Arterial/venous thrombosis, headache, constipation, nausea
Arterial/venous thrombosis, headache, constipation, nausea
| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAA | Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| ABCs | Airway, breathing and circulation |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene |
| ACS | Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| ACT | Activated clotting tim |
| Anti-Xa | Anti factor Xa level; used for monitoring heparins |
| APLA | Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome |
| approx | Approximately |
| APTT | Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| ASA | Acetylsalicylic acid |
| AT3 | Antithrombin 3 |
| BID | Twice Daily |
| CABG | Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CBC | Complete blood count |
| CDT | Catheter-directed Thrombolysis |
| CI | Continuous infusion |
| CMP | Comprehensive metabolic panel |
| COX | Cyclooxygenase |
| Cryo | Cryoprecipitate |
| DAT | Direct antiglobulin test |
| DDAVP | Desmopressin acetate |
| DIC | Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| DVT | Deep venous thrombosis |
| EACA | Epsilon aminocaproic acid |
| F | Factor |
| FEIBA | Factor eight inhibitor bypassing activity |
| FFP | Fresh frozen plasma |
| FIX | Factor IX |
| Gm | Gram |
| HAV | Hepatitis A virus |
| Hb | Hemoglobin |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HD | Hemodialysis |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| hrs | Hours |
| I.V. | Intravenous |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| INR | International normalized ratio |
| IPA | Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation |
| IU/kg | International units per kilogram of body weight |
| LFT | Liver function tests |
| LMWH | Low molecular weight heparin mcg |
| mcg | Microgram |
| mg | Milligram |
| MI | Myocardial infarction |
| min | Minutes |
| NOAC | Non Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant |
| P.O. | Per os (oral) |
| PAI-1 | Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PCC | Prothrombin Complex Concentration |
| PCI | Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
| PE | Pulmonary embolism |
| PFA-100 | Platelet function analyzer-100; in vitro bleeding time |
| PRN | As Needed |
| PT | Prothrombin time |
| Q | Every |
| QID | Four times daily |
| RES | Reticuloendothelial system |
| rt-PA | Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator |
| rVIIa | Recombinant factor VIIa (NovoSeven RT) |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| STEMI | ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| TCT | Thrombin clotting time |
| TEG | Thromboelastogram |
| TPA | Tissue plasminogen activator |
| U/kg | Units/ kg |
| UFH | Unfractionated heparin |
| VKA | Vitamin K antagonists |