Abbreviations Flashcards
17-KS
17-ketosteroids
17-OHCS
17-hydrooxycorticosteroids
2hPPG
2-hour postprandial glucose
ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
ADH
antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)
anti-TPO
thyroid peroxide antibodies
AODM
adult-onset diabetes mellitus
BMR
basal metabolic rate (an indicator of thyroid function but not in current use)
CRH
corticotropin-releasing hormone
DHEA
dehydroepiandrosterone
DI
diabetes insipidus
DM
diabetes mellitus
DST
dexamethasone suppression test
FBS
fasting blood sugar
FSH
follicle-stimulating hormone
GH
growth hormone
GnRH
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GTT
glucose tolerance test
HbalA1c
glycosylated hemoglobin
hGH
human growth hormone
ICSH
interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
IDDM
insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
IGF-I
insulin-like growth factor I
ITT
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