Unit 7 Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH antidiuretic hormone
BG blood glucose
BS blood sugar
CSII continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
CGM continuous glucose monitor
DI diabetes insipidus
DM diabetes mellitus
ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
FBS fasting blood sugar
GDM gestational diabetes mellitus
GH growth hormone
GTT glucose tolerance test
HgA1C hemoglobin A1C test (used by diabetics to monitor blood sugar levels)
HRT hormone replacement therapy
IDDM, T1 insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)
NIDDM, T2 non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)
PTH parathyroid hormone
RAIU radioactive iodine uptake test
T3 triiodothyronine
T4 thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine)
TFT thyroid function test
TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)

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