intracranial pressure
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IQR
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interquartile range
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IRV
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inspiratory reserve volume
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ISF
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interstitial fluid
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IVC
|
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inferior vena cava
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IVolC
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isovolumetric contraction
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IVolR
|
|
isovolumetric relaxation
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LAP
|
|
left atrial pressure
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LBBB
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left bundle branch block
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LCNT
|
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lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh
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MAC
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membrane attack complex
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MAC
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minimum alveolar concentration
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MAP
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mean arterial pressure
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|
MBL
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|
mannose-binding lectin
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|
MCA
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middle cerebral artery
|
|
MPAP
|
|
mean pulmonary artery pressure
|
|
Mv
|
|
minute ventilation
|
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NADH
|
|
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
|
|
NMB
|
|
neuromuscular blockade
|
|
NMBD
|
|
neuromuscular blocking drug
|
|
NMJ
|
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neuromuscular junction
|
|
NNH
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number needed to harm
|
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NNT
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number needed to treat
|
|
NPV
|
|
negative predictive value
|
|
NSAIDs
|
|
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
|
|
OR
|
|
odds ratio
|
|
PAH
|
|
pulmonary arterial hypertension
|
|
PCA
|
|
posterior cerebral artery
|
|
PCOM
|
|
posterior communicating artery
|
|
PCV
|
|
pressure-controlled ventilation
|
|
PCV–VG
|
|
pressure-controlled ventilation with volume guarantee
|
|
PCWP
|
|
pulmonary capillary wedge pressure
|
|
PEEP
|
|
positive end-expiratory pressure
|
|
PEFR
|
|
peak expiratory flow rate
|
|
PNS
|
|
peripheral nervous system
|
|
PPV
|
|
positive predictive value
|
|
PRT
|
|
platinum resistance thermometer
|
|
PVR
|
|
pulmonary vascular resistance
|
|
RA
|
|
right atrium
|
|
RAD
|
|
right axis deviation
|
|
RBBB
|
|
right bundle branch block
|
|
RBF
|
|
renal blood flow
|
|
RLN
|
|
recurrent laryngeal nerve
|
|
RMP
|
|
resting membrane potential
|
|
RR
|
|
relative risk
|
|
RTD
|
|
resistance temperature detector
|
|
RV
|
|
residual volume
|
|
SA
|
|
sinoatrial
|
|
SBE
|
|
standardized base excess
|
|
SCM
|
|
sternocleidomastoid
|
|
SCUF
|
|
slow continuous ultrafiltration
|
|
SD
|
|
standard deviation
|
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SID
|
|
strong ion difference
|
|
SLN
|
|
superficial laryngeal nerve
|
|
SNS
|
|
sympathetic nervous system
|
|
STP
|
|
standard temperature and pressure
|
|
SV
|
|
spontaneous ventilation
|
|
SV
|
|
stroke volume
|
|
SVP
|
|
saturation vapour pressure
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|
SVR
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|
systemic vascular resistance
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SVT
|
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supraventricular tachycardia
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