Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (125 page)

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LCIS

lobular carcinoma
in situ

LCx

left circumflex cor. art.

LDH

lactate dehydrogenase

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

LE

lower extremity

LES

lower esophageal sphincter

LFTs

liver function tests

LGIB

lower gastrointestinal bleed

LH

luteinizing hormone

LLQ

left lower quadrant

LM

left main coronary artery

LMWH

low-molecular-weight heparin

LN

lymph node

LOC

loss of consciousness

LOS

length of stay

LP

lumbar puncture

lpf

low power field

LR

lactated Ringer’s

LQTS

long QT syndrome

LUSB

left upper sternal border

LV

left ventricle

LVAD

LV assist device

LVEDP

LV end-diastolic pressure

LVEDV

LV end-diastolic volume

LVH

left ventricular hypertrophy

LVOT

left ventricular outflow tract

LVSD

LV systolic dimension

mAb

monoclonal antibody

MAC

mitral annular calcification

Mycobacterium avium
complex

MAHA

microangiopathic hemolytic anemia

MALT

mucosa-assoc. lymphoid tissue

MAO

monoamine oxidase

MAP

mean arterial pressure

MAT

multifocal atrial tachycardia

MCD

minimal change disease

MCP

metacarpal phalangeal (joint)

MCTD

mixed connective tissue dis.

MCV

mean corpuscular volume

MDI

metered dose inhaler

MDMA

3,4-methylenedioxymetham-phetamine (Ecstasy)

MDR

multidrug resistant

MDS

myelodysplastic syndrome

MEN

multiple endocrine neoplasia

MG

myasthenia gravis

MGUS

monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance

MI

myocardial infarction

min

minute

min.

minimal

MM

multiple myeloma

MMEFR

max. mid-expir. flow rate

MMF

mycophenolate mofetil

MN

membranous nephropathy

MNZ

metronidazole

mod.

moderate

MODS

multiple organ dysfxn synd.

mo

month

MPA

microscopic polyangiitis

MPN

myeloproliferative neoplasm

MPGN

membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis

MR

magnetic resonance

mitral regurgitation

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MRCP

MR cholangiopancreatography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MRSA

methicillin-resistant
S. aureus

MS

mitral stenosis

MTb

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MTP

metatarsal phalangeal (joint)

MTX

methotrexate

MV

mitral valve

MVA

mitral valve area

MVP

mitral valve prolapse

MVR

mitral valve replacement


macrophage

N/V

nausea and/or vomiting

NAC

N-acetylcysteine

NAFLD

non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

NASH

non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

NG

nasogastric

NGT

nasogastric tube

NHL

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

NIDCM

non-ischemic dilated CMP

NIF

negative inspiratory force

NJ

nasojejunal

nl

normal

NM

neuromuscular

NMJ

neuromuscular junction

NNRTI

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NNT

number needed to treat

NO

nitric oxide

NPJT

nonparoxysmal junctional tachycardia

NPO

nothing by mouth

NPV

negative predictive value

NS

normal saline

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflam. drug

NSCLC

non-small cell lung cancer

NYHA

New York Heart Association

NPPV

noninvasive positive pressure ventilation

NRTI

nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

NSF

nephrogenic systemic fibrosis

NTG

nitroglycerin

NUD

nonulcer dyspepsia

NVE

native valve endocarditis

O&P

ova & parasites

OA

osteoarthritis

OCP

oral contraceptive pill

O/D

overdose

OG

osmolal gap

OGT

orogastric tube

OGTT

oral glucose tolerance test

OI

opportunistic infection

OM

obtuse marginal cor. art.

OSA

obstructive sleep apnea

OTC

over-the-counter

o/w

otherwise

PA

pulmonary artery

PAC

pulmonary artery catheter

PAD

peripheral artery disease

PAN

polyarteritis nodosa

PASP

PA systolic pressure

PAV

percutaneous aortic valvuloplasty

pb

problem

PBC

primary biliary cirrhosis

PCI

percutaneous coronary intervention

PCN

penicillin

PCP

Pneumocystis jiroveci
pneumonia

PCR

polymerase chain reaction

PCT

porphyria cutanea tarda

PCWP

pulmonary capillary wedge pressure

PD

Parkinson’s disease

peritoneal dialysis

PDA

patent ductus arteriosus

posterior descending cor. art.

PE

pulmonary embolism

PEA

pulseless electrical activity

PEEP

positive end-expiratory pressure

PEF

peak expiratory flow

PET

positron emission tomography

PEx

physical examination

PFO

patent foramen ovale

PFT

pulmonary function test

PGA

polyglandular autoimmune syndrome

PHT

pulmonary hypertension

PI

protease inhibitor

PID

pelvic inflammatory disease

PIF

prolactin inhibitory factor

PIP

peak inspiratory pressure

proximal interphalangeal (joint)

PKD

polycystic kidney disease

PM

polymyositis

PMF

primary myelofibrosis

PMHx

past medical history

PMI

point of maximal impulse

PML

progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

PMN

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

PMR

polymyalgia rheumatica

PMV

percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty

PMVT

polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

PNA

pneumonia

PND

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

PNH

paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

PNS

peripheral nervous system

PO

oral intake

POBA

plain old balloon angioplasty

POTS

postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

PPD

purified protein derivative

PPH

primary pulmonary HTN

PPI

proton pump inhibitors

P
plat

plateau pressure

PPM

permanent pacemaker

PPV

positive predictive value

Ppx

prophylaxis

PR

PR segment on ECG

pulmonary regurgitation

PRBCs

packed red blood cells

PRL

prolactin

PRPP

phosphoribosyl-I-pyrophosphate

PRWP

poor R wave progression

PS

pressure support

pulmonic stenosis

PsA

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

PSA

prostate specific antigen

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