治疗丙型肝炎（3）- 医药常识

常用医药缩写

HCV Acronyms
HCV = Hepatitis C Virus
AHC = Acute Hepatitis C
CHC = Chronic Hepatitis C
G or GT = Genotype
RNA = RiboNucleic Acid
DNA = DeoxyriboNucleic Acid

Bx = Biopsy
Dx = Diagnosis
Hx = History
Rx = Prescription
Sx = Symptoms, Side Effects
Tx = Treatment, Therapy (can also mean Transplant)

SOC = Standard of Care
RVR = Rapid Virological Response (4 Week PCR - HCV negative)
EVR = Early Virological Response (12 Week PCR - >2 Log Drop)
EVC = Early Virological Clearance (Aviremic - HCV RNA Negative at Week 12)
PVR = Partial Virological Response (Viremic Response - >2 Log Drop still HCV+ at Week 12
SVR = Sustained Virological Response (UND 6 Months post EOT)
VR = Virological Response
VL = Viral Load
HVL = High Viral Load (400,000 IU) (600,000 IU) (800,000 IU)
LVL = Low Viral Load (<400,000 IU)
UND = Undetectable Viral Load
EOT = End of Treatment

ITT = Intent to Treat
DTT = Difficult to Treat

EIA = Enzyme ImmunoAssay
ELISA = Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
RIBA = Recombinant ImmunoBlot Assay
PCR = Polymerase Chain Reaction
RT-PCR = Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.
TMA = Transcription Mediated Amplification
IU = International Unit 1 IU (2.5 VL Copies)
BMI = Body Mass Index
WHR = Waist to Hip Ratio

NAFLD = Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Steatosis)
NASH = Non Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis
ESLD = End-stage liver disease
HCC = HepatoCellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)

Drug Acronyms
PEG = PolyEthylene Glycol
IFN = Interferon (Alpha 2a/2b)
INF = Interferon (Alpha 2a/2b)
PegIFN = Pegylated Interferon Alpha (2a/2b)
CIFN = Consensus Interferon (Infergen/Alphacon)
NPIA = Non-Pegylated Interferon Alpha
RBV = Ribavirin
RVN = Ribavirin
Riba = Ribavirin
WBR = Weight Based Ribavirin
WBD = Weight Based Dose
FDR = Fixed Dose Ribavirin
LDR = Low Dose Ribavirin (Same as FDR)

G-CSF = Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (Neupogen)
EPO = Erythropoietin Epoetin alfa (Epogen/Procrit), Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)
Neup = Neupogen
TIW = Three Injections Weekly (Tri Weekly, Three Times a Week, Thrice Weekly)
SC = Subcutaneous (Beneath or Under the skin)
QW = Once a Week (from Latin quaque)

Blood Test Acronyms
LFT = Liver Function Test
ALT = Alanine Aminotransferase
SGPT = ALT was called Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
AST = Aspartate Aminotransferase
SGOT = AST was called Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase
ALP = Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk Phos)
AFP = Alpha-FetoProtein
GGT = Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase
LDH = Lactate Dehydrogenase
FBC = Full Blood Count
CBC = Complete Blood Count (almost the same as FBC)
RCC = Red Cell Count
HGB = Hemoglobin
WCC = White Cell Count
MCV = Mean Corpuscular Volume
TSH = Thyroid stimulating hormone (Also called: Thyrotropin)
ULN = Upper Limit of Normal
LLN = Lower Limit of Normal
VLDL = Very Low Density Lipoproteins (Bad Cholesterol)
LDL = Low Density Lipoproteins (Bad Cholesterol)
HDL = High Density Lipoproteins (Good Cholesterol)
TG = Triglycerides (type of fat found in blood)