Abbreviations Flashcards by Kathleen Cole

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17-KS

A

17-ketosteroids

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17-OHCS

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17-hydrooxycorticosteroids

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2hPPG

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2-hour postprandial glucose

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ACTH

A

adrenocorticotropic hormone

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ADH

A

antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)

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anti-TPO

A

thyroid peroxide antibodies

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AODM

A

adult-onset diabetes mellitus

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BMR

A

basal metabolic rate (an indicator of thyroid function but not in current use)

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CRH

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corticotropin-releasing hormone

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DHEA

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dehydroepiandrosterone

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DI

A

diabetes insipidus

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DM

A

diabetes mellitus

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DST

A

dexamethasone suppression test

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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FSH

A

follicle-stimulating hormone

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GH

A

growth hormone

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GnRH

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gonadotropin-releasing hormone

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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

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HbalA1c

A

glycosylated hemoglobin

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hGH

A

human growth hormone

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ICSH

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interstitial cell-stimulating hormone

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IDDM

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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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IGF-I

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A

insulin-like growth factor I

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ITT

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A

insulin tolerance test

LH

luteinizing hormone

LHRH

luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

MEA

multiple endocrine adenomatosis

MEN

multiple endocrine neoplasia

MSH

melanocyte-stimulating hormone

NIDDM

non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

NKHHC

nonketotic hyperglycemia-hyperosmolar coma (syndrome)

OCT

oxytocin challenge test

OGTT

oral glucose tolerance test

17-OH

17-hydroxycorticosteroids

PRA

plasma renin activity

PRL

prolactin level

PTH

parathyroid hormone (parathormone)

RAIU

radioactive iodine uptake

RIA

radioimmunoassay; measures hormone levels in plasma

SH

somatotropin hormone

SIADH

syndrome of inappropriate ADH

T3

triiodothyronine

T4

thyroxine, tetraiodothyronine

TBG

thyroid-binding globulin

TFT

thyroid function test

THBR

thyroid hormone binding ratios

TRF

thyrotropic-releasing factor

TRH

thyrotropin-releasing hormine

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

VMA

vanillylmandelic acid