Rapid Clinical Pharmacology

List of abbreviations

5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) ACEIs Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors ACh Acetylcholine ACS Acute coronary syndrome ADH Antidiuretic hormone ADP Adenosine diphosphate AF Atrial fibrillation AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome APTT Activated partial thromboplastin time ARBs Angiotensin receptor blockers ASA Aminosalicylic acid ATP Adenosine triphosphate AV Atrioventricular AVNRT AV nodal re-entry tachycardia BM Boehringer Mannheim (finger-prick blood glucose) BP Blood pressure BTS British Thoracic Society Ca2+ Calcium ion cAMP Cyclic adenosine monophosphate CCBs Calcium channel blockers CCF Congestive cardiac failure CD4+ Cluster of differentiation 4 cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate Cl- Chloride ion CMV Cytomegalovirus CNS Central nervous system CO2 Carbon dioxide COCP Combined oral contraceptive pill COMT Catechol-O-methyl transferase COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COX Cyclo-oxygenase CSF Cerebrospinal fluid CT Computed tomography CTG Cardiotocography CTZ Chemoreceptor trigger zone CVP Central venous pressure DIC Disseminated intravascular coagulation DKA Diabetic ketoacidosis DNA Deoxyribonucleic acid DVT Deep vein thrombosis EBV Epstein Barr virus ECG Electrocardiography ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate FBC Full blood count FFP Fresh frozen plasma FSH Follicule-stimulating hormone G6PD Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency GABA Gamma aminobutyric acid GFR Glomerular filtration rate GI Gastrointestinal GLUT Glucose transporters GnRH Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone GPIIb/IIIa Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa GTN Glyceryl trinitrat GTP Guanosine triphosphate GU Genito-urinary H+ Hydrogen ion H1 Histamine type 1 receptor H2 Histamine type 2 receptor HDL High density lipoproteins HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 HIV Human immunodeficiency virus HMG CoA 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A HONK Hyperosmolar non-ketotic state HRT Hormone replacement therapy IHD Ischaemic heart disease IN Intranasal INR International normalised ratio ISMN Isosorbide mononitrate JVP Jugular venous pressure K+ Potassium ion L-dopa Levodopa LDL Low-density lipoproteins LFTs Liver function tests LH Luteinising hormone LMWH Low molecular weight heparin LRTI Lower respiratory tract infection LV Left ventricular LVF Left ventricular failure M2 Muscarinic type 2 receptors M3 Muscarinic type 3 receptors MAO Monoamine oxidase MAOIs Monoamine oxidase inhibitors MI Myocardial infarction MMSE Mini-mental state examination mRNA Messenger ribonucleic acid N2O Nitrous oxide Na+ Sodium ion NICE National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartic acid NNRTIs Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors NRTIs Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs O2 Oxygen OCP Oral contraceptive pill PCA Patient-controlled analgesia PCOS Polycystic ovarian syndrome PE Pulmonary embolism PGs Prostaglandins PIs Protease inhibitors PO By mouth (per os) POP Progesterone-only pill PONV Post-operative nausea and vomiting PPAR Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors PPI Proton pump inhibitor PR Per rectum PSA Prostate-specific antigen QTc Corrected QT interval RNA Ribonucleic acid SA Sino-atrial SERM Selective oestrogen receptor modulator SLE Systemic lupus erythematosus SNRIs Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors SSRIs Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SVT Supraventricular tachycardia t½ Half-life T3 Tri-iodothyronine T4 Tetra-iodothyronine TCAs Tricyclic antidepressants TFTs Thyroid function tests TIA Transient ischaemic attack TPR Total peripheral resistance tRNA Transfer ribonucleic acid TSH Thyroid-stimulating hormone U&Es Urea and electrolytes UTI Urinary tract infection VF Ventricular fibrillation VLDL Very low-density lipoproteins VT Ventricular tachycardia VTE Venous thromboembolism

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