Blood test abbreviations Blood test results generally use the metric system of measurement and various abbreviations, including: cmm:cells per cubic millimeter fL (femtoliter):fraction of one-millionth of a liter g/dL:grams per deciliter IU/L:international units per liter mEq/L:milliequivalent per...
Participants’ awareness of the history of MSM-specific blood donation policies in Canada varied. The majority of men explained that they knew that there used to be a lifetime ban on blood donation for MSM. However, only a few participants in each province mentioned being aware that there were...
The effect we detected between the unhealthy and healthy shopping regions could therefore be explained by differences in undiagnosed hypertension/suspected hypertension or be explained by differences in possible poor control of known hypertension/suspected hypertension; as likely, the effect could be ...
Abbreviations MR: Mendelian randomization KORA: Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg HGS: Hand grip strength WP: Walking pace ALM: Appendicular lean mass IEU: Integrative Epidemiology Unit IVW: Inversevariance weighted MR-PRESSO: Mendelian Randomization Pleiotropy RESidual Sum ...
AbbreviationsRCT: Randomized controlled trials; PG: pranayama group; CG: control group; BP: blood pressure. Only three studies assessing the chronic effect of pranaymas were randomized controlled trial (RCT)[23,27,28], and only one study assessing the pranaymas acute effect had a control int...
Abbreviations and Acronyms Hb hemoglobin Hct hematocrit MCH mean corpuscular hemoglobin MCHC mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration MCV mean corpuscular volume RBC red blood cell Tsat transferrin saturation Vo2 oxygen consumption VSD ventricular septal defect ...
Abbreviations AMR: Antimicrobial resistance AST: Antibiotic susceptibility testing BCB: Blood culture bottles BSI: Bloodstream infection CHUD: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Departemental CLSI: Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute CNHU-HKM: Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutougou...
This can partly be explained by a lack of or a faint effect of antihypertensive therapy on the increased blood–brain barrier (BBB) permeability14, which, along with ischemia, is another significant mechanism of brain damage in hypertension15,16,17. BBB damage in patients with hypertension is ...
E-Glossary 11-1 Glossary of Abbreviations and Terms ADH—Antidiuretic hormone Azotemia—Excess of urea, creatinine, and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood Bowman's capsule—Double-walled, cup-shaped dilation that surrounds the glomerulus and forms the beginning of the nephron. The inner ...
Abbreviations Aβ: Beta-amyloid AD: Alzheimer’s disease ALS: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis APOE: Apolipoprotein E gene BMI: Body mass index CNS: Central nervous system CSF: Cerebrospinal fluid FTD: Frontotemporal dementia GFAP: Glial fibrillary acidic protein NfL: Neurofilament light ...