Glossary of Abbreviations
3-HBDH
β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase
AAMI
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (USA)
ABPM
Ambulatory blood pressure measurement
aka
Also known as
AMA
American Medical Association
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)
BLS
Biomedical laboratory scientist
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
DE
Germany
DET
dabl Educational Trust
DHL
Deutsche Hochdruckliga (German Hypertension League)
DIN
Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardisation)
dL
decilitre(s)
EASC
EuroAsian Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (English for МГС)
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
ГОСТ GOST
Государственный Стандарт (Russian) State Standard
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
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Im. meas.
Automatic intermittent measurements at specified intervals or times
IRL
Ireland
ISO
International Organization for Standardization/International Standards Organization
JIS
日本工業規格 Japanese Industrial Standards
JSH
Japanese Society of Hypertension
kg
kilogram(s)
kPa
kilopascal(s)
L
litre(s)
LED
Light emitting diode
m
metre(s)
MAP
Mean arterial pressure
MDR
Medical Device Regulations – primarily (EU) 2017/745
meas
Measurement(s)
mg
milligram(s)
МГС MGS
Межгосударственный совет по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации (Russian for EASC)
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
SKUP
Skandinavisk Utprøving av Laboratorieutstyr for PrimæRhelsetjenesten (Scandinavian Evaluation of Laboratory Equipment for Primary Health Care)
SV
Stroke volume
SaO₂
Arterial oxygen saturation
SO₂
Oxygen saturation
SpHb
Non-invasive Haemoglobin
SpO₂
Peripheral oxygen saturation
SvO₂
True mixed venous oxygen saturation
SVR
Systemic vascular resistance
SVV
Stroke volume variation
TÜV
Technischer Überwachungsverein Technical Inspection Association
UK
United Kingdom
US / USA
United States of America
VDL
Validated Device Listing
WB
Whole blood
YSI
YSI 2300 STAT Plus glucose analyser [YSI (formerly Yellow Springs Instrument Company) Life Sciences, Yellow Springs, OH, USA]