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1. Abbreviations

Abbreviations Effective date: Sept. 1/94
     
ACTH adrenocotrophic hormone
ADH antidiuretic hormone
AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ALL acute lymphocytic leukemia
AML acute myelogenous leukemia
ANC absolute neutrophil count
ASA aspirin
AST aspartate aminotransferase
ATP adenosine 5'-triphosphate
AUC area under the curve
BCCA British Columbia Cancer Agency
bid twice a day
biw twice a week
BMT bone marrow transplant
BP British Pharmacopoeia
BSA body surface area
BUN blood urea nitrogen
BWI bacteriostatic water for injection
°C degrees Celsius
CBC complete blood count
CD4 cell helper cell
CD8 cell suppressor cell
CHF congestive heart failure
Cl apparent total body clearance
cm centimetre(s)
CML chronic myelogenous leukemia
CNS central nervous system
CPS Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties
Cr creatinine
CrCl creatinine clearance
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CT computed tomography
DBL David Bull Laboratories
DEHP di-(2-ethylexyl)phthalate
DES diethylstilbestrol
DLCO pulmonary diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
D5-½NS dextrose 5% in ½ normal saline
D5NS dextrose 5% in normal saline
D5W dextrose 5% in water
ECG electrocardiogram
eg, for example
eps extrapyramidal symptoms
etc. et cetera, and so on
°F degrees Fahrenheit
FSH follicle-stimulating hormone
FVC forced vital capacity
g gram(s)
GFR glomerular filtration rate
GI gastrointestinal
GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone
h hour(s)
HPB Health Protection Branch
ie, that is
IM intramuscular
IT intrathecal
IU international unit(s)
IV intravenous
KCl potassium chloride
kg kilogram(s)
L litre(s)
LAP leucocyte alkaline phosphatase
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
LH luteinizing hormone
LHRH luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
M molar
square metre
MAO monoamine oxidase
mcg microgram(s)
mEq milliequivalent(s)
mg milligram(s)
MgSO4 magnesium sulfate
min minute(s)
mL millilitre(s)
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
MU million units
NAD nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced form)
NK cell natural killer cell
NS normal saline
NSABP National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PABA para-aminobenzoic acid
pH power of hydrogen (scale measuring acid/alkaline nature of solution)
po by mouth
PPB plasma protein binding
prn (pro re nata) as needed
PSA prostate-specific antigen
PVC polyvinyl chloride
qid four times a day
RBC red blood cell
RNA ribonucleic acid
s second(s)
SC subcutaneous
sec second(s)
SGOT serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (AST, aspartate aminotransferase)
SGPT serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (ALT, alanine aminotransferase)
SIADH syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone
SWI sterile water for injection (preservative-free)
half-life
TB tuberculosis
TDD total digitalizing dose
tid three times a day
tiw three times a week
U unit(s)
µmol micromole(s)
USP United States Pharmacopoeia
VAD venous access device
Vd apparent volume of distribution
VIP vasoactive intestinal peptide
VOD veno-occlusive disease
WBC white blood cell
2/3D-1/3NS 2/3 dextrose 5% in 1/3 normal saline

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