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Acronyms:

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4HC	4-HydroPeroxyCycloPhosphamide
AA	Aplastic Anemia
AAFA	Aplastic Anemia [& Myelodysplasia] Foundation of America
ABMDR	American Bone Marrow Donor Registry (affiliated with CRIR - Caitlin Raymond International Registry smaller then NMDP International net work
AGC	Absolute Granulocyte Count
ALG	Anti-Lymphocyte Globulin (the European variant on "ATG")
ALL	Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
AML	Acute Myeloid Leukemia
AMM	Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia
ANC	Absolute Neutrophil Count
ATG	Anti-Thymocyte Globulin
BC	Breast Cancer (....before Cancer)
BCMD	Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases [a medical journal]
BCNU	Chemo combo.....buslfan, cytoxan, and ?????
BMDW	Bone Marrow Donor World - International Data Base includes NMDP (about 3 million donors out of 4,3 million donors) and ABMDR/CRIR - 50,000++ donors in the USA + International registries) A patient has to search both NMDP and ABMDR
BMB	Bone Marrow Biopsy
BMT	Bone Marrow Transplant
BX	Biopsy
CGL	Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia
CHOP	Cytoxin, Hydroxidoxyrubicin, Oncovin, Prednisone
CLL	Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
CMML	Chronic MyeloMonocytic Leukemia [a FAB MDS classification]
CMV	CytoMegaloVirus
CYA	Cyclosporin
D&C	Dilation & Curettage
DEXA	A low-intensity Xray used to measure bone density/osteoporosis.
DFCI	Dana Farber Cancer Institute
DHEA	DiHyroEpiAndrosterone
Dx	Diagnose
EMLA	A topical anesthetic used in blood draws, etc., esp. with children.
EMT	Emergency Medical Technician
ER	Emergency Room and the best show on television ;-)
ERYPO	Erythropoietin (European MDS treatment. A protein that enhances erythropoiesis & release of reticulocytes from the marrow)
ET	Essential Thrombocythemia
FAB Classification	French-American-British (a scheme for classifying MDS/AML cases)
FDA	[US] Federal Drug Administration
Fosamax	A drug used to treat MS and bone deterioration
G-CSF	Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor
GM-CSF	Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor
GP	General Practitioner
GVH	Graft Versus Host
GVHD	Graft vs. Host Disease (In reference to BMTs)
GvL	Graft Versus Leukemia (desirable affect of GVH after BMT)
HCT	Hematocrit (% red blood cells in whole blood)
HDC	Histidin-DeCarboxylase, an enzyme
Hem	Hematology, Hematologist
HGB	Hemoglobin
HHT	HomoHaringTonine - HHT+ Ara-C Protocol for CML treatment
Hickman	A central venous catheter (IV)
HLA	Human Leukocyte Antigens (Tissue typing for BMT match donor)
Hutch	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Seattle, Wash., USA A BMT center)
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
IDDM	Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
IFN	Interferon
IG	ImmunoGlobulin (antibodies)
IgA	A form of IG that protects mucosal surfaces from invasion of bacteria.
IgG	A form of IG that produces immunity in the infant prior to birth (and long-term?)
IgM	A form of IG produced in most immune responses during the early period of a reaction.
IL	InterLeukin (a name given to cytokines once their ammino acid sructure is known)
IMF	Int'l Myeloma Foundation (not Int'l Monetary Fund, in this context)
INF	Interferon
MALT	Mucosa-Associated Lymphoidal Tissue lymphoma
MCH	Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (units: pg/cell = picograms/cell)
MCHC	Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (units: g/dL=grams/deciliter)
MCV	Mean Corpuscular Volume (measure red cell size) (units: fL = femtoliters)
MDS	Myelodysplastic Syndrome (a.k.a. myelodysplasia)
Melph	Melphan
MF	MyeloFibrosis
MM	Multiple Myeloma
MPD	MyeloProliferative Disorders
MS	Multiple Sclerosis
MRSA	Methcillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas
MTX	MethoTreXate
MUD	Matched Unrelated Donor (BMT)
NCI	National Cancer Institute
NEJM	New England Journal of Medicine
NHL	Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIHOC	National Institutes of Health Oncology Center
NMDP	National Marrow Donor Program - National organization maintaining donor data base and patient Advocacy
Onc	Oncology, Oncologist
Oncodoc	Oncologist (specialist in cancer treatment)
PAC	Port-A-Cath; i.e., Portable Catheter
PBSC	Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
PBSCT	Peripheral Blood Stem Cells Transplant
PC	PolyCythemia
PCP	Primary Care Physician
PDQ	Physicians Data Query
PLT	Platelet
PNH	Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinura
Port-A-Cath	Portable Catheter
Pred	Prednisone
Pt	Patient
PV	Polycythemia Vera
RA	Refractory Anemia (old term for MDS), Rheumatoid Arthritis
RAEB	Refractory Anemia w/Excess Blasts [according to FAB MDS classification]
RAEB(t)	Refractory Amemia w/Excess Blasts Transforming to AML [a FAB MDS classification]
RARS	Refractory Anemia with Ringed Sideroblasts [a FAB MDS classification]
RBC	Red Blood Count
RDW	Red-cell Distribution Width (%)
RT	Radiation Therapy
Rx	Prescription
SAA	Severe Aplastic Anemia
SCF	Stem Cell Factor
SCID	Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease
SSA	[US] Social Security Administration (handles disability retirement claims)
SSDI	Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI	[US] Social Security Insurance
TBI	Total Body Irradiation
TIT	Treponema-pallidum Immobilisation Test (a syphilis diagnostic)
TRIO	Transplant Recipients International Organization
VAD	Vascular Access Device
VOD	Veno-Occlusive Disease
WBC	White Blood Cells/Count
WCC	White Cell Count (=WBC)

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