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B: Acronyms
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... B Acronyms ABC airway-breathing-circulation ACEP American College of Emergency Physicians ACTH adrenal corticotropin hormone ADH anti-diuretic hormone ADP adenosine diphosphate AMP adenosine monophosphate APACHE acute physiology and chronic health evaluation APAF-1 apoptosis-activating factor 1 API activator protein 1 ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome AILS Advanced Trauma Life Supports ATP adenosine triphosphate ATPase adenosine triphosphatase BTLS basic trauma life support c-Fos protein c-dun protein ced C.elegens death gene Ca2+ calcium CD family of leukocyte adhesion molecules cGMP cyclic guanosine monophosphate CINC cytokine-induced chemoattractant CNS central nervous system CO2 carbon dioxide CPP32 caspase 3 CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation CRADD a novel human apoptotic adaptor molecule for caspase-2 167
From page 168...
... 168 DCLHb DFO DHEA DIC DNA DNase ECF eIF EKG EMS eNOS EPR ER FACS FADD FDA Fe3+ FKBP12 FLICK GCSF GCN2 GSSH H 2 H2O HES HIV HRI HSD HTLV diaspirin cross-linked hemoglobin desferoxamine dihydroepiandrosterone disseminated intravascular coagulation deoxyribonucleic acid dioxyribonuclease extracellular fluid eukaryotic initiation factor electrocardiogram emergency medical services endothelial nitric oxide synthase electron paramagnetic resonance endoplasmic reticulum flow cytometry Fas-associated death domain U.S. Food and Drug Administration 1ron FK-binding protein alternate name for caspase-8 granulocyte colony-stimulating factor an eIF2a kinase oxidized glutathione hydrogen water hydroxyethyl starch human immunodeficiency virus hemin regulated inhibitor hypertonic saline dextran human T-cell leukemia virus ICAM- 1 intracellular a&esion molecule 1 ICAM-2 intracellular adhesion molecule 2 ICU intensive care unit IGF insulin-like growth factor IL interleukin iNOS inducible NO synthase IOM Institute of Medicine IP-3 inositol triphosphate IP-3R inositol triphosphate receptors IRKS internal ribosome entry site IRR insulin receptor-related receptor FLUID RESUSCITA TION
From page 169...
... APPENDIXB 169 IRS- 1 insulin-receptor substrate- 1 ISS injury severity score IV intravenous K+ potassium K-ATP potassium-adenosine triphosphate kDa kilodalton kg kilogram LDso fifty percent lethal dose LMA intubating laryngeal mask airway M molar MEG mercaptoethylguanidine meq milliequivilents ml milliliters mmHG millimeters of mercury MODS multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome MORT1 a human protein that binds to the death domain of FAS/APO1 and induces apoptosis. mosM milliosmolar m7GTP where GTP is guanosine triphosphate rnRNA messenger ribonucleic acid MTLS military trauma life support mV millivolts EM micromolar Na+ sodium NAD nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NADPH reduced nicotinamide adeninedinucleotide phosphate NAS National Academy of Sciences NEDD 2 alternate name for caspase-2 NFKB nuclear factor KB NO nitric oxide NOS2 inflammatory NO synthase NRC National Research Council NVC18 O2 oxygen OH- hydroxide ion pS3 pS3 gene PARP poly (ADP ribose~polymerase PARS poly (ADP ribose~synthase
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... 170 PHTLS PKA PKR PNA PP RES RTS RyR ser-5 1 SH SOD STAT-3 TNF-a TNFR tRNA TRISS FLUID RESUSCITA TION pre-hospital trauma life support protein kinase A protein kinase polynitroxyl human serum albumin phosphatase reticuloendothelial system revised trauma score ryanodine receptor serine at position 51 arc homology superoxide dismutase signal transducer and activator of transcription tumor necrosis factor alpha tumor necrosis factor receptor transfer ribonucleic acid trauma injury severity score

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