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[aldogrun]

WHAT DOES TX AND SX STAND FOR? THANKS

[aldogrun]

I didn't know capital letters was yelling. Thanks for your help... AL

[Trinity4]

HCV Acronyms
HCV Hepatitis C Virus
AHC Acute Hepatitis C
CHC Chronic Hepatitis C
G or GT Genotype
RNA RiboNucleic Acid
DNA DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
Tx Treatment, Therapy (can also mean Transplant)
Bx Biopsy
Dx Diagnosis
Sx Symptoms, Side Effects
Rx Prescription
Hx History
SOC Standard of Care
ITT Intent to Treat
RVR Rapid Virological Response (4 Week PCR - UND
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
EOT End of Treatment
SVR Sustained Virological Response (UND 6 Months post EOT)
VR Virological Response
PCR Polymerase Chain Reaction
RT-PCR Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction.
TMA Transcription Mediated Amplification
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
IU International Unit 1 IU = 2.5 VL Copies apx
BMI Body Mass Index
WHR Waist to Hip Ratio

Drug Acronyms
IFN Interferon (Alpha 2a / Alpha 2b)
NPIA Non-Pegylated Interferon Alpha
PegIFN Pegylated Interferon (Alpha 2a / Alpha 2b)
CIFN Consensus Interferon (Infergen/alphacon)
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)
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
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
SGPT ALT was called Serum Glutamic Pyruvic Transaminase.
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

Cholesterol
VLDL Very Low Density Lipoproteins
LDL Low Density Lipoproteins
HDL High Density Lipoproteins

[geterdone]

WHY are you YELLING! are you using can string communications! down there? lol.

here is a link to show you the lingo...

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Hepatitis/Common-Hepatitis-C-Acronyms/show/3?cid=64

HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE DAY…..