Key Abbreviations 17-Hydroxyprogesterone caproate 17-OH-P American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Arterioarterial AA Arteriovenous AV Body mass index BMI Deepest vertical pocket DVP Disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC Dizygotic DZ Estimated fetal weight EFW Fetal fibronectin fFN Follicle-stimulating hormone FSH Institute…
Key Abbreviations Acute fatty liver of pregnancy AFLP Acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS Alanine transaminase ALT American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Angiotensin-converting enzyme ACE Aspartate transaminase AST Biophysical profile BPP Blood pressure BP Body mass index BMI…
Key Abbreviations Adrenocorticotropic hormone ACTH Assisted reproductive technology ART Bacterial vaginosis BV Biophysical profile BPP Bronchopulmonary dysplasia BPD Confidence interval CI Corticotropin-releasing hormone CRH Cyclic adenosine monophosphate cAMP Cyclooxygenase COX Estrogen receptor ER Extremely low birthweight ELBW Ex utero intrapartum treatment EXIT…
Key Abbreviations 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone 17-OH-P American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Cervical insufficiency CI Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia CIN Cervical length CL Diethylstilbestrol DES Intramuscular IM Interquartile range IQR Intraamniotic infection IAI Large loop excision of the transformation zone LLETZ Loop…
Key Abbreviations By mouth (per os) PO Confidence interval CI Fetal fibronectin fFN Group B Streptococcus GBS Herpes simplex virus HSV Human immunodeficiency virus HIV Insulin-like growth factor–binding protein 1 IGFBP-1 Intramuscular IM Intravenous IV Intraventricular hemorrhage IVH Lamellar…
Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Anticardiolipin aCL Antiphospholipid antibody aPL Assisted reproductive technology ART β-Human chorionic gonadotropin β-hCG Bacterial vaginosis BV Cesarean delivery CD Comparative genomic hybridization CGH Confidence interval CI Fluorescence in situ hybridization FISH…
Key Abbreviations 100 cGy or 100 rads 1 Gray Centigray cGy Computerized tomography CT Focused abdominal sonography for trauma FAST Kleihauer-Betke test KB Magnetic resonance imaging MRI Motor vehicle crash MVC Radiation absorbed dose rad Incidence of Trauma…
Key Abbreviations Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP Fresh frozen plasma FFP Packed red blood cells pRBCs Obstetric hemorrhage is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality…
Key Abbreviations Abdominal diameter AD American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Amniotic fluid index AFI Anteroposterior AP Biparietal diameter BPD Cerebral palsy CP Combined spinal-epidural CSE Computed tomography CT Confidence interval CI External cephalic version ECV Ex utero intrapartum…
Key Abbreviations American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ACOG Appropriate for gestational age AGA Central nervous system CNS Chronic lung disease CLD Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP Computed tomography CT Cyclic adenosine monophosphate cAMP Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine DPPC Docosahexaenoic acid DHA…
