF British National Formulary

BNP Brain natriuretic peptide

BP Blood pressure

BP Bipolar disorder

BPD Borderline personality disorder

BPH Benign prostatic hyperplasia

BPM Beats per minute

BSE Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

BSP Bromsulphthalein

BUN Blood urea nitrogen

C

CABG Coronary arterial bypass graft

cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate

Ca Carcinoma

Ca Calcium

CAD Canadian Association of the Deaf

CAEP Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians

CAG Canadian Association of Gerontology

CAH Chronic Active Hepatitis

CAH Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

CAMT Canadian Association of Music Therapy

CAO Canadian Association of Orthodontists

CAO Canadian Association of Optometrists

CAOT Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

CAR Canadian Association of Radiologists

CASLPA Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

CAT Computed axial tomography

CAP Canadian Association of Physicists

CAPD Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

CCS Canadian Cardiology Society

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen

CF Cystic fibrosis

cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate

ChE Cholinesterase

CHE Cholinesterase

CHF Congestive heart failure

CI Confidence interval

CJD Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

CK Creatine kinase

CLL Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CMA Canadian Medical Association

CML Chronic myelocytic leukemia

CMML Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

CMV Cytomegalovirus

COLD Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

COPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

CO Cardiac output

CO Carbon monoxide

COX-1 Cyclooxygenase 1

COX-2 Cyclooxygenase 2

CPAP Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

CPK Creatine Phosphokinase

CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

CREST Calcinosis Raynaud Esophagus Sclerosis Teleangiectasiae

CRF Chronic renal failure

CRH Corticotropin Releasing Hormone

CRI Chronic Renal Insufficiency

CRF Corticotropin Releasing Factor

CRP C-reactive protein

CR Complete Remission

CS Caesarean Section

CsA Cyclosporin A

CSF Cerebrospinal fluid

CT Computed axial tomography

CVA Cerebrovascular Accident

CVP Central Venous Pressure

CVID Common Variable Immunodeficiency

D

DBP Diastolic blood pressure

DCM Dilated cardiomyopathy

DDD Daily Defined Doses

DHEA-S Dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate

DHE Dihydoergotamine

DIC Disseminated intravacular coagulation

DPT Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus

DiPerTe Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus

DiTe Diphtheria Tetanus

DM Diabetes Mellitus

DNA Desoxyribonucleic acid

DNR Do Not Resuscitate

DO Doctor of Optometry OR Doctor of Osteopathy

DOA Dead on arrival

DTP Diphtheria Tetanus Pertussis

DT Diphtheria Tetanus

DVT Deep vein thrombosis

DEXA Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry

E

EACA Epsilon-aminocaproic acid

EBM Evidence-based medicine

ECG Electrocardiogram

EDRF Endothelium-derived relaxing factor

EEG Electroencepholgram

EKG Electrocardiogram

ECPW Endoskopowa cholangiopankreatografia wsteczna

E Erythrocytes

EF Ejection Fraction

EGF Epidermal Growth Factor

EKG Electrocardiogram

EMLSCS Emergency Lower Segment Caesarian Section

ELLSCS Elective Lower Segment Caesarian Section

ELISA Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

EMC Encephalomyocarditis

EMF Endomyocardial fibrosis

EMG Electromyography

ENT Ear Neck and Throat. (Otolaryngology)

EPH Edema Proteinuria Hypertension

EPO Erythropoietin

ERCP Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

ESR Erythocyte sedimentation rate

ESWL Extracorporal Shockwave Lithotripsy

ET Endothelin

ETOH Ethanol or ethyl alcohol

EUS Endoscopic Ultrasonography

F

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FDP Fibrinogen Degradation Products

FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume 1-second

Fe Iron

FFA Free fatty acids

FFP Fresh frozen plasma

FHR Fetal heart rate

FHT Fetal heart tones

FPG Fasting plasma glucose

FSE Fetal Scalp Electrode

FSH Follicle stimulating hormone

FTA-ABS Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody Absorption

FTA Fluorescent Treponemal Antibody

G

G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase

GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid

GCS Glasgow Coma Scale

GDLH Glutamate dehydrogenase

GERD Gastro-esophageal reflux disease

GFR Glomerular filtrate rate

GGTP Gamma glutamyltranspeptidase

GH Growth hormone