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In contrast to DKA, serum glucose levels in HHS are extremely high, usually greater than 40-50 mmol/L (600 mg/dL). [6] Metabolic acidosis is absent or mild. [6] A temporary state of confusion (delirium) is also more common in HHS than DKA. HHS also tends to affect older people more. DKA may have fruity breath, and rapid and deep breathing. [6]
The main discussion of these abbreviations in the context of drug prescriptions and other medical prescriptions is at List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions. Some of these abbreviations are best not used, as marked and explained here.
Hyperosmolar syndrome or diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome is a medical emergency caused by a very high blood glucose level. The prefix "hyper-" means high, and "osmolarity" is a measure of the concentration of active particles in a solution, so the name of the syndrome simply refers to the high concentration of glucose in the blood.
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HHS: Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state: HHT: hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectisia HHV: human herpesvirus (including numerous subtypes such as HHV8) HI: homicidal ideation Hib: haemophilus influenzae B: HIDA: hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid: HIDS: hyper-IgD (and periodic fever) syndrome HIE: hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (cerebral hypoxia) HIT
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
-form: used to form adjectives indicating "having the form of" Latin fōrma, form, shape cruciform, cuneiform, falciform fore-before or ahead Old English fōr(e)-, before, in front of foregut, foreshadow fossa: a hollow or depressed area; a trench or channel Latin fossa, ditch, pit fossa ovalis: front-of or pertaining to the forehead
Medical terminology is a language used to precisely describe the human body including all its components, processes, conditions affecting it, and procedures performed upon it. Medical terminology is used in the field of medicine .