Mount Sinai Expert Guides

Abbreviation List

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics AASLD American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases AAT alpha-1 antitrypsin ABG Arterial blood gas ABW Adjusted body weight ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACR Acute cellular rejection ADH Alcohol dehydrogenase AD-PCLD Adult polycystic liver disease ADV Adefovir AFLP Acute fatty liver of pregnancy AFP Alpha-fetoprotein AH Alcoholic hepatitis AIDs Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIH Autoimmune hepatitis ALA Amebic liver abscess ALF Acute liver failure ALT Alanine aminotransferase AMA Antimitochondrial antibodies ANA Antinuclear antibody ANA Antinuclear autoantibodies? anti-HAV Antibodies to the hepatitis A virus anti-HBc Antibodies to the hepatitis B core antigen anti-HBs Antibodies to the hepatitis B surface antigen anti-LKM Anti-liver kidney microsomal (antibody) AP Alkaline phosphatase AR Acute rejection ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARF Acute renal failure ART Antiretroviral therapy ARV Antiretroviral ASMA Anti-smooth muscle antibody AST Aspartate aminotransferase AUDIT Alcohol Users Disorders Indentification Test   BCLC Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer Staging System BCS Budd–Chiari syndrome BMI Body mass index BOC Boceprevir BRTO Balloon retrograde transvenous obliteration   CBC Complete blood count CDC Centres for Disease Control and Prevention cEVR Complete early virological response CHB Chronic hepatitis B CHF Congestive heart failure CK Creatine kinase CKD Chronic kidney disease CMV Cytomegalovirus CNI Calcineurin inhibitors CNS Central nervous system CO Cardiac output COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CR Chronic rejection CRP C-reactive protein CSF Cerebrospinal fluid CT Computed tomography CTP Child-Pugh-Turcotti Score CVP Central venous pressure CVVH Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration CVVHD Continuous veno-venous hemodialysis   DAA Direct acting antiviral agent DDLT Deceased donor liver transplant DGF Delayed graft function DHHS Department of Health and Human Services DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation DILI Drug-induced liver injury DVR Delayed virological response   EBV Epstein-Barr virus ECG Electrocardiogram EEG Electroencephalogram eEVR Extended early virological response EGD Esophagogastroduodenoscopy EHBA Extrahepatic biliary atresia ELISA Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ERC Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography EOT End of treatment ERCP Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography eRVR Extended rapid virological response ESLD End-stage liver disease ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ESRD End-stage renal disease ETV Entecavir EUS Endoscopic ultrasound EV Esophageal varices EVR Early virological response   FDA Food and Drug Administration FEV1 Forced expiratory volume in one second FHF Fulminant hepatic failure FNA Fine needle aspiration FNH Focal nodular hyperplasia FVC Forced vital capacity   GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid GFR Glomerular filtration rate GGT Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase GI Gastrointestinal GIB Gastrointestinal bleeding   HAART Highly active antiretroviral therapy HAT Hepatic artery thrombosis HBcAb IgG Hepatitis B core antibody immunoglobulin G HBcAb IgM Hepatitis B core antibody immunoglobulin M HBIg Hepatitis B immune globulin HBsAb Hepatitis B surface antibody HBsAg Hepatitis B surface antigen HBV Hepatitis B virus HCC Hepatocellular carcinoma HCT Hematocrit HCV Hepatitis C virus HDL High density lipoprotein HE Hepatic encephalopathy HELLP Hemolytic anemia, Elevated Liver enzymes and Low Platelet count HEV Hepatitis E virus HFE Hemochromatosis HG Hyperemesis gravidarum HH Hereditary hemochromatosis HHT Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia HIC Hepatic iron concentration HIDA Hepatobiliary immunodiacetic acid (scan) HII Hepatic iron index HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HLA Human leukocyte antigen HLH Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocystosis HOMA Homeostasis model assessment HPS Hepatopulmonary syndrome HRS Hepatorenal syndrome HSV Herpes simplex virus HVPG Hepatic venous pressure gradient   IAIHG International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group IBD Inflammatory bowel disease IBW Ideal body weight ICH Intracranial...