List of abbreviations
ABS
- acid-base status
ACE
Inhibitors
– Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme
Inhibitors
AHF
– acute heart failure
ALF
- acute liver failure
ALV
- artificial lung ventilation
ARBs
– angiotensin-receptor blockers
ARF –
acute renal failure
AV
– atrioventricular
BP
– blood
pressure
CBC
– a complete blood count
CBV
– circulating blood volume
CBV
– circulating blood volume
CNS
- central nervous system
DBP
– diastolic blood pressure
DIC-syndrom
- disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome
ECG
– electrocardiogram
FiO2
– fraction of inspired oxygen
GFR
– glomerular filtration rate
GIB
- gastrointestinal bleeding
HC
– hypertensive crisis
HR
– heart rate
ICP
– intracranial pressure
ICU
- intensive care unit
IM
– intramuscularly
INR
– international normalized ratio (protrombin ratio)
IV
–
intravenously
LFT
– liver function test
MV
– mechanical
ventilation
NGT
- nasogastric tube
PaCO2
– pressure of carbon dioxide
PaO2
– pressure of arterial oxygen
PCR
–polymerase chain reaction
PH
- portal hypertension
PPIs
- proton pump inhibitors
PT
- prothrombin time
RF
– respiratory failure
RR – respiratory rate
RRT
– renal replacement therapy
SAA
– Stokes-Adams attacks
SaO2
– arterial oxygen saturation
SBP
– systolic blood pressure
SSS
– sick sinus syndrome
Subq
- subcutaneously
SVT
- supraventricular paroxysmal tachycardia
U
- units
U&E
– urea and electrolytes
US
– ultrasonography
VRI – viral respiratory infections