♠ - the trade name of a medications
ALT - alanine transaminase
AST - aspartate transferase
APTT - activated partial thromboplastin time
BP - blood pressure
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus
HRT - hormone replacement therapy
ALV - artificial lung ventilation
CPK - creatine phosphokinase
LDH - lactate dehydrogenase
HDL - high density lipoproteins
LDL - low density lipoproteins
ICD-10 - International Classification of Diseases of the 10th Revision
INR - international normalized ratio
MSSAR - Moscow Scientific Society of Anesthesiologists and Reanima-tologists
TIBC - total iron binding capacity
CMI/VMI - compulsory and voluntary medical insurance
PEEP - positive end-expiratory pressure
PTI - prothrombin index
CRP - C-reactive protein
PATE - pulmonary artery thromboembolia
FRM - frequency of respiratory movements
HR - heart rate
EGD - esophagogastroduodenoscopy
ERCP - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
EC - Extracorporeal Circulation
VTEC - Venous Thromboembolic Complication
LMWH - Low Molecular Weight Heparin
CHF - Chronic Heart Failure
NYHA - New York Heart Association