What does gm/dL mean in medical terms?
The gm/dL abbreviation may have multiplied meanings. However, what is the medical term gm/dL?
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What is gm/dL medical abbreviation?
In science & medicine, the medical abbreviation gm/dL stands for grams per deciliter.
gm/dL: grams per deciliter
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| DU | Duodenal Ulcer |
| DVM | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| EMA-IgA | immunoglobulin a antiendomysial |
| Ex | examination |
| GFR | glomerular filtration rate |
| GIT | gastrointestinal tract |
| GMC | general medical council |
| GRASE | generally recognized as safe and effective |
| HA | Headache |
| HAART | Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy |
| HBV | hepatitis B vaccine; hepatitis B virus |
| IVDU | Intravenous Drug Use |
| LAFB | left anterior fascicular block |
| LFTS | liver function test series |
| LTE | life-threatening event; less than effective |
| NBCCS | Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome |
| NCHS | national center for health statistics |
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| PDE | permitted daily exposure; phosphodiesterase |
| PFTs | Pulmonary Function Tests |
| PMU | pain management unit |
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| PONV | post-operative nausea and vomiting |
| PPROM | preterm premature rupture of membranes |
| PTC | points to consider; plasma thromboplastin component; percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography; papillary thyroid cancer |
| PhD | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Px | prognosis |
| RIU | radioactive iodine uptake (test) |
| RLF | retrolental fibroplasia |
| RSI | repetitive strain injury; rapid sequence intubation |
| Rx | prescription |
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| SNOMED | systematized nomenclature of medicine |
| TAF | triage assessment form |
| THR | Total Hip Replacement |
| TMJ | Temporo-Mandibular Joint |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| VAD | vascular access device |
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| ext | extremity; extend; exterior, external; extract |
| nCi | nanocurie |
| non rep | do not repeat |
| part. vic. | in divided doses (partitis vicibus) |
| prep | preparation |
| prev | previous; preventive; prevention |
| sim | similar and simplated |
