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x Guide to abbreviations GVHD

graft-versus-host disease

M m 2

molar

histamine 1 histamine 2 hemoglobin

square meter

H 1 H 2 Hb

MAC MAO

Mycobacterium avium complex

monoamine oxidase

glycosylated hemoglobin hepatitis B virus surface antigen

HbA 1c HBsAg

mcg MD

microgram

muscular dystrophy

MDD

major depressive disorder

HBV HCV

hepatitis B virus hepatitis C virus

mEq mg MI min mL mm 3

milliequivalent

milligram

HDL-C

high-density lipoprotein cholesterol human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

myocardial infarction

minute

HER2

milliliter

cubic millimeter

HF

heart failure

mo

month

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

HLA human leucocyte antigen HMG-CoA 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A HPA hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal HPV human papilloma virus hr hour HR heart rate HTN hypertension IBS irritable bowel syndrome ICP intracranial pressure ICU intensive care unit ID intradermal Ig immunoglobulin ILD interstitial lung disease IM intramuscular INR International Normalized Ratio IOP intraocular pressure IPPB intermittent positive-pressure breathing ITP immune thrombocytopenia IV intravenous KF kidney failure KFRT kidney failure with replacement therapy

MS

multiple sclerosis

msec

millisecond

mTOR

mechanistic target of rapamycin multigated acquisition neuroleptic malignant syndrome non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug non-small-cell lung cancer normal (0.9%) saline solution New York Heart Association obsessive-compulsive disorder orally disintegrating tablet nasogastric normal sinus rhythm

MUGA

NG

NMS

NNRTI

NRTI

NSAID

NSCLC

NSR NSS

NYHA

OCD ODT OTC

over-the-counter

oz

ounce

P-gp

P-glycoprotein

PABA

para-aminobenzoic acid premature atrial contraction

PAC PAH

kg

kilogram

pulmonary arterial hypertension

L

liter

LABA

long-acting beta-agonist

PCA

patient-controlled analgesia percutaneous coronary intervention phosphodiesterase type 5

lb

pound

PCI

LDH

lactate dehydrogenase low-density lipoprotein cholesterol

LDL-C

PDE5

PE

pulmonary embolus

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LH

luteinizing hormone

PML

progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

LVEF

left ventricular ejection fraction