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+====== Medical abbreviations ======
+<relatedarticle> [[glossary|Glossary]] </article>
+The [[http://invention.swmed.edu/argh/|ARGH Biomedical Acronym Resolver]] is a comprehensive resource for biomedical abbreviations.
+The following abbreviations are used on the Marshall Protocol study site.
+ABX – antibiotics\\
+ACE – angiotensin converting enzyme\\
+ACTH – adrenocorticotropic hormone \\
+ADL – activities of daily living (dressing, eating, ambulating, toileting, hygiene)\\
+AMP  – antimicrobial peptides\\
+ad lib – as desired \\
+AFAIK – as far as I know\\
+AI – autoimmune \\
+AICD – automatic internal cardiac defibrillator\\
+AIH – Autoimmune Hepatitis\\
+ALT – alanine aminotransferase (a liver enzyme) \\
+AMP – anti-microbial peptides\\
+asap – as soon as possible \\
+AMD – age-related macular degeneration\\
+ANA – antinuclear antibodies (test for SLE) \\
+ASD – atrial septal defect\\
+AST – aspartate aminotransferase (a test for heart/liver function) \\
+ARB – angiotensin receptor blocker \\
+B – Bactrim DS\\
+BAL – bronchoaveoloar lavage\\
+BCG – Bacille de Calmette-Guerin\\
+BCP – birth control pill\\
+bd – two times a day \\
+bid – two times a day \\
+BMD – bone mineral density \\
+BMP – basic metabolic panel\\
+BP – blood pressure \\
+BS – blood sugar \\
+BUN – blood urea nitrogen (kidney function test) \\
+C – clindamycin\\
+CABG – coronary artery bypass graft\\
+cAMP – cathelicidin and beta-defensin anti-microbial peptides \\
+COMP  – cartilage oligameric matrix complex\\
+CBC – complete blood count \\
+CFS – chronic fatigue syndrome\\
+CFIDS – chronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome \\
+CHF – congestive heart failure\\
+CIDP – chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy\\
+CKD – chronic kidney disease\\
+CMPD – chronic myofascial pain disorder\\
+COMP – cartilage olimeric matrix complex\\
+CRP – c-reactive protein \\
+CRPS – Complex Regional Pain Syndrome\\
+CP – chronic pain\\
+CPK – creatine phosphokinase
+Cpn – Chlamydia pneumoniae\\
+CPN – chronic polyneuropathy\\
+CPPD – calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease\\
+CRPS – complex regional pain syndrome\\
+CS – Celiac sprue\\
+CT – cat scan or computerized tomography \\
+CTD – connective tissue disease\\
+CTCL – Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma\\
+CWD – cell wall deficient \\
+CXR – chest xray \\
+CYA – cover your (posterior) anatomy \\
+CVID – chronic venus insufficiency disease\\
+D – demeclocycline\\
+DDD – degenerative disc disease\\
+DH – dermatitis herpetiformis\\
+Dx – diagnosis\\
+DMARD – disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug \\
+DO – doctor of osteopathy (equivalent to an MD) \\
+DOE – dyspnea on exertion\\
+ECG – electrocardiogram (also EKG) \\
+ED – erectile dysfunction\\
+EMF – electromagnetic field\\
+ENT – ear, nose, throat \\
+ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate \\
+EBV – Epstein-Barr virus\\
+FBD – fibrocystic breast disease\\
+FDA – Food and Drug Administration\\
+FEV – forced expiratory volume\\
+FUO – fever of unknown origin\\
+FWIW – for what it's worth\\
+GAD – generalized anxiety disorder\\
+GI – gastrointestinal \\
+GFR – glomerular filtration rate\\
+GP – general practitioner \\
+H – hours\\
+HBOT – hyperbaric oxygen therapy\\
+Hct – hematocrit\\
+Hgb – hemoglobin \\
+HT – Hashimoto's thyroiditis\\
+HTN – hypertension \\
+Hx – history\\
+IADLs – instrumental activities of daily living - shopping, housework, cooking, transportation\\
+IBD – inflammatory bowel disease\\
+IBS – irritable bowel syndrome\\
+IC – interstitial cystitis\\
+ID – infectious disease\\
+IH  – intracranial hypertension\\
+IMO – in my opinion\\
+IP – immunopathology\\
+IPR – immunopathology reaction\\
+IR – insulin resistance\\
+IS – immune system\\
+ISAC – immune system activated coagulation\\
+ISQ – in status quo\\
+iu – international unit \\
+JRA – juvenile rheumatoid arthritis \\
+KFTs – kidney function tests\\
+LBP – ligand-binding pocket\\
+LLMD – Lyme literate MD\\
+LD – Lyme disease\\
+LPa – Lipoprotein (a)\\
+LPS  – lipopolysaccharides\\
+M – minocycline\\
+MCTD – mixed connective tissue disease\\
+MFCS – multiple food chemical sensitivity\\
+ME – myalgic encephalomyelitis (name used in some countries for CFS/CFIDS)\\
+MIC – minimum inhibitory concentration\\
+mg – milligram \\
+ml – milliter \\
+MND – motor neuron disease\\
+MRSA – Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus \\
+MSH – Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone\\
+MTX – methotrexate \\
+MVPS – mitral valve prolapse syndrome\\
+NAD – no abnormal discovery\\
+NASH – nonalcoholic steatohepatitis \\
+NHLBI – National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH)\\
+NIH – National Institutes of Health \\
+NP – nurse practitioner \\
+NSAID – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (examples ibuprofen, naprosyn) \\
+OA – osteoarthritis\\
+OCP – oral contraceptive pill\\
+OD – once a day\\
+ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder\\
+OSA – obstructive sleep apnea\\
+OTC – over the counter \\
+Pt – patient\\
+PA – psoriatic arthritis\\
+PANDAS – pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder associated with streptococcal infection \\
+PBC – primary biliary cirrhosis\\
+PCOS – Polycystic ovary syndrome\\
+PCP – primary care provider \\
+PCR – polymerase chain reaction \\
+PD – post-traumatic dystrophy\\
+PDD-NOS – pervasive developmental disorders- not otherwise specified\\
+PFT – pulmonary function test\\
+PH – pulmonary hypertension \\
+PMR – polymyalgia rheumatica\\
+POF – premature ovarian failure\\
+prn – as needed \\
+PSC – Primary sclerosing cholangitis\\
+PSI – protein synthesis inhibitors\\
+PTH – parathyroid hormone \\
+POTS – postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome\\
+PTSD – post traumatic stress disorder\\
+PWC – persons with chronic disease \\
+PXR – pregnane xenobiotic receptor\\
+qid – four times a day \\
+qod – every other day \\
+q8h – every 8 hours \\
+q72h – once every 3 days \\
+RA – rheumatoid arthritis\\
+RADS – reactive airways dysfunction syndrome\\
+RDA – recommended daily allowance \\
+RLS – restless leg syndrome\\
+RMSF – Rocky Mountain spotted fever\\
+RRV – Ross River virus\\
+RSD – reflex sympathetic dystrophy a.k.a. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)\\
+RSI – repetitive stress injury\\
+r/t – related to\\
+Rx – prescription \\
+Sx – symptoms\\
+sACE – serum angiotension converting enzyme \\
+SL – sublingual\\
+SLE – systemic lupus erythematosus \\
+SOB – short of breath (dyspnea) \\
+SS – Sjogren's syndrome\\
+SSc – systemic schleroderma\\
+TACO – trytophane aspartate containing coat protein\\
+TBD – tick-borne diseases\\
+TBI – traumatic brain injury\\
+tid – three times a day \\
+tds – three times a day \\
+TLR – toll like receptor\\
+TMJ – temporomandibular joint (jaw joint)\\
+TNF – tumor necrosis factor \\
+TPTB – the powers that be \\
+tx – treatment \\
+UA – urinalysis \\
+VDR – Vitamin D Receptor\\
+VDP – vitamin D binding protein\\
+WAH – work at home\\
+Z – Zithromax\\
+===== Notes and comments =====
+  * Legacy content
+    * http://www.marshallprotocol.com/forum2/18.html e256
+\\
+The title of this page is "medical abbreviations" ... however the content is a mix of medical and internet terms. --- //Joyful 2009/05/23 03:44//

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