435 Appendix B LAHB LAP LBBB LCIS LCX LDH LDL LES LFT LH Li LLL LLQ LLSB LML LMN LMWH LN LOC LPHB LRLR+ LSD LTBI LUL LUQ LUSB LV LVEF LVH MAC MALT MAO MAP MCA MCD MCL MCP MCV MDI MDS MEDD MELD MEN MF Mg MGN MGUS MHA-TP MI MIBG MIBI MM MMR MMSE MPA MPGN MPS MRCP MRI MRSA MS MSI MSK MSSA MTC MTP Left anterior hemiblock Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase Left bundle branch block Lobular carcinoma in situ Left circumflex artery Lactate dehydrogenase Low-density lipoprotein Lambert–Eaton syndrome Liver function test Luteinizing hormone Lithium Left lower lobe Left lower quadrant Left lower sternal border Left middle lobe Lower motor neuron Low molecular weight heparin Lymph node Level of consciousness Left posterior hemiblock Negative likelihood ratio Positive likelihood ratio Lysergic acid diethylamide Latent tuberculosis infection Left upper lobe Left upper quadrant Left upper sternal border Left ventricular Left ventricular ejection fraction Left ventricular hypertrophy Mycobacterium avium complex Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue Monoamine oxidase Mean arterial pressure Middle cerebral artery Minimal change disease Mantle cell lymphoma Metacarpal joint Mean corpuscular volume Metered dose inhaler Myelodysplastic syndrome Morphine equivalent daily dose Model for end-stage liver disease Multiple endocrine neoplasia Myelofibrosis, mycosis fungoides Magnesium Membranous glomerulopathy Monoclonal gammopathy of uncertain significance Microhemagglutination assay for antibody to Treponema pallidum Myocardial infarction Iodine-131-meta-iodobenzylguanidine Methoxyisobutyl isonitrile Multiple myeloma Measles, mumps, and rubella Mini-mental state examination Microscopic polyangiitis Membranoproliferative glomerulopathy Myeloproliferative syndrome Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography Magnetic resonance imaging Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mitral stenosis, multiple sclerosis Microsatellite instability Musculoskeletal Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Medullary thyroid cancer Metatarsophalangeal joint MZL N&V Na NAAT NCS NE NEB NG NMDA NMS NNT NPH NPO NPV NS NSAID NSCLC NSIP NSTE NYD NYHA O&P OHS OHS OR OSA Osmo PA PAC PaCO2 PAN PaO2 PAOP PaP PAP PBC PCOS PCR PCWP PDA PE PEA PEEP PEF PET PFO PFT PIP PJP PML PMN PND PNH PO PPS PPV PR PRV PSA PSC PSI PSV PTCA PTCL PTH PTLD PTP PTT Marginal zone lymphoma Nausea and vomiting Sodium Nucleic acid amplification test Nerve conduction studies Norepinephrine Nebulizer Nasogastric N-methyl-D-aspartic acid Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Number needed to treat Normal pressure hydrocephalus, insulin Nothing by mouth Negative predictive value Normal saline Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Non-small cell lung cancer Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia Non-ST elevation Not yet diagnosed New York Heart Association Ovum and parasites Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Obesity hypoventilation syndrome Odds ratio Obstructive sleep apnea Osmolality Posterior–anterior Paroxysmal atrial contraction Arterial carbon dioxide pressure Polyarteritis nodosa Arterial oxygen pressure Pulmonary artery occlusion pressure Palliative prognostic score Pulmonary artery pressure Primary biliary sclerosis Polycystic ovarian syndrome Polymerase chain reaction Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure Patent ductus arteriosus Pulmonary embolism Pulseless electrical activity Positive end expiratory pressure Peak expiratory flow Positron emission tomography Patent foramen ovale Pulmonary function test Proximal interphalageal joint Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy Polymorphonuclear neutrophil Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria Oral Palliative performance scale Positive predictive value Progesterone receptor Polycythemia ruba vera Prostate-specific antigen Primary sclerosing cholangitis Pneumonia severity of illness score Pressure support ventilation Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty Peripheral T-cell lymphoma Parathyroid hormone Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease Post transfusion purpura Partial thromboplastin time 436 PTU PUD PVC PVD QID RA RAA RAE RAS RBBB RBC RCA RDW RF RLL RLQ RPGN RR RRR RSV RSVP RTA RT-PCR RUL RUQ RUSB SAH SBP SCLC SCT Sens SIADH SIRS SK SLE SLL Spc SPN SR SSRI SSS SSSS STE SVC SVR SVT Appendix B Propylthiouracil Peptic ulcer disease Paroxysmal ventricular contraction Peripheral vascular disease Four times per day Rheumatoid arthritis Right atrial abnormality Right atrial enlargement Renal artery stenosis Right bundle branch block Red blood cell Right coronary artery Red blood cell distribution width Rheumatoid factor Right lower lobe Right lower quadrant Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis Respiratory rate, relative risk Relative risk reduction Respiratory syncytial virus Right ventricular systolic pressure Renal tubular acidosis Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction Right upper lobe Right upper quadrant Right upper sternal border Subarachnoid hemorrhage Systolic blood pressure, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis Small cell lung cancer Stem cell transplant Sensitivity Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone Systemic inflammatory response syndrome Streptokinase Systemic lupus erythematosus Chronic lymphocytic lymphoma Specificity Solitary pulmonary nodule Slow release Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor Sick sinus syndrome Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ST elevation Superior vena cava Systemic vascular resistance Supraventricular tachycardia TB TBI TCA TD TEE TGL TIA TIBC TID TIMI TIPS TLC TNF TP-EIA TPN TPO TPPA TRH TSH TST TTE TTP TUR TURP U/A UGI UIP UMN UNC US UTI UV V/Q VAP VC VDRL VF VHL VLDL VRE VSD VT vWD VZV WBC WPW Tuberculosis Total body irradiation Tricyclic antidepressants Transdermal Transesophageal echocardiogram Triglyceride Transient ischemic attack Total iron-binding capacity Three times per day Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt Total lung capacity Tumor necrosis factor Treponema pallidum enzyme immunoassay Total parenteral nutrition Thyroid peroxidase Treponema pallidum particle agglutination assay Thyrotropin releasing hormone Thyroid stimulating hormone Tuberculin skin test Transthoracic echocardiogram Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Transurethral resection Transurethral resection of prostate Urinalysis Upper gastrointestinal Usual interstitial pneumonia Upper motor neuron Urine net charge Ultrasound Urinary tract infection Ultraviolet Ventilation/perfusion Ventilator-associated pneumonia Vital capacity Venereal Disease Research Laboratory Ventricular fibrillation Von Hippel–Lindau syndrome Very low density lipoprotein Vancomycin-resistant enterococci Ventricular septal defect Ventricular tachycardia Von Willebrand disease Varicella zoster virus White blood cell Wolff–Parkinson–White Appendix C COMMON LABORATORY VALUES AND UNIT CONVERSION Note: normal ranges are provided for general refer ence only The normal values for individual institu tion may vary significantly due to assay used and population tested An excellent resource is the AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors 10th ed New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2007 BLOOD COUNTS Hematocrit Male Female Hemoglobin Male Female RBC count Male Female Platelet count WBC count Neutrophil Lymphocyte Monocyte Eosinophil Basophil CD4 count CD8 count CD4:CD8 ratio Reticulocyte count SI units US units SI!US ratio US!SI ratio 0.41À0.50 0.35À0.45 41À50% 35À45% 100 100 0.01 0.01 140À175 g/L 120À160 g/L 14À17.5 g/dL 12À16 g/dL 0.1 0.1 10 10 4.5À5.9Â1012/L 4.0À5.2Â1012/L 140À440Â109/L 4.5À11.0Â109/L 1.7À7.3Â109/L 1.0À4.8Â109/L 0.08À0.70Â109/L 0.04À0.40Â109/L 0À0.10Â109/L 0.64À1.18Â109/L 0.34À0.88Â109/L 1.0À4.0 0.005À0.025 4.5À5.9Â106/mL 4.0À5.2Â106/mL 140À440Â103/mL 4.5À11.0Â103/mL 1.7À7.3Â103/mL 1.0À4.8Â103/mL 0.08À0.70Â103/mL 0.04À0.40Â103/mL 0À0.10Â103/mL 640À1175/mm3 335À875/mm3 1.0À4.0 0.5À2.5% 1 1 1 1 1000 1000 100 1 1 1 1 0.001 0.001 0.01 COAGULATION STUDIES aPTT Bleeding time D-dimer INR PT Thrombin time SI units 22.1À35.1 s 2À9.5