Abbreviation forpatientcareinformationsystem, the interactive computer system used to store medical records in a hospital. Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 Abbreviation for: patient care information systems point-of-care information system ...
Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook reteplase (redirected fromRetavase) reteplase [ret´ĕ-plās] a recombinant form oftissue plasminogenactivator; used intravenously as athrombolyticagent in treatment of myocardial infarction. ...
English abbreviation Range of normal value Clinical significance Glutamic pyruvic transaminase Alanine aminotransferase SGPT/ALT 0-40U/L Significant increase was seen in the acute phase of various hepatitis, drug-induced liver disease and necrosis of liver cells.Moderate increase in liver cancer, ...
Synthetic chemical compound with antiprogesterone properties used for early pregnancy termination; the substance binds with glucocorticoid receptors resulting in increased adrenal gland secretion. Synonym(s): RU-486 Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012 RU-486 Abbreviation for mifepristone. Medi...
Abbreviation: CRIB An index of the severity of illness, used to estimate the likelihood of mortality in very low birth weight infants who are cared for in a neonatal intensive care unit. color index An outmoded method of expressing the amount of hemoglobin present in each red cell. Cumulative...
s. that has been heated to 56°C for 30 min to destroy the lytic activity of complement. s. lactis SYN: whey. liquid human s. the pool of fluids separated from blood withdrawn from human subjects and allowed to clot in the absence of any anticoagulant; not more than 10 separate ...
Abbreviation: FFA The form in which a fatty acid leaves the cell to be transported for use in another part of the body. FFAs are not esterified and may be unbound (not bound to protein). In the plasma, the nonesterified fatty acids released immediately combine with albumin to form bound ...
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Abbreviation: ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) A nonspecific laboratory test used as a marker of inflammation. In this test the speed at which erythrocytes settle out of unclotted blood is measured. Blood to which an anticoagulant has been added is placed in a long, narrow tube, and the ...
Abbreviation: BMI An index for estimating obesity. The BMI can be obtained by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared, or according to the following formula: BMI = (Weight/2.205) / (Height/39.37)2 . In adults, a BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 indicates obesity; a BMI greate...