16. Abbreviatons

AAGBIG: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Guideline
ABCDE: Airway – Breathing – Circulation – Disability – Exposure
ACC: American College of Cardiology
ACE i: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor
AED: Automated External Defibrillator
AHA: American Heart Association
AKI: Acute Kidney Injury
ALS: Advanced Life Support
ARB: Angiotensin II receptor blocker
ARDS: Adult respiratory distress syndrome
AUC: Area under the curve
AV: Arterio venous
AVPU: Alert – Verbal – Pain Unresponsive
BGA: Blood gas analyser
BM: Blood glucose
BP: Blood pressure
Ca2+: Calcium ion
CKD: Chronic kidney disease
CPR: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPS: Calcium polystyrene sulphonate
CV: Cardiovascular
CVVH: Continuous veno venous haemofiltration
CVVHDF: Continuous veno venous haemodiafiltration
DM: Diabetes Mellitus
DNACPR: Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
DOPPS: Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
ECG: Electrocardiogram
ECMO: Extra corporeal membrane oxygenation
eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate
EMA: European Medicines Agency
ERC: European Resuscitation Council
ESC: European Society of Cardiology
ESRD: End stage renal disease
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
FICM: Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
GCS: Glasgow coma scale
GFR: Glomerular filtration rate
HBP: Hypertension
HD: Haemodialysis
HDF: Haemodiafiltration
HDU: High dependency unit
HF: Haemofiltration
HFrEF: Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction
HK: Hyperkalaemia
HR: Hazard ratio
Hypo: Hypoglycaemia
ICS: Intensive Care Society
ICU: Intensive Care Unit
IEC: International Electrotechnical Committee
IHCA: In hospital cardiac arrest
IHD: Intermittent haemodialysis
ILCOR: International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
IV: Intravenous
K⁺: Potassium ion
KDOQI: Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
MET: Medical emergency team
Mg+: Magnesium ion
MHRA: Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MRA: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
Na+: Sodium ion
NA: Not available
NCEPOD: National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death.
NEWS: National Early Warning Score
NHS: National Health Service
NI: Not included
NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NSAIDS: Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs
OHCA: Out of hospital cardiac arrest
OR: Odds ratio
PEA: Pulseless electrical activity
POCT: Point of care testing
RAASi: Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System inhibitor
RCT: Randomised controlled trial
ROSC: Return of spontaneous circulation
RRT: Renal replacement therapy
SB: Sodium bicarbonate
SBAR: Situation – Background – Assessment – Recommendation
SCD: Sudden cardiac death
SMC: Scottish Medicines Consortium
SPS: Sodium polystyrene sulphonate
SZC: Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate
UK: United Kingdom
UKKA: United Kingdom Kidney Association
USA: United States of America
USRDS: United States Renal Data System
VF: Ventricular fibrillation
VT: Ventricular tachycardia