| AAA |
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm |
| ABCs |
Airway, breathing and circulation |
| ABS |
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene |
| ACS |
Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| ACT |
Activated clotting tim |
| Anti-Xa |
Anti factor Xa level; used for monitoring heparins |
| APLA |
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome |
| approx |
Approximately |
| APTT |
Activated partial thromboplastin time |
| ASA |
Acetylsalicylic acid |
| AT3 |
Antithrombin 3 |
| BID |
Twice Daily |
| CABG |
Coronary artery bypass grafting |
| CBC |
Complete blood count |
| CDT |
Catheter-directed Thrombolysis |
| CI |
Continuous infusion |
| CMP |
Comprehensive metabolic panel |
| COX |
Cyclooxygenase |
| Cryo |
Cryoprecipitate |
| DAT |
Direct antiglobulin test |
| DDAVP |
Desmopressin acetate |
| DIC |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation |
| DVT |
Deep venous thrombosis |
| EACA |
Epsilon aminocaproic acid |
| F |
Factor |
| FEIBA |
Factor eight inhibitor bypassing activity |
| FFP |
Fresh frozen plasma |
| FIX |
Factor IX |
| Gm |
Gram |
| HAV |
Hepatitis A virus |
| Hb |
Hemoglobin |
| HBV |
Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV |
Hepatitis C virus |
| HD |
Hemodialysis |
| HIV |
Human immunodeficiency virus |
| hrs |
Hours |
| I.V. |
Intravenous |
| ICU |
Intensive care unit |
| INR |
International normalized ratio |
| IPA |
Inhibition of Platelet Aggregation |
| IU/kg |
International units per kilogram of body weight |
| LFT |
Liver function tests |
| LMWH |
Low molecular weight heparin mcg |
| mcg |
Microgram |
| mg |
Milligram |
| MI |
Myocardial infarction |
| min |
Minutes |
| NOAC |
Non Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulant |
| P.O. |
Per os (oral) |
| PAI-1 |
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 |
| PCC |
Prothrombin Complex Concentration |
| PCI |
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention |
| PE |
Pulmonary embolism |
| PFA-100 |
Platelet function analyzer-100; in vitro bleeding time |
| PRN |
As Needed |
| PT |
Prothrombin time |
| Q |
Every |
| QID |
Four times daily |
| RES |
Reticuloendothelial system |
| rt-PA |
Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator |
| rVIIa |
Recombinant factor VIIa (NovoSeven RT) |
| SC |
Subcutaneous |
| STEMI |
ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
| TCT |
Thrombin clotting time |
| TEG |
Thromboelastogram |
| TPA |
Tissue plasminogen activator |
| U/kg |
Units/ kg |
| UFH |
Unfractionated heparin |
| VKA |
Vitamin K antagonists |