CNS – Central Nervous System
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
FSH – Follicle Stimulating Hormone
BMI – Body Mass Index
BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate
SICU – Surgical Intensive Care Unit
MICU – Medical Intensive Care Unit
ITU – intensive Treatment Unit
CCU – Critical Care Unit
ICU – Intensive Care Unit
PICU – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
CICU – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
STICU – Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
CAD – Coronary Artery Disease
NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
PNS – Peripheral Nervous System
IRV – Inspiratory Reserve Volume
ERV – Expiratory Reserve Volume
IV – Intravenous
RBF – Renal Blood Flow
TPN – Total Parenteral Nutrition
ATP – Adenosine Triphosphate
ADP – Adenosine Diphosphate
BSA – Body Surface Area
PMH – Past Medical History
DNR – Do Not Resuscitate
RNA – Ribonucleic Acid
DNA – Deoxyribonucleic Acid
RQ – Respiratory Quotient
HBP – High Blood Pressure
ICP – Intracranial Pressure
SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
TPR – Temperature, Pulse and Respiration
RR – Respiratory Rate
LBW – Low Birth Weight
MPD – Maximum Permissible Dose
IBW – Ideal Body Weight
BLS – Basic Life Support
GDM – Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
CMO – Chief Medical Officer
GMO – General Medical Officer
WHO – World Health Organization
WMA – World Medical Association
IMG – International Medical Graduate
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GP – General Practitioner
FMG – Foreign Medical Graduate
BID – Brought in Dead
DOA – Dead on Arrival
AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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