| 3-HBDH |
β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase |
| AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (USA) |
| ABPM |
Ambulatory blood pressure measurement |
| aka |
Also known as |
| ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
| AST |
Alternative site testing |
| Avg / AVG |
Average |
| BGM |
Blood glucose meter / Glucometer |
| BHS |
British Hypertension Society (now BIHS) |
| BIHS |
British and Irish Hypertension Society (formerly BHS) |
| BMI |
Body mass index |
| BP |
Blood pressure |
| BPM |
Blood pressure monitor / Sphygmomanometer |
| CAM |
Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitor |
| CCI |
Continuous cardiac index |
| CCO |
Continuous cardiac output |
| CEN |
Comité Européen de Normalisation; European Committee for Standardization |
| CLSI |
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (USA); formerly NCCLS |
| CM |
Contract Manufacturer |
| CO |
Cardiac output |
| CO₂ |
Carbon dioxide |
| COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CSA |
Canadian Standards Association |
| CTL |
Control |
| d |
day(s) |
| DBP |
Diastolic blood pressure |
| DET |
dabl Educational Trust |
| DHL |
Deutsche Hochdruckliga (German Hypertension League) |
| DIN |
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardisation) |
| dL |
decilitre(s) |
| ECG |
Electrocardiogram |
| EEG |
Electroencephalogram |
| EN |
European Norm(s) / European Standard |
| ESH |
European Society of Hypertension |
| ESH-IP |
European Society of Hypertension International Protocol |
| EtCO₂ |
End tidal carbon dioxide |
| FAD |
Flavin adenine dinucleotide |
| FDA |
U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| GDH |
Glucose dehydrogenase |
| GOx |
Glucose Oxidase |
| HbA1c |
Glycated Haemoglobin |
| Hg |
Mercury |
| HK |
(Perchloric acid) hexokinase glucose analyser; aka PCA-HK [Hitachi 917, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany] |
| HR |
Heart rate / Pulse |
| IA |
Intra-arterial |
| IDF |
International Diabetes Federation |
| IEC |
International Electrotechnical Commission |
| Im. meas. |
Automatic intermittent measurements at specified intervals or times |
| ISO |
International Organization for Standardization/International Standards Organization |
| kg |
kilogram(s) |
| kPa |
kilopascal(s) |
| L |
litre(s) |
| LED |
Light emitting diode |
| m |
metre(s) |
| MAP |
Mean arterial pressure |
| meas |
Measurement(s) |
| mg |
milligram(s) |
| mmHg |
millimetre(s) of mercury |
| mmol |
millimole(s) |
| N₂O |
Nitrous oxide |
| NAD |
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| NCCLS |
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (USA); Now CLSI |
| O₂ |
Oxygen |
| OBL |
Own brand labeller |
| ODM |
Original design manufacturer |
| OEM |
Original equipment manufacturer |
| PC |
Personal computer (Microsoft Windows operating system) |
| PCA-HK |
Perchloric acid hexokinase glucose analyser – see HK |
| PP |
Pulse Pressure (SBP – DBP) |
| PPV |
Pulse pressure variation |
| PQQ |
Pyrroloquinolinequinone |
| Pro. use |
Professional use |
| Rep. meas. |
Repeated measurements with average |
| SBP |
Systolic blood pressure |
| SV |
Stroke volume |
| SaO₂ |
Arterial oxygen saturation |
| SO₂ |
Oxygen saturation |
| SpO₂ |
Peripheral oxygen saturation |
| SvO₂ |
True mixed venous oxygen saturation |
| SVR |
Systemic vascular resistance |
| SVV |
Stroke volume variation |
| US / USA |
United States of America |
| WB |
Whole blood |
| YSI |
YSI 2300 STAT Plus glucose analyser [YSI (formerly Yellow Springs Instrument Company) Life Sciences, Yellow Springs, OH, USA] |
