100 Cases in Clinical Medicine

INR international normalized ratio
IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
ITP idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
JVP jugular venous pressure
LDL low-density lipoprotein
LH luteinizing hormone
MCV mean corpuscular volume
MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
NAD nothing abnormal detected
NGU non-gonococcal urethritis
NSAID non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSIP non-specific interstitial pneumonitis
nvCJD new-variant CJD
paCO 2 arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide
pCO 2 partial pressure of carbon dioxide
PEF peak expiratory flow
PET positron-emission tomography
pO 2 partial pressure of oxygen
SIADH syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion
SLE systemic lupus erythematosus
STD sexually transmitted diseases
TIA transient ischaemic attack
TIBC total iron-binding capacity
TNF tissue necrosis factor
TSH thyroid-stimulating hormone
T 4 thyroxine
TTP thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
UIP usual interstitial pneumonia
VDRL venereal disease research laboratory
VLDL very low-density lipoprotein
WOSCOPS West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study