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Hepatitis C Main Forums => On Hepatitis C Treatment => Topic started by: BillT on February 06, 2016, 01:48:49 pm
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I'm going to post this so it doesn't get buried in other threads,and the new people to the forum have it as a reference.Thank you Lynn K for all of your help and knowledge.
Common Hepatits C Acronyms
AHC: Acute Hepatitis C
BMI: Body Mass Index
Bx: Biopsy
CHC: Chronic Hepatitis C
DNA: DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
Dx: Diagnosis
EOT: End of Treatment
EVC: Early Virological Clearance (Aviremic - HCV RNA Negative at Week 12)
EVR: Early Virological Response (12 Week PCR - UND or >2 Log Drop)
G or GT: Genotype
GI: Gastroenterologist
HCV or Hep C: Hepatitis C Virus
HVL: High Viral Load (?400,000 IU) (?600,000 IU) (?800,000 IU)
Hx: History
ITT: Intent to Treat
IU: International Unit (1 IU = 2.5 VL Copies apx )
LVL: Low Viral Load
PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA: RiboNucleic Acid
RT-PCR: Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction
RVR: Rapid Virological Response (4 Week PCR – UND )
Rx: Prescription
SOC: Standard of Care
SVR: Sustained Virological Response (UND 6 Months post TX end)
Sx: Symptoms/Side Effects
TMA: Transcription Mediated Amplification
Tx: Treatment, Therapy (can also mean Transplant)
UND: Undetectable Viral Load
VL: Viral Load
VR: Virological Response
WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio
More Acronyms
AFP: Alpha-FetoProtein
ALP: Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk Phos)
ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase
AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase
BID: Twice Daily Dosage (from Latin "bis in die"
CBC: Complete Blood Count (almost the same as FBC)
CIFN: Consensus Interferon (Infergen/Alphacon)
EIA: Enzyme ImmunoAssay
ELISA: Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay
EPO: Erythropoietin Epoetin alfa (Epogen/Procrit), Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)
ESA:: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agent
ESLD: End-Stage Liver Disease
FBC: Full Blood Count
FDR: Fixed Dose Ribavirin
GCSF: Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (Neupogen)
GGT:: Gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase
HCC: HepatoCellular Carcinoma (Liver Cancer)
HDL: High Density Lipoproteins (Good Cholesterol)
HGB: Hemoglobin
IFN: Interferon (Alpha 2a/2b)
IU: International Unit 1 IU (2.5 VL Copies apx)
lakh: (100,000 from Indian English)
LDH: Lactate Dehydrogenase
LDL: Low Density Lipoproteins (Bad Cholesterol)
LDR: Low Dose Ribavirin (Same as FDR)
LFT: Liver Function Test
LLN: Lower Limit of Normal
MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume
NAFLD: Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Steatosis)
NASH: Non Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis
Neup: Neupogen
NPIA: Non-Pegylated Interferon Alpha
PEG: PolyEthylene Glycol
PegIFN: Pegylated Interferon Alpha (2a/2b)
QW: Once a Week (from Latin quaque)
RBV/RVN: Ribavirin
RCC: Red Cell Count
RIBA: Recombinant ImmunoBlot Assay
Riba: Ribavirin
SC: Subcutaneous (Beneath or Under the skin)
SGOT: AST was called Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase
SGPT: ALT was called Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase
S-IFN: Standard Interferon (same as NPIA)
TG: Triglycerides (type of fat found in blood)
TIW: Three Injections Weekly (Tri Weekly, Three Times a Week, Thrice Weekly)
TMA: Transcription Mediated Amplification
TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone (Also called: Thyrotropin)
ULN: Upper Limit of Normal
VLDL: Very Low Density Lipoproteins (Bad Cholesterol)
WBD: Weight Based Dose
WBR: Weight Based Ribavirin
WCC: White Cell Count
WHR: Waist to Hip Ratio
Edit:I would also like to say that if you know your VL,Genotype,etc,to please try and post them in the signature of your profile.That helps keep everyone from asking all the time.
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Many thanks for that, Bill. Very useful. 8)
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Thank Lynn Flaco.I just reposted her information. :)
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Thank you, Lynn. Your posts are informative, well thought out, and backed by evidence. :)
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Bill, you forgot a few;
RPOBOR- really pissed off because of riba
HH-Harvoni High
DttD-Death to the Dragon
ITRS-Is Tommy really serious
PAB-Party at Bree's
your turn
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I didn't forget them Beto.Since I gave Lynn all the credit it's only fair I give her the blame to. ;)
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hey now I just got here lol!
You guys gee
How about LOL ROFLMAO? :)
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Bill, you forgot a few;
RPOBOR- really pissed off because of riba
HH-Harvoni High
DttD-Death to the Dragon
ITRS-Is Tommy really serious
PAB-Party at Bree's
your turn
Ok it's PAB time!!
DDDILIH Drop drop drop it like its hot
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Sorry but you see how this works Lynn?LOL
It's not PAB's just yet Bree.We still have a few trying to to finish,and some trying to recover.We'll let you know. 8)
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found it deep down, this will be useful
Morab
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And here is a list from Lynn K, posted a while back:
http://forums.hepmag.com/index.php?topic=1653.msg12340#msg12340
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Thank you BillT.. This is useful info for me. All of these abbreviations/acronyms are hard to figure out.
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Thanks BillT
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Couple more:
LLOQ: Lower Limit of Quantification
LLOD: Lower LImit of Detection
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You're welcome Karen.
Looks like Lynn is in trouble again Dragonslayer. :)
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Looks like Lynn is in trouble again Dragonslayer. :)
Huh? :o
Hey I "borrowed" this from another forum and the info was from before we had these new meds or used terms like LLOQ
The list was from the interferon Ribavirin days
Gee can't catch a break around here lol
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Huh? :o
Hey I "borrowed" this from another forum and the info was from before we had these new meds or used terms like LLOQ
The list was from the interferon Ribavirin days
Gee can't catch a break around here lol
It's a tough crowd... ;)
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Being able to laugh with you all is 80% of what got me through all of this.Thank you. :)
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Where on the profile do you enter type,vl, etc???
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Go to profile, modify profile, we are using the signature to enter our numbers
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Thanks!