List of Abbreviations
|
Abbreviation |
Full Name |
|---|---|
| 2,3-BPG | 2,3-biphosphoglycerate |
| α1-PI | alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor |
| ACT | activated clotting time |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | antidiuretic hormone |
| AE1 | anion exchange protein or channel |
| A/G | albumin to globulin (ratio) |
| AG | anion gap |
| AID | anemia of inflammatory disease |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| APP | acute phase protein |
| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| AT | antithrombin |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| BAL | bronchoalveolar lavage |
| BE | base excess |
| BHBA | β-hydroxybutyrate |
| BLAD | bovine leukocyte adhesion deficiency |
| BLV | bovine leukemia virus |
| BMBT | buccal mucosal bleeding time |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| Ca++ | calcium |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CD | cluster of differentiation |
| CDI | central diabetes insipidus |
| CK | creatine kinase |
| Cl | chloride |
| CLAD | canine leukocyte adhesion deficiency |
| CLP | common lymphoid progenitor |
| CMP | common myeloid progenitor |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| cPLI | canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity |
| CRH | corticotropin releasing hormone |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| DAT | direct antiglobulin test |
| DI | diabetes insipidus |
| DIC&F | disseminated intravascular coagulation & fibrinolysis |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DSH | domestic shorthair |
| ECF | extracellular fluid |
| EDTA | ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid |
| ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
| EMS | equine metabolic syndrome |
| EPI | exocrine pancreatic insufficiency |
| EPO | erythropoietin |
| FAB | French-American-British |
| FDP | fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products |
| Fe2+ | ferrous |
| FeLV | feline leukemia virus |
| FFA | free fatty acids |
| FIP | feline infectious peritonitis |
| FIV | feline immunodeficiency virus |
| FNA | fine needle aspirate |
| FNNA | fine needle nonaspirate |
| fPLI | feline pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity |
| FPT | failure of passive transfer |
| gag | group specific antigen |
| G-CSF | granulocyte-colony stimulating factor |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GGT | γ-glutamyltransferase |
| GIT | gastrointestinal tract |
| GLDH | glutamate dehydrogenase |
| GM-CSF | granulocyte/monocyte-colony stimulating factor |
| gp or GP | glycoprotein |
| H+ | hydrogen ion |
| H2CO3 | carbonic acid |
| H2O | water |
| HAC | hyperadrenocorticism |
| HCl | hydrochloric acid |
| HCO3 | bicarbonate |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| HDDST | high dose dexamethasone suppression test |
| Hgb | hemoglobin |
| HHS | hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state |
| HMWK | high molecular weight kininogen |
| HP | high power (using microscope) |
| hpf | high power field |
| HYPP | hyperkalemic periodic paralysis/paresis |
| ICF | intracellular fluid |
| IF | intrinsic factor |
| IFN | interferon |
| Ig | immunoglobulin |
| IL | interleukin |
| IMHA | immune-mediated hemolytic anemia |
| IMTP | immune-mediated thrombocytopenia |
| IP | intermediate power (using microscope) |
| IV | intravenous |
| K+ | potassium |
| LCFA | long chain fatty acids |
| LDDST | low dose dexamethasone suppression test |
| LDH | lactate dehydrogenase |
| LP | low power (using microscope) |
| LSA | lymphosarcoma |
| MCH | mean cell hemoglobin |
| MCHC | mean cell hemoglobin concentration |
| M-CSF | monocyte-colony stimulating factor |
| MCV | mean cell volume |
| MDS | myelodysplastic syndrome |
| Mg++ | magnesium |
| MPN | myeloproliferative neoplasm |
| MPS | mononuclear phagocyte system |
| Na+ | sodium |
| NDI | nephrogenic diabetes insipidus |
| NMB | new methylene blue |
| nRBCs | nucleated red blood cells |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| p27 | protein 27 |
| PARR | PCR for antigen receptor rearrangements |
| pCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| PCV | packed cell volume |
| PDGF | platelet-derived growth factor |
| PDH | pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism |
| PLE | protein losing enteropathy |
| pO2 | partial pressure of oxygen |
| PPID | pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction |
| PSS | portosystemic shunt |
| PT | prothrombin time |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| PTHrP | parathyroid hormone-related protein |
| PTT | partial thromboplastin time |
| PZI | protein Z-related protease inhibitor |
| RBC | red blood cell |
| RDW | red cell distribution width |
| RI | reference interval(s) |
| RPI | reticulocyte production index |
| SCF | stem cell factor |
| SDH | sorbitol dehydrogenase |
| SDMA | symmetric dimethylarginine |
| SG | specific gravity |
| SIADH | syndrome of inappropriate ADH release |
| T3 | triiodothyronine |
| T4 | thyroxine |
| TBW | total body water |
| TEG | thromboelastography |
| TEM | thromboelastometry |
| TGF | transforming growth factor |
| TIBC | total iron binding capacity |
| TLI | trypsin-like immunoreacitivty |
| TNF | tumor necrosis factor |
| tPA | tissue plasminogen activator |
| TRH | thyroid releasing hormone |
| TSH | thyroid stimulating hormone |
| UA | unmeasured anion |
| UC | unmeasured cation |
| UC:CR | urine cortisol to creatinine ratio |
| UPC | urine protein to creatinine (ratio) |
| USG | urine specific gravity |
| vWD | von Willebrand disease |
| vWF | von Willebrand factor |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| ZF | zona fasciculata |
| ZG | zona glomerulosa |
| ZR | zone reticularis |
