Copyrights, patents, and trademarks, Appendix: key to abbreviations – Franklin BOOKMAN NIM-2072 User Manual
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Copyrights, Patents,
and Trademarks
This unit may change operating modes due to elec-
trostatic discharge. Normal operation of this unit
can be re-established by pressing the reset key,
ON/OFF
, or by removing or replacing batteries.
Gahart’s Intravenous Medications
Model NIM-2072
Size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm
© 1997 Franklin Electronic Publisher, Inc.,
Burlington, NJ 08016-4907 U.S.A. All
rights reserved.
© 1996 by Mosby-Year Book, Inc. a Times-
Mirror Co. All rights reserved.
BOOKMAN is a registered trademark of
Franklin.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618;
5,113,340; 5,218,536; 5,229,936;
5,396,606.
German Pats. M9409743.7 and
M9409744.5. Euro. Patent 0136 379. Pat-
ents Pending.
ISBN 1-56712-381-3.
Appendix:
Key to Abbreviations
<: less than
>: more than
1/2 NS: one-half normal saline (0.45%)
ACE: angiotensin converting enzyme
ACT: activated coagulation time
AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome
ALT: (SGPT) alanine aminotransferase
aPTT: activated partial thromboplastin time
AST: (SGOT) aspartate aminotransferase
BP: blood pressure
BUN: blood urea nitrogen
C: celcius; centigrade
Ca: calcium
CBC: complete blood count
CHF: congestive heart failure
Cl: chloride
CNS: central nervous system
Co
2
: carbon dioxide
CPK: Creatine-kinase
CrCl: creatinine clearance
CSF: cerebrospinal fluid
C/S: culture and sensitivity
CVP: central venous pressure
D10/NS: 10% dextrose in normal saline
D10W: 10% dextrose in water
D5/0.2S: 5% dextrose in 0.2 saline
D5/1/2NS: 5% dextrose in one-half normal sa-
line (0.45%)
D5/LR: 5% dextrose in lactated Ringer's solution
D5/NS: 5% dextrose in normal saline