Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
A1C
|
blood test that measures glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), to assess glucose control
|
|
|
ACTH
|
adrenocorticotropic hormone
|
|
|
ADH
|
antidiuretic hormone - vasopressin
|
|
|
BGM
|
blood glucose monitoring
|
|
|
BMR
|
basal metabolic rate - an indicator of thyroid function, but not in current use
|
|
|
Ca++
|
calcium, an important electrolyte
|
|
|
CGMS
|
continuous glucose monitoring system - senses and records blood glucose levels continuously
|
|
|
DI
|
diabetes insipidus
|
|
|
DKA
|
diabetic ketoacidosis
|
|
|
DM
|
diabetes mellitus
|
|
|
FBG
|
fasting blood glucose
|
|
|
FBS
|
fasting blood sugar
|
|
|
FSH
|
follicle-stimulating hormone
|
|
|
GH
|
growth hormone
|
|
|
GTT
|
glucose tolerance test - measures ability to respond to a glucose load; a test for diabetes
|
|
|
HbA(1c) (test) or HBA1C
|
test for the presence of glucose attached to hemoglobin (glycosylated hemoglobin test); a high level indicated poor glucose control in diabetic patients
|
|
|
hCG or HCG
|
human chorionic gonadotropin
|
|
|
ICSH
|
interstitial cell-stimulating hormone
|
|
|
IDDM
|
insulin-dependent diabetes meelitus-type 1 diabetes
|
|
|
IGF
|
insulin-like growth factor - also called somatomedin (produced in the liver, it stimulates the growth of bones)
|
|
|
K+
|
potassium - an important electrolyte
|
|
|
LADA
|
latent autoimmune diabetes in adults - type 1.5 diabetes, which is diagnosed in adults older than 30 years of age
|
|
|
LH
|
luteinizing hormone
|
|
|
MDI
|
multiple daily injection - also known as basal/bolus. It is a diabetes management regimen
|
|
|
MEN
|
multiple endocrine neoplasia - hereditary hormonal disorder marked by adenomas and carcinomas
|
|
|
Na+
|
sodium - an important electrolyte
|
|
|
NIDDM
|
non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus - type 2 diabetes
|
|
|
17-OH
|
17-hydroxycorticosteroids
|
|
|
OT
|
oxytocin
|
|
|
PRL
|
prolactin
|
|
|
PTH
|
parathyroid hormone (parathormone)
|
|
|
RAI
|
radioactive iodine - treatment for Graves Disease
|
|
|
RIA
|
radioimmunoassay - measures hormone levels in plasma
|
|
|
RAIU
|
radioactive iodine uptake (test)
|
|
|
SIADH
|
syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (secretion)
|
|
|
STH
|
somatotropin - growth hormone
|
|
|
T3
|
triiodothyronine
|
|
|
T4
|
thyroxine - tetraiodothyronine
|
|
|
TFT
|
thyroid function test
|
|
|
TSH
|
throid-stimulating hormone - secreted by the anterior pituitary gland
|
