AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
Alk P | alkaline phosphatase |
ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
Anti-HAV | antibody to hepatitis A virus |
Anti-HBc | antibody to hepatitis B core antigen |
Anti-HBe | antibody to hepatitis B e antigen |
Anti-HBs | antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen |
Anti-HCV | antibody to hepatitis C virus |
AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
BU | Bodansky Unit |
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CMV | cytomegalovirus |
CK | creatine kinase |
CT | computed tomography |
DILIN | Drug Induced Liver Injury Network |
EBV | Epstein-Barr virus |
ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
GGT | gamma glutamyl transpeptidase |
HAV | hepatitis A virus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HBeAg | hepatitis B e antigen |
HBsAg | hepatitis B surface antigen |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
HDV | hepatitis D (delta) virus |
HEV | hepatitis E virus |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
INR | international normalized ratio (of prothrombin time) |
KAU | King Armstrong Unit |
LDH | lactic dehydrogenase |
NLM | National Library of Medicine |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NIH | National Institutes of Health |
Protime | Prothrombin time |
RUCAM | Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method |
UK | United Kingdom |
ULN | upper limit of the normal range |
US |
United States |
WHO | World Health Organization |
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*Abbreviations that are not introduced before use. |
*g |
gram |
*kg |
kilogram |
*mg |
milligram |
*µg |
microgram |
*ng |
nanogram |
*L |
liter |
*dL |
deciliter (100 mL) |
*mL |
milliliter |
*µL |
microliter |
*µmol |
micromole |
*im |
intramuscularly |
*iv |
intravenously |
*sc |
subcutaneously |
*U |
Units |
*vs |
versus |