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. 2021 May 25;13(5):258–267. doi: 10.14740/jocmr4507

Table 2. Abbreviations, Normal Ranges and Units.

Abbreviations Full forms Normal ranges and units (where applicable)
AKI Acute kidney injury
Albumin 3.5 - 5.0 g/dL
ALT Alanine aminotransferase 12 - 78 U/L
AMS Altered mental status
AST Aspartate aminotransferase 15 - 37 U/L
CAD Coronary artery disease
CHF Congestive heart failure
CKD Chronic kidney disease
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
CRP C-reactive protein < 3 mg/L
D-dimer 0.9 - 0.5 mg/dL
DM Diabetes mellitus
ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 0 - 15 mm/h
ESRD on HD End-stage renal disease on hemodialysis
Ferritin 26 - 388 ng/mL
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
HTN Hypertension
IL-6 Interleukin-6 0 - 13 pg/mL
INR International normalized ratio
Lactic acid 0.4 - 2 mmol/L
LDH Lactate dehydrogenase 87 - 241 U/L
LO Length of
Lymphocyte 0.9 - 2.9 × 103/µL
Neutrophil 1.7 - 7 × 103/µL
NL ratio Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio
Platelets 150 - 450 × 103/µL
Procalcitonin 0.07 - 0.5 ng/mL
qSOFA Quick sequential organ failure assessment
RT-PCR Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction
SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SOB Shortness of breath