Appendix II Commonly Used Abbreviations

Appendix II Commonly Used Abbreviations - 14295_448

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APPENDIX II COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS AA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcoholics Anonymous ACTH . . . . . . . . . . adrenocorticotropichormon ADH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . antidiuretic hormone AIDS . . . . . acquired immunodeficiency syndrome B-cells. . . . . . . lymphocytes produced in the bone marrow Ba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . barium Bid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 times a day BP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . blood pressure BUMED . . . . . . Bureau of Medicine and Surgery BUN . . blood, urea, nitrogen (test of kidney function) BW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . biological warfare C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celsius (centigrade) Ca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . calcium CAAC . . . . . . . Counseling and Assistance Center CBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . complete blood count CBR . . . . . . chemical, biological, and radiological (warfare) cc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cubic centimeter/1 ml CCU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coronary care unit CHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . congestive heart failure Cl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chlorine CNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . central nervous system CO₂ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . carbon dioxide COPD . . . . . . . . chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CSF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cerebrospinal fluid CVA. . . . . . . . . . . . . cerebrovascular accident CW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chemical warfare D&C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dilation and curettage DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dental Corps DCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . damage control assistant diff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . differential blood count DME . . . . . . . . . . diving medical examination DNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . deoxyribonucleic acid DOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . date of birth DOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Defense DTs . . . . . . . . . delerium tremens (confusion and incoherence brought on by withdrawal from alcohol) D_x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . diagnosis ea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . each ECG/EKG . . . . . . . . . . . . . electrocardiogram EM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . electron microscope ENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ear, nose, and throat F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fahrenheit FAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . free available chlorine FBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fasting blood sugar FDA. . . . . . . . . . Food and Drug Administration Fe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iron FSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Supply Catalog FSH . . . . . . . . . . . follicle-stimulating hormone g/gm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gram GI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . gastrointestinal gr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grain gtt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . drops GTT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . glucose tolerance test GU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . genitourinary h.s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at bedtime (hora somni) Hb/Hgb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hemoglobin HCG . . . . . . . . . human chorionic gonadotropin Hct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hematocrit Hg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mercury HIV . . . . . . . . . human immunodeficiency virus hpf . . . . . . . . . . high-power field (microscope) I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iodine I&O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intake and output ICU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intensive care unit IM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intramuscular IPPB . . . . . . . . . . intermittent positive-pressure breathing (asthma and emphysema therapy) IUD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intrauterine device IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . intravenous AII-1

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