The Royal Marsden Hospital Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures - Lisa Dougherty [9]
Lisa Dougherty
Sara Lister
List of abbreviations
5-FU 5-fluorouracil
AAC augmentive or alternative communication
A&E Accident and Emergency
ABG arterial blood gas
ABPI Ankle to Brachial Pressure Index
ADH antidiuretic hormone
ADL activities of daily living
ADR adverse drug reaction
AED automated external defibrillator
AFO ankle foot orthosis
AHP allied health professional
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALARP as low as reasonably practicable
ALS advanced life support
ALT alanine aminotransferase
ANH acute normovolaemic haemodilution
ANP atrial natriuretic peptide
ANS autonomic nervous system
ANTT aseptic non-touch technique
AORN Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses
AP anteroposterior
APTR activated partial thromboplastin ratio
ARDS acute/adult respiratory distress syndrome
ARSAC Administration of Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee
AST aspartate aminotransferase
AT anaerobic threshold
ATC around the clock
AV atrioventricular
BAL bronchoalveolar lavage
BCG bacille Calmette-Guérin
BCSH British Committee for Standards in Haematology
BIA bio-electrical impedance analysis
BLS basic life support
BMA British Medical Association
BME black and minority ethnic
BMI Body Mass Index
BNF British National Formulary
BOC British Oxygen Company
BPI Brief Pain Inventory
BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
CAD coronary artery disease
CARES Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System
CAUTI catheter-associated urinary tract infections
CCU coronary care unit/critical care unit
CD controlled drug
cfu colony-forming units
CJD Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
CML chronic myeloid leukaemia
CMV cytomegalovirus
CNS central nervous system
CO cardiac output
COAD chronic obstructive airways disease
COMA Committee on Medical Aspects of Food Policy
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COSHH Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
CPAP continuous positive airway pressure
CPET cardiopulmonary exercise testing
CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CRP C-reactive protein
CSAS Chemotherapy Symptom Assessment Scale
CSF cerebrospinal fluid/colony-stimulating factor
CSS Central Sterile Services
CSU catheter specimen of urine
CT computed tomography
CVAD central venous access device
CVC central venous catheter
CVP central venous pressure
CXR chest X-ray
DBE deep breathing exercises
DF dorsiflexion
DH Department of Health
DIC disseminated intravascular coagulation
DM diabetes mellitus
DMSO dimethyl sulphoxide
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAR do not attempt resuscitation
DPI dry powder inhaler
DRE digital rectal examination
DVLA Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
DVT deep vein thrombosis
EAPC European Association of Palliative Care
EBM evidence-based medicine
EBN evidence-based nursing
EBP evidence-based practice
EBRT external beam radiotherapy
EBV Epstein–Barr virus
ECF extracellular fluid
ECG electrocardiogram
ECM extracellular matrix
EDTA ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid
EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor
EIA Equality Impact Assessment
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EMLA eutectic mixture of local anaesthetics
ENT ears, nose and throat
EPO erythropoietin
ERV expiratory reserve volume
ETT endotracheal tube
EUPAP European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
F(Fr) French (gauge)
FBC Full blood count
FEES Fibreoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
FFI fatal familial insomnia
FFP fresh frozen plasma
FRC functional residual capacity
FTSG full-thickness skin graft
FVC forced vital capacity
GCS Glasgow Coma Scale
G-CSF granulocyte-colony stimulating factor
GFR glomerular filtration rate
GGT gamma-glutamyl transferase
GI gastrointestinal
GMC General Medical Council
GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor
GP general practitioner
GSL general sales list
GTN glyceryl trinitrate
HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCA healthcare assistant
HCAI healthcare-acquired/associated