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There's a link to the Glossary at at the left menu of every page here: http://www.cushings-help.com/definitions.htm
Some abbreviations used on the boards, articles and throughout the bios are...
ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic Hormone. ACTH is a normal by-product of the anterior pituitary gland. It acts by controlling the secretion of the adrenal hormone, cortisol. Produced by the pituitary gland. A pituitary tumor often causes too little ACTH to be produced. Symptoms of ACTH deficiency include weakness, fatigue and gastrointestinal disturbances. ADH: AntiDiuretic Hormone AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality AI: Adrenal Insufficiency/adrenal crisis. Adrenal insufficiency is a life threatening chronic illness. An active and vigorous lifestyle with normal life expectancy is possible as long as the prescribed medications are taken regularly and adjusted when indicated. As with most chronic diseases, adrenal insufficiency demands that the patients take responsibility and develop self-management skills and techniques. APACHE: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation BG: Blood Glucose BIPSS: Bilateral Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling BLA: Bilateral adrenalectomy. Surgical removal of both the adrenal glands. BMD: Is often used as an acronym for bone mineral density BP: Blood Pressure BS: Blood Sugar (ahem...usually) Ca: calcium CAT Scan / CT: computed tomography CBG: corticosteroid-binding globulin CD: Cushing's Disease CCHS: Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome CI: Confidence interval CIRCI: Critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency CRH: Corticotropin Releasing Hormone CRP: C-reactive protein CS: Cushing's Syndrome CSF: cerebrospinal fluid DEXA: dual energy x-ray absorptiometry DI: Diabetes Insipidus DST: dexamethasone suppression test(s) Dx: diagnosis EAA: excitatory amino acid EAS: ectopic ACTH secretion FSH: follicle-stimulating hormone GABA: y-aminobutyric acid GH: Growth Hormone GI: gastrointestinal GTT: glucose tolerance test GTR: gross-total resection hGH: Human Growth Hormone HPLC: (high performance liquid chromatography) is mass spectrometry. It is a way to take a liquid sample and get it into a mass spectrometer to analyze the sample. The liquid chromatograph is the attachment on the mass spec that does this. It can be done several different ways. But always these are just the machines used to do the job. HPA: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal HPLC: high-pressure liquid chromatography HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy ICD-9: International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision IGF-1: (also known as Serum IGF-1 or Somatomedin C) is a polypeptide hormone. It belongs to a family of peptides whose levels are regulated by growth hormone (GH) through receptors. IGF-1 is secreted mainly by the liver and has potent growth stimulating activity. Its mitogenic activity has caused interest in its possible role in cancer growth but its present clinical use is for the diagnosis of human growth disorders. Less than 5% of IGF-1 is free and the rest is bound to IGF-binding proteins (IGFBP). The major one in circulation is IGFBP-3. IPS/P: inferior petrosal sinus-to-peripheral ratio IPSS: Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling ITT: Insulin Tolerance Test JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. JAMA began publication in 1883. It now bills itself as "the world's best-read medical journal". However one defines "best-read", JAMA clearly ranks as one of the two leading general medical journals published in the United States. (The other is the New England Journal of Medicine.) K: potassium LINAC: linear accelerator LH: luteinizing hormone LO-CHS late-onset central hypoventilation syndrome LOS: length of stay LTP: long-term potentiation MR / MRI: magnetic resonance (imaging) MSC: Midnight Salivary Cortisol MSH: melanocyte-stimulating hormone Na: sodium NIS: Nationwide Inpatient Sample NS: Nelson syndrome OR: odds ratio PCOS: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Pheo: A pheochromocytoma is a tumor that originates from the adrenal gland's chromaffin cells, causing overproduction of catecholamines, powerful hormones that induce high blood pressure and other symptoms. PHOX2B: Paired-like homeobox 2B PICC Line: A PICC line (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) is a semi-permanent IV line), which is inserted into a large vein, usually in your arm although other places may be used. This will allow fluids and injections to be given, and blood samples to be taken. It will save you the discomfort of repeated sticks. PPNAD aka Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease: A rare disease of the adrenal glands. The adrenal glands are small glands located above each kidney. The adrenals make hormones. Hormones are chemical substances formed in one organ or part of the body that travel in the blood to other body parts where they influence how that body part works. Cortisol is one of the hormones made by the adrenals. Cortisol influences body metabolism (how the body converts small molecules to large and vice versa) and can decrease inflammation. People with PPNAD have adrenal glands that make too much cortisol or make it at inappropriate times (when the body does not need it). PSS: Petrosal Sinus Sampling RIA: radioimmunoassay QOL: quality of life ROHHAD: Rapid-Onset Obesity With Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation, and Autonomic Dysregulation Presenting in Childhood SIADH: Syndrome of Inappropriate AntiDiuretic Hormone SPGR: spoiled gradient recalled acquisition in the steady-state SRS: stereotactic radiosurgery TBA: total bilateral adrenalectomy TSA / TSS: transsphenoidal adenomectomy TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone UFC: Urinary Free CortisolA, B, C
D, E, F
G, H, I
J, K, L
M, N, O
P, Q, R
S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z